Leonard Rossiter
ActingAlso Known As
Len Rossiter
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.
Movies
(48 total)
2001: A Space Odyssey
as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Barry Lyndon
as Captain Quin
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Quinlan
Oliver!
as Sowerberry
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Superintendant Quinlan
Billy Liar
as Emanuel Shadrack
This Sporting Life
as Phillips, Sports Writer
King Rat
as McCoy
Voyage of the Damned
as Commander von Bonin
Britannia Hospital
as Vincent Potter
The Witches
as Dr. Wallis
The Long Ships
as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
The Wrong Box
as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
A Kind of Loving
as Whymper
Deadlier Than the Male
as Henry Bridgenorth
Water
as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
The Whisperers
as Assistance Board Officer
Deadfall
as Fillmore
Otley
as Johnson
Rising Damp
as Rigsby
TV Shows
(25 total)
Steptoe and Son
as Johnny Spooner
Steptoe and Son
as Welsh Hughie
Rising Damp
as Rigsby
Play for Today
as Arthur
BBC Play of the Month
as The Prime Minister
BBC Play of the Month
as Colonel Lukyn
Theatre 625
as Doctor Knock
Theatre 625
as Fred Midway
Theatre 625
as François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire
Theatre 625
as Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest
Tripper's Day
as Norman Tripper
The Perishers
as Boot (voice)
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Frank Harris
Alice in Wonderland
as King of Hearts