Leonard Rossiter
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Barry Lyndon
1975
as Captain Quin
Oliver!
1968
as Sowerberry
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
as Quinlan
Water
1985
as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
as Superintendant Quinlan
Machinegunner
1976
as Cyril Dugdale
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Commander von Bonin
King Rat
1965
as McCoy
The Long Ships
1964
as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
Deadfall
1968
as Fillmore
The Wrong Box
1966
as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
A Kind of Loving
1962
as Whymper
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Starry Night
1999
as Mr. Morganstern
Luther
1974
as Brother Weinand
The Witches
1966
as Dr. Wallis
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Vincent Potter
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
as Reginald Perrin
Billy Liar
1963
as Emanuel Shadrack