Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

Deceased · Born: Oct 21, 1926 · Died: Oct 5, 1984

Personal Details

Born Oct 21, 1926 Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
Spouse
  • Gillian Raine

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Oct 5, 1984 )
  • Josephine Tewson

    ( Sep 27, 1958 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonard Rossiter, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

2000
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter as Various (archive footage)
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1999
Starry Night
Starry Night as Mr. Morganstern
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1985
Water
Water as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
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1984
Play for Today
Play for Today as Arthur
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The Life and Death of King John
The Life and Death of King John as King John
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1983
Play for Today
Play for Today as Arthur
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1982
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther as Superintendant Quinlan
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Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital as Vincent Potter
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1981
Play for Today
Play for Today as Harry Meadows
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1980
Rising Damp
Rising Damp as Rigsby
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1978
BBC2 Play of the Week
The Losers
The Losers
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1976
Machinegunner
Machinegunner as Cyril Dugdale
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again as Quinlan
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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1975
Play for Today
Play for Today as Dawson
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Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon as Capt. John Quin
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1974
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Luther
Luther as Brother Weinand
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Rising Damp
Rising Damp as Rigsby
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1969
Otley
Otley as Johnson
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1968
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
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Deadfall
Deadfall as Fillmore
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Oliver!
Oliver! as Sowerberry
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Diamonds for Breakfast
Diamonds for Breakfast as Inspector Dudley
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Theatre 625
Theatre 625 as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
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1967
Deadlier Than the Male
Deadlier Than the Male as Henry Bridgenorth
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1966
The Witches
The Witches as Dr. Wallis
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BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month as Prime Minister
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1965
King Rat
King Rat as McCoy
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1964
They All Died Laughing
They All Died Laughing as Dr. Fisher
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Redcap
Redcap
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1963
Billy Liar
Billy Liar as Emanuel Shadrack
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2022
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great