Leonard Rossiter
Acting · 57 years old
Wavertree, 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
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Barry Lyndon
Captain Quin
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Steptoe and Son
Johnny Spooner
Steptoe and Son
Welsh Hughie
Rising Damp
Rigsby
Theatre 625
Doctor Knock
Theatre 625
Fred Midway
Theatre 625
François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire
Theatre 625
Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest
King Rat
McCoy
Oliver!
Sowerberry
A Kind of Loving
Whymper
The Life and Death of King John
King John
This Sporting Life
Phillips, Sports Writer
Z-Cars
BBC2 Play of the Week
Frank Harris
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Quinlan
Billy Liar
Emanuel Shadrack
ITV Playhouse
Fred Tomlinson