



Leonard Rossiter
Len Rossiter
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1926-10-21
Place of birth:Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Date of death1984-10-05
57Biography
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- Leonard Rossiter: Comedy GreatSelf (Archive footage)2022-10-290.00
- The Funny Blokes of British ComedyReginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)2005-03-036.52
- 'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard RossiterSelf1996-08-166.01
- Alice in WonderlandKing (voice)1985-03-260.00
- Alice in WonderlandKing of Hearts1985-03-260.00
- WaterSir Malcolm Leveridge1985-01-116.137
- The Life and Death of King JohnKing John1984-11-247.33
- Tripper's DayNorman Tripper1984-09-245.54
- Dog EndsArthur1984-07-170.00
- The Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinReginald Perrin1983-10-030.00
- The Funny Side of ChristmasReginald Perrin1982-12-270.00
- Trail of the Pink PantherSuperintendant Quinlan1982-12-035.2328
- Britannia HospitalVincent Potter1982-05-276.373
- The FactoryHarry Meadows1981-12-2210.01
- Rising DampRigsby1980-05-035.618
- The PerishersBoot (voice)1979-03-215.52
- The Waterloo Bridge HandicapCharles Barker1978-12-318.02
- The BBC Television ShakespeareKing John1978-12-036.06
- Fearless Frank1978-10-040.00
- BBC2 Play of the WeekFrank Harris1977-09-217.01
- The Galton & Simpson PlayhouseJim1977-02-170.00
- Voyage of the DamnedCommander von Bonin1976-12-226.073
- The Pink Panther Strikes AgainQuinlan1976-09-166.9628
- The Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinReginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin1976-09-088.030
- MachinegunnerCyril Dugdale1976-04-016.02
- Barry LyndonCaptain Quin1975-12-188.03,200
- After the SoloDawson1975-11-250.00
- Rising DampRigsby1974-09-027.431
- MasqueradeLeslie Lewis1974-04-220.00
- The Carnforth PracticeAaros Boswell1974-04-2110.01
- If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent ThemThe Blind Man1974-03-031.01
- LutherBrother Weinand1974-01-216.010
- After Loch LomondMickey Grant1973-02-020.00
- Play for Today1970-10-156.610
- Play for TodayArthur1970-10-156.610
- The Italian TableMr. Jeffs1970-02-187.01
- OtleyJohnson1969-03-116.323
- Diamonds for BreakfastInspector Dudley1968-12-016.28
- Oliver!Sowerberry1968-09-267.0483
- DeadfallFillmore1968-09-115.531
- The Year of the Sex OlympicsCo-ordinator Ugo Priest1968-07-295.25
- 2001: A Space OdysseyDr. Andrei Smyslov1968-04-028.012,660
- ITV PlayhouseFred Tomlinson1967-09-257.03
- ITV PlayhouseNikolai Krobnevsky1967-09-257.03
- The WhisperersAssistance Board Officer1967-07-186.533
- Drums Along The AvonMr. Marcus1967-05-2410.01
- Half Hour StoryOwen1967-05-167.52
- Deadlier Than the MaleHenry Bridgenorth1967-02-125.953
- The WitchesDr. Wallis1966-11-216.062
- The Devil's EggshellPrime Minister1966-06-287.01
- The Wrong BoxVyvyan Alistair Montague1966-06-196.566
- Hotel ParadisoInspector1966-03-016.014
- King RatMcCoy1965-10-277.180
- BBC Play of the MonthThe Prime Minister1965-10-195.38
- BBC Play of the MonthColonel Lukyn1965-10-195.38
- Thirty-Minute TheatreMike Schofield1965-10-074.28
- Thirty-Minute TheatreAndrew1965-10-074.28
- Thirty-Minute TheatreSergeant Tax1965-10-074.28
- RedcapSergeant Rolfe1964-10-178.02
- The Wednesday PlayMr. Marcus1964-09-305.25
- The Wednesday PlayMr. Jeffs1964-09-305.25
- Theatre 625Doctor Knock1964-05-037.25
- Theatre 625Fred Midway1964-05-037.25
- Theatre 625François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire1964-05-037.25
- Theatre 625Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest1964-05-037.25
- The Long ShipsPersian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)1964-03-256.163
- A Jolly Bad FellowDr. Fisher1964-03-155.04
- FestivalDaudet1963-10-098.01
- Billy LiarEmanuel Shadrack1963-08-156.8125
- This Sporting LifePhillips, Sports Writer1963-02-077.0122
- A Kind of LovingWhymper1962-04-127.160
- Studio 4Gerard Moustier1962-01-227.52
- Steptoe and SonJohnny Spooner1962-01-057.836
- Steptoe and SonWelsh Hughie1962-01-057.836
- Z-Cars1962-01-027.37
- You Can't WinFenny1961-10-050.00