Leonard Rossiter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

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

  • Britannia Hospital

    Britannia Hospital

  • Luther

    Luther

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Otley

    Otley

  • King Rat

    King Rat

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • The Factory

    The Factory

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

  • Starry Night

    Starry Night

  • Festival

    Festival

  • Machinegunner

    Machinegunner

  • Barry Lyndon

    Barry Lyndon

  • Rising Damp

    Rising Damp

  • Studio 4

    Studio 4

  • The Year of the Sex Olympics

    The Year of the Sex Olympics

  • Rising Damp

    Rising Damp

  • Oliver!

    Oliver!

  • After the Solo

    After the Solo

  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again

    The Pink Panther Strikes Again

  • Trail of the Pink Panther

    Trail of the Pink Panther

  • Redcap

    Redcap

  • Steptoe and Son

    Steptoe and Son

  • Steptoe and Son

    Steptoe and Son

  • The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

  • This Sporting Life

    This Sporting Life

  • Drums Along The Avon

    Drums Along The Avon

  • Billy Liar

    Billy Liar

  • The Long Ships

    The Long Ships

  • Water

    Water

  • The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

    The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

  • The Wrong Box

    The Wrong Box

  • The Carnforth Practice

    The Carnforth Practice

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Death is a Good Living

    Death is a Good Living

  • Deadlier Than the Male

    Deadlier Than the Male

  • A Jolly Bad Fellow

    A Jolly Bad Fellow

  • The Whisperers

    The Whisperers

  • Deadfall

    Deadfall

  • A Kind of Loving

    A Kind of Loving

  • Tripper's Day

    Tripper's Day

  • The Losers

    The Losers

  • The Witches

    The Witches

  • The Perishers

    The Perishers

  • Hotel Paradiso

    Hotel Paradiso

  • You Can't Win

    You Can't Win

  • The Funny Side of Christmas

    The Funny Side of Christmas

  • The Life and Death of King John

    The Life and Death of King John

  • The Devil's Eggshell

    The Devil's Eggshell

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

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

  • Diamonds for Breakfast

    Diamonds for Breakfast

  • Le Petomane

    Le Petomane

  • Dog Ends

    Dog Ends

  • The Moon Over Soho

    The Moon Over Soho

  • The Italian Table

    The Italian Table

  • The Double Agent

    The Double Agent

  • Fearless Frank

    Fearless Frank

  • The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

    The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

  • After Loch Lomond

    After Loch Lomond

  • The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

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

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

  • The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

    The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

  • Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

    Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

  • The Fanatics

    The Fanatics