Leonard Rossiter
Known for ActingBorn 1926-10-21 — died 1984-10-05Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
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
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Barry Lyndon
1975 · as Captain Quin
Oliver!
1968 · as Sowerberry
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976 · as Quinlan
Voyage of the Damned
1976 · as Commander von Bonin
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982 · as Superintendant Quinlan
King Rat
1965 · as McCoy
Machinegunner
1976 · as Cyril Dugdale
Rising Damp
1980 · as Rigsby
Britannia Hospital
1982 · as Vincent Potter
The Long Ships
1964 · as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
The Wrong Box
1966 · as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fanatics
1968 · as Voltaire
Deadlier Than the Male
1967 · as Henry Bridgenorth
The Whisperers
1967 · as Assistance Board Officer
Hotel Paradiso
1966 · as Inspector
Billy Liar
1963 · as Emanuel Shadrack