Leonard Rossiter
Acting
Born: 1926-10-21 in 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
Play for Today
Play for Today
Arthur
BBC Play of the Month
The Prime Minister
BBC Play of the Month
Colonel Lukyn
The BBC Television Shakespeare
King John
2001: A Space Odyssey
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
The Wednesday Play
Mr. Marcus
The Wednesday Play
Mr. Jeffs
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
'X'
Z-Cars
ITV Playhouse
Fred Tomlinson
ITV Playhouse
Nikolai Krobnevsky
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Mike Schofield
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Andrew
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Sergeant Tax
Theatre 625
Doctor Knock
Theatre 625
Fred Midway
Theatre 625
François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire
Theatre 625
Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest
Barry Lyndon
Captain Quin
BBC2 Play of the Week
Frank Harris
Steptoe and Son
Johnny Spooner
Steptoe and Son
Welsh Hughie
Redcap
Sergeant Rolfe
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Quinlan
Trail of the Pink Panther
Superintendant Quinlan
Rising Damp
Rigsby
Half Hour Story
Owen
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin
Oliver!
Sowerberry
Voyage of the Damned
Commander von Bonin
Rising Damp
Rigsby
The Perishers
Boot (voice)
King Rat
McCoy
Machinegunner
Cyril Dugdale
The Carnforth Practice
Aaros Boswell