Leonard Rossiter
Acting
73 credits
Born
Oct 21, 1926
Died
Oct 05, 1984 (57 years old)
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.
Movies (48)
Movie
8.1
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
Movie
8.0
Barry Lyndon
1975
Movie
7.0
Oliver!
1968
Movie
6.9
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
Movie
5.0
Machinegunner
1976
Movie
3.4
Starry Night
1999
Movie
5.2
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
Movie
5.5
Rising Damp
1980
Movie
6.0
Voyage of the Damned
1976
Movie
7.1
King Rat
1965
Movie
6.0
The Long Ships
1964
Movie
6.5
The Wrong Box
1966
Movie
6.2
Britannia Hospital
1982
Movie
7.0
This Sporting Life
1963
Movie
6.8
Billy Liar
1963
Movie
5.6
Luther
1974
Movie
5.9
Water
1985
Movie
5.8
Deadlier Than the Male
1967
Shows (25)
Show
6.3
Play for Today
1970
Show
6.3
Play for Today
1970
Show
7.2
Theatre 625
1964
Show
7.2
Theatre 625
1964
Show
7.2
Theatre 625
1964
Show
7.2
Theatre 625
1964
Show
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Show
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Show
7.0
Z-Cars
1962
Show
8.0
Festival
1963
Show
7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Show
7.5
Rising Damp
1974
Show
6.0
Studio 4
1962
Show
7.8
Steptoe and Son
1962
Show
7.8
Steptoe and Son
1962
Show
8.0
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
Show
6.0
Redcap
1964
Show
4.0
Tripper's Day
1984