
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.

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