Leonard Rossiter
Acting
73 credits
Birthday
Oct 21, 1926
Day of Death
Oct 05, 1984 (57 years)
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
8.0
Barry Lyndon
1975
Movie
8.1
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
Movie
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
Movie
5.5
Hotel Paradiso
1966
Movie
The Devil's Eggshell
1966
Movie
5.3
Le Petomane
1979
Movie
The Double Agent
1969
Movie
6.0
The Long Ships
1964
Movie
6.4
The Whisperers
1967
Movie
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1983
Movie
6.0
Voyage of the Damned
1976
Movie
7.0
Oliver!
1968
Movie
6.9
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
Movie
5.9
Water
1985
Movie
5.2
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
Movie
5.0
Machinegunner
1976
Movie
3.4
Starry Night
1999
Movie
6.2
Britannia Hospital
1982
TV Shows (25)
TV Show
6.3
Play for Today
1970
TV Show
6.3
Play for Today
1970
TV Show
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
1965
TV Show
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
1965
TV Show
7.0
Z-Cars
1962
TV Show
7.2
Theatre 625
1964
TV Show
7.2
Theatre 625
1964
TV Show
7.2
Theatre 625
1964
TV Show
7.2
Theatre 625
1964
TV Show
7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
TV Show
8.0
Festival
1963
TV Show
6.0
Studio 4
1962
TV Show
7.5
Rising Damp
1974
TV Show
7.8
Steptoe and Son
1962
TV Show
7.8
Steptoe and Son
1962
TV Show
6.0
Redcap
1964
TV Show
8.0
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
TV Show
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977