Leonard Rossiter
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1926-10-21 – 1984-10-05
Place of birth: Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
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
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Barry Lyndon
1975Captain Quin
Otley
1969Johnson
Deadlier Than the Male
1967Henry Bridgenorth
Rising Damp
1980Rigsby
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976Quinlan
Billy Liar
1963Emanuel Shadrack
Britannia Hospital
1982Vincent Potter
A Kind of Loving
1962Whymper
The Witches
1966Dr. Wallis
King Rat
1965McCoy
Drums Along The Avon
1967Mr. Marcus
Oliver!
1968Sowerberry
Deadfall
1968Fillmore
Water
1985Sir Malcolm Leveridge
The Long Ships
1964Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
Luther
1974Brother Weinand
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
1996Self
Le Petomane
1979Monsieur Joseph Pujol