Leonard Rossiter
Born: 1926-10-21
• 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.
Filmography
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
Starry Night
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
The Moon Over Soho
Alice in Wonderland
Water
The Life and Death of King John
Dog Ends
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
The Funny Side of Christmas
Trail of the Pink Panther
Britannia Hospital
The Factory
Rising Damp
Le Petomane
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The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
Fearless Frank
Voyage of the Damned
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Machinegunner
Barry Lyndon
After the Solo
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If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Luther
The Italian Table
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The Double Agent
Otley
Diamonds for Breakfast
Oliver!
Deadfall
The Year of the Sex Olympics
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The Fanatics
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Whisperers
Drums Along The Avon
Deadlier Than the Male
The Witches
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The Devil's Eggshell
The Wrong Box
Hotel Paradiso
King Rat
The Long Ships
A Jolly Bad Fellow
Billy Liar
This Sporting Life
A Kind of Loving
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After Loch Lomond