Leonard Rossiter

Leonard 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.

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2022

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
as Self (Archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/29/2022

2000

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
as Various (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/25/2000

1999

Starry Night
Starry Night
as Mr. Morganstern
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999

1996

'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/16/1996

1985

Water
Water
as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
Movie - Released: 1/11/1985
The Moon Over Soho
The Moon Over Soho
as Max von Konigsberg
Movie - Released: 8/18/1985
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as King of Hearts
TV - Released: 3/26/1985

1984

The Life and Death of King John
The Life and Death of King John
as King John
Movie - Released: 11/24/1984
Dog Ends
Dog Ends
as Arthur
Movie - Released: 7/17/1984
Tripper's Day
Tripper's Day
TV - Released: 9/24/1984

1983

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
as Reginald Perrin
Movie - Released: 10/3/1983

1982

Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
as Vincent Potter
Movie - Released: 5/27/1982
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Superintendant Quinlan
Movie - Released: 12/3/1982

1981

The Factory
The Factory
as Harry Meadows
Movie - Released: 12/22/1981

1980

Rising Damp
Rising Damp
as Rigsby
Movie - Released: 5/3/1980

1979

Le Petomane
Le Petomane
as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
Movie - Released: 12/31/1979
The Perishers
The Perishers
as Boot (voice)
TV - Released: 3/21/1979

1978

Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank
Movie - Released: 10/4/1978
Movie
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
as Charles Barker
Movie - Released: 12/31/1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as King John
TV - Released: 12/3/1978
The Losers
The Losers
TV - Released: 11/12/1978

1977

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
TV - Released: 2/17/1977

1976

The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Quinlan
Movie - Released: 12/15/1976
Machinegunner
Machinegunner
as Cyril Dugdale
Movie - Released: 4/1/1976
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned
as Commander von Bonin
Movie - Released: 12/22/1976
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
TV - Released: 9/8/1976

1975

Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
as Captain Quin
Movie - Released: 12/18/1975
After the Solo
After the Solo
as Dawson
Movie - Released: 11/25/1975

1974

Luther
Luther
as Brother Weinand
Movie - Released: 1/21/1974
Movie
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as The Blind Man
Movie - Released: 3/3/1974
Rising Damp
Rising Damp
as Rigsby
TV - Released: 9/2/1974
TV
The Carnforth Practice
TV - Released: 4/21/1974

1970

The Italian Table
The Italian Table
as Mr. Jeffs
Movie - Released: 2/18/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
TV - Released: 10/15/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Arthur
TV - Released: 10/15/1970

1969

Otley
Otley
as Johnson
Movie - Released: 3/11/1969
Movie
The Double Agent
as Nikolai Krobnevsky
Movie - Released: 5/12/1969

1968

2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Movie - Released: 4/2/1968
Oliver!
Oliver!
as Sowerberry
Movie - Released: 9/26/1968
Deadfall
Deadfall
as Fillmore
Movie - Released: 9/11/1968
The Year of the Sex Olympics
The Year of the Sex Olympics
as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
Movie - Released: 7/29/1968
Diamonds for Breakfast
Diamonds for Breakfast
as Inspector Dudley
Movie - Released: 12/1/1968

1967

Deadlier Than the Male
Deadlier Than the Male
as Henry Bridgenorth
Movie - Released: 2/12/1967
Drums Along The Avon
Drums Along The Avon
as Mr. Marcus
Movie - Released: 5/24/1967
The Whisperers
The Whisperers
as Assistance Board Officer
Movie - Released: 7/18/1967

1966

The Witches
The Witches
as Dr. Wallis
Movie - Released: 11/21/1966
Hotel Paradiso
Hotel Paradiso
as Inspector
Movie - Released: 3/1/1966
Movie
The Devil's Eggshell
as Prime Minister
Movie - Released: 6/28/1966
The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box
as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
Movie - Released: 6/19/1966
You Can't Win
You Can't Win
TV - Released: 7/7/1966
TV
Death is a Good Living
TV - Released: 5/1/1966

1965

King Rat
King Rat
as McCoy
Movie - Released: 10/27/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as The Prime Minister
TV - Released: 10/19/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Colonel Lukyn
TV - Released: 10/19/1965

1964

The Long Ships
The Long Ships
as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/22/1964
A Jolly Bad Fellow
A Jolly Bad Fellow
as Dr. Fisher
Movie - Released: 3/15/1964
Redcap
Redcap
TV - Released: 10/17/1964

1963

Billy Liar
Billy Liar
as Emanuel Shadrack
Movie - Released: 8/15/1963
This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life
as Phillips, Sports Writer
Movie - Released: 2/7/1963

1962

A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving
as Whymper
Movie - Released: 4/12/1962
Z-Cars
Z-Cars
TV - Released: 1/2/1962
TV
Studio Four
as Gerard Moustier
TV - Released: 1/22/1962
Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son
as Johnny Spooner
TV - Released: 1/5/1962
Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son
as Welsh Hughie
TV - Released: 1/5/1962