Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

1926-10-21 – 1984-10-05 (age 57) Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
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Biography

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.

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Known For

2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey

1968

as Dr. Andrei Smyslov

Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon

1975

as Captain Quin

Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther

1982

as Superintendant Quinlan

The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Oliver!
Oliver!

1968

as Sowerberry

Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned

1976

as Commander von Bonin

The Long Ships
The Long Ships

1964

as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)

Deadfall
Deadfall

1968

as Fillmore

King Rat
King Rat

1965

as McCoy

Rising Damp
Rising Damp

1980

as Rigsby

Billy Liar
Billy Liar

1963

as Emanuel Shadrack

Machinegunner
Machinegunner

1976

as Cyril Dugdale

This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life

1963

as Phillips, Sports Writer

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The Fanatics

1968

as Voltaire

Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital

1982

as Vincent Potter

The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box

1966

as Vyvyan Alistair Montague

Water
Water

1985

as Sir Malcolm Leveridge

Deadlier Than the Male
Deadlier Than the Male

1967

as Henry Bridgenorth

The Witches
The Witches

1966

as Dr. Wallis

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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005

as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)