Leonard Rossiter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

67

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

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

    2001: A Space Odyssey

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Festival

    Festival

  • The Life and Death of King John

    The Life and Death of King John

  • Barry Lyndon

    Barry Lyndon

  • Billy Liar

    Billy Liar

  • Diamonds for Breakfast

    Diamonds for Breakfast

  • Fearless Frank

    Fearless Frank

  • King Rat

    King Rat

  • Machinegunner

    Machinegunner

  • Rising Damp

    Rising Damp

  • Luther

    Luther

  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again

    The Pink Panther Strikes Again

  • The Whisperers

    The Whisperers

  • 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

  • Oliver!

    Oliver!

  • The Wrong Box

    The Wrong Box

  • The Factory

    The Factory

  • After Loch Lomond

    After Loch Lomond

  • The Witches

    The Witches

  • After the Solo

    After the Solo

  • Redcap

    Redcap

  • Trail of the Pink Panther

    Trail of the Pink Panther

  • Otley

    Otley

  • Studio Four

    Studio Four

  • Deadlier Than the Male

    Deadlier Than the Male

  • Hotel Paradiso

    Hotel Paradiso

  • The Year of the Sex Olympics

    The Year of the Sex Olympics

  • The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

    The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

  • Britannia Hospital

    Britannia Hospital

  • You Can't Win

    You Can't Win

  • Dog Ends

    Dog Ends

  • The Italian Table

    The Italian Table

  • The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

    The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

  • A Kind of Loving

    A Kind of Loving

  • The Carnforth Practice

    The Carnforth Practice

  • Tripper's Day

    Tripper's Day

  • A Jolly Bad Fellow

    A Jolly Bad Fellow

  • Deadfall

    Deadfall

  • The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

    The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

  • Starry Night

    Starry Night

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Drums Along The Avon

    Drums Along The Avon

  • This Sporting Life

    This Sporting Life

  • Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

  • Le Petomane

    Le Petomane

  • The Moon Over Soho

    The Moon Over Soho

  • The Losers

    The Losers

  • Rising Damp

    Rising Damp

  • The Long Ships

    The Long Ships

  • The Perishers

    The Perishers

  • Death is a Good Living

    Death is a Good Living

  • Water

    Water

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

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

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

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

  • The Double Agent

    The Double Agent

  • The Devil's Eggshell

    The Devil's Eggshell

  • Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

    Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

  • The Funny Side of Christmas

    The Funny Side of Christmas

  • The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin