Acting
Leonard Rossiter
EN cinema · 49 credits
Born
21 October 1926
Died
5 October 1984 (aged 57)
Birthplace
Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
Also known as Len Rossiter
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
Filmography
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
as Self (Archive footage)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Great Comedy Moments
as Reginald Perrin / Johnny Spooner (archive footage)
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
as Various (archive footage)
Water
as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
The Moon Over Soho
as Max von Konigsberg
Alice in Wonderland
as King (voice)
The Life and Death of King John
as King John
Dog Ends
as Arthur
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
as Reginald Perrin
Britannia Hospital
as Vincent Potter
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Superintendant Quinlan
The Funny Side of Christmas
as Reginald Perrin
The Factory
as Harry Meadows
Rising Damp
as Rigsby
Le Petomane
as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
Machinegunner
as Cyril Dugdale
Voyage of the Damned
as Commander von Bonin
Barry Lyndon
as Captain Quin
After the Solo
as Dawson
Luther
as Brother Weinand
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as The Blind Man
After Loch Lomond
1973
After Loch Lomond
as Mickey Grant
The Italian Table
as Mr. Jeffs
Otley
as Johnson
The Double Agent
1969
The Double Agent
as Nikolai Krobnevsky
2001: A Space Odyssey
as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Oliver!
as Sowerberry
Deadfall
as Fillmore
The Year of the Sex Olympics
as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
Diamonds for Breakfast
as Inspector Dudley
The Fanatics
1968
The Fanatics
as Voltaire
Deadlier Than the Male
as Henry Bridgenorth
Drums Along The Avon
as Mr. Marcus
The Whisperers
as Assistance Board Officer
The Witches
as Dr. Wallis
Hotel Paradiso
as Inspector
The Devil's Eggshell
1966
The Devil's Eggshell
as Prime Minister
The Wrong Box
as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
King Rat
as McCoy
The Long Ships
as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
A Jolly Bad Fellow
as Dr. Fisher
Billy Liar
as Emanuel Shadrack
This Sporting Life
as Phillips, Sports Writer
A Kind of Loving
as Whymper