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