Leonard Rossiter
Biography
Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was an English actor known for his roles as Rupert Rigsby, in the British comedy television series Rising Damp (1974–78), and Reginald Iolanthe Perrin, in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79). He also had a long and distinguished career in the theatre and gained some notoriety for a series of Cinzano commercials (1978–1983), with Joan Collins.
Known For
Arena
1975
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
ITV Playhouse
1967
ITV Playhouse
1967
Z-Cars
1962
BBC Play of the Month
1965
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Filmography
Arena
· 1975
Play for Today
· 1970
Play for Today
as Arthur · 1970
The Wednesday Play
as Mr. Marcus · 1964
The Wednesday Play
as Mr. Jeffs · 1964
ITV Playhouse
as Fred Tomlinson · 1967
ITV Playhouse
as Nikolai Krobnevsky · 1967
Z-Cars
· 1962
BBC Play of the Month
as The Prime Minister · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Colonel Lukyn · 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Mike Schofield · 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Andrew · 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Sergeant Tax · 1965
2001: A Space Odyssey
as Dr. Andrei Smyslov · 1968
Theatre 625
as Doctor Knock · 1964
Theatre 625
as Fred Midway · 1964
Theatre 625
as François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire · 1964
Theatre 625
as Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest · 1964
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as 'X' · 1969
Thursday Theatre
as Frank Broadbent · 1964
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as King John · 1978
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Frank Harris · 1977
Barry Lyndon
as Captain Quin · 1975
Steptoe and Son
as Johnny Spooner · 1962
Steptoe and Son
as Welsh Hughie · 1962
Festival
as Daudet · 1963
Redcap
as Sergeant Rolfe · 1964
Studio 4
as Gerard Moustier · 1962
Rising Damp
as Rigsby · 1974
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Superintendant Quinlan · 1982
Half Hour Story
as Owen · 1967
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
as Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin · 1976
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Quinlan · 1976
Oliver!
as Sowerberry · 1968
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
as Jim · 1977
The Carnforth Practice
as Aaros Boswell · 1974
Voyage of the Damned
as Commander von Bonin · 1976
Tripper's Day
as Norman Tripper · 1984
The Perishers
as Boot (voice) · 1979
You Can't Win
· 1966
Deadlier Than the Male
as Henry Bridgenorth · 1967
Britannia Hospital
as Vincent Potter · 1982
Out of Town Theatre
as Man · 1966
The Long Ships
as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited) · 1964
A Kind of Loving
as Whymper · 1962
Machinegunner
as Cyril Dugdale · 1976
Water
as Sir Malcolm Leveridge · 1985
Alice in Wonderland
as King of Hearts · 1985
Billy Liar
as Emanuel Shadrack · 1963
This Sporting Life
as Phillips, Sports Writer · 1963
The Wrong Box
as Vyvyan Alistair Montague · 1966
You Can't Win
as Fenny · 1961
The Fanatics
as Voltaire · 1968
Deadfall
as Fillmore · 1968
Rising Damp
as Rigsby · 1980
King Rat
as McCoy · 1965
Masquerade
as Leslie Lewis · 1974
Death is a Good Living
· 1966
The Witches
as Dr. Wallis · 1966
The Funny Side of Christmas
as Reginald Perrin · 1982
The Year of the Sex Olympics
as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest · 1968
The Losers
· 1978
A Jolly Bad Fellow
as Dr. Fisher · 1964
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2005
Hotel Paradiso
as Inspector · 1966
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
as Various (archive footage) · 2000
Luther
as Brother Weinand · 1974
Drums Along The Avon
as Mr. Marcus · 1967
The Life and Death of King John
as King John · 1984
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as The Blind Man · 1974
Otley
as Johnson · 1969
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
as Reginald Perrin · 1983
The Moon Over Soho
as Max von Konigsberg · 1985
The Factory
as Harry Meadows · 1981
Diamonds for Breakfast
as Inspector Dudley · 1968
The Whisperers
as Assistance Board Officer · 1967
Alice in Wonderland
as King (voice) · 1985
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
as Self (Archive footage) · 2022
After the Solo
as Dawson · 1975
The Italian Table
as Mr. Jeffs · 1970
The Devil's Eggshell
as Prime Minister · 1966
Fearless Frank
· 1978
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
as Self · 1996
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
as Charles Barker · 1978
Le Petomane
as Monsieur Joseph Pujol · 1979
The Double Agent
as Nikolai Krobnevsky · 1969
Dog Ends
as Arthur · 1984
After Loch Lomond
as Mickey Grant · 1973