Leonard Rossiter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

70

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-10-21

Day of death

1984-10-05 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK

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

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

    2001: A Space Odyssey

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • Oliver!

    Oliver!

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Barry Lyndon

    Barry Lyndon

  • The Witches

    The Witches

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Dog Ends

    Dog Ends

  • Fearless Frank

    Fearless Frank

  • Starry Night

    Starry Night

  • Festival

    Festival

  • Britannia Hospital

    Britannia Hospital

  • King Rat

    King Rat

  • Machinegunner

    Machinegunner

  • Billy Liar

    Billy Liar

  • Otley

    Otley

  • Luther

    Luther

  • The Factory

    The Factory

  • Steptoe and Son

    Steptoe and Son

  • Steptoe and Son

    Steptoe and Son

  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again

    The Pink Panther Strikes Again

  • Rising Damp

    Rising Damp

  • Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

  • The Life and Death of King John

    The Life and Death of King John

  • Trail of the Pink Panther

    Trail of the Pink Panther

  • Redcap

    Redcap

  • Rising Damp

    Rising Damp

  • A Kind of Loving

    A Kind of Loving

  • The Wrong Box

    The Wrong Box

  • Deadlier Than the Male

    Deadlier Than the Male

  • The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

  • Diamonds for Breakfast

    Diamonds for Breakfast

  • If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

    If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

  • The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

    The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

  • The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

    The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

  • The Year of the Sex Olympics

    The Year of the Sex Olympics

  • The Italian Table

    The Italian Table

  • After Loch Lomond

    After Loch Lomond

  • After the Solo

    After the Solo

  • The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

    The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

  • The Long Ships

    The Long Ships

  • A Jolly Bad Fellow

    A Jolly Bad Fellow

  • Water

    Water

  • The Carnforth Practice

    The Carnforth Practice

  • This Sporting Life

    This Sporting Life

  • Drums Along The Avon

    Drums Along The Avon

  • Tripper's Day

    Tripper's Day

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Deadfall

    Deadfall

  • The Whisperers

    The Whisperers

  • 'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

    'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

  • The Losers

    The Losers

  • Hotel Paradiso

    Hotel Paradiso

  • Death is a Good Living

    Death is a Good Living

  • You Can't Win

    You Can't Win

  • The Perishers

    The Perishers

  • The Devil's Eggshell

    The Devil's Eggshell

  • The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

  • The Funny Side of Christmas

    The Funny Side of Christmas

  • Le Petomane

    Le Petomane

  • The Moon Over Soho

    The Moon Over Soho

  • The Double Agent

    The Double Agent

  • Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

    Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great