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Home/People/Leonard Rossiter
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Born
Oct 21, 1926Died: Oct 5, 1984
Lived 57 years
Place of Birth
Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

48
Movies
25
TV Shows
Also Known As
Len Rossiter
IMDb Profile

Leonard Rossiter

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.
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great poster

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

as Self (Archive footage)
2022
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy poster

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter poster

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

as Various (archive footage)
2000
Starry Night poster

Starry Night

as Mr. Morganstern
1999
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter poster

'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

as Self
1996
The Moon Over Soho poster

The Moon Over Soho

as Max von Konigsberg
1985
Water poster

Water

as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
1985
The Life and Death of King John poster

The Life and Death of King John

as King John
1984
Dog Ends poster

Dog Ends

as Arthur
1984
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin poster

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

as Reginald Perrin
1983
The Funny Side of Christmas poster

The Funny Side of Christmas

as Reginald Perrin
1982
Trail of the Pink Panther poster

Trail of the Pink Panther

as Superintendant Quinlan
1982
Britannia Hospital poster

Britannia Hospital

as Vincent Potter
1982
The Factory poster

The Factory

as Harry Meadows
1981
Rising Damp poster

Rising Damp

as Rigsby
1980
Le Petomane poster

Le Petomane

as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
1979
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap poster

The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

as Charles Barker
1978
Fearless Frank poster

Fearless Frank

Cast
1978
Voyage of the Damned poster

Voyage of the Damned

as Commander von Bonin
1976
The Pink Panther Strikes Again poster

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

as Quinlan
1976