Known For
Acting
Known Credits
86
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 21, 1926 (99 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2022 | Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Greatas Self (Archive footage) | |
| 2005 | The Funny Blokes of British Comedyas Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2000 | The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiteras Various (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | 'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiteras Self | |
| 1985 | The Moon Over Sohoas Max von Konigsberg | |
| 1985 | Alice in Wonderlandas King (voice) | |
| 1985 | Alice in Wonderlandas King of Hearts | |
| 1985 | Wateras Sir Malcolm Leveridge | |
| 1984 | The Life and Death of King Johnas King John | |
| 1984 | Tripper's Dayas Norman Tripper | |
| 1984 | Dog Endsas Arthur | |
| 1983 | The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrinas Reginald Perrin | |
| 1982 | The Funny Side of Christmasas Reginald Perrin | |
| 1982 | Trail of the Pink Pantheras Superintendant Quinlan | |
| 1982 | Britannia Hospitalas Vincent Potter | |
| 1981 | The Factoryas Harry Meadows | |
| 1980 | Rising Dampas Rigsby | |
| 1979 | Le Petomaneas Monsieur Joseph Pujol | |
| 1979 | The Perishersas Boot (voice) | |
| 1978 | The Waterloo Bridge Handicapas Charles Barker | |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeareas King John | |
| 1978 | The Losersas | |
| 1978 | Fearless Frankas | |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Weekas Frank Harris | |
| 1977 | The Galton & Simpson Playhouseas Jim | |
| 1976 | Voyage of the Damnedas Commander von Bonin | |
| 1976 | The Pink Panther Strikes Againas Quinlan | |
| 1976 | The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrinas Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin | |
| 1976 | Machinegunneras Cyril Dugdale | |
| 1975 | Barry Lyndonas Captain Quin | |
| 1975 | After the Soloas Dawson | |
| 1974 | Rising Dampas Rigsby | |
| 1974 | Masqueradeas Leslie Lewis | |
| 1974 | The Carnforth Practiceas Aaros Boswell | |
| 1974 | If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Themas The Blind Man | |
| 1974 | Lutheras Brother Weinand | |
| 1973 | After Loch Lomondas Mickey Grant | |
| 1970 | Play for Todayas | |
| 1970 | Play for Todayas Arthur | |
| 1970 | The Italian Tableas Mr. Jeffs | |
| 1969 | The Double Agentas Nikolai Krobnevsky | |
| 1969 | Otleyas Johnson | |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatreas 'X' | |
| 1968 | Diamonds for Breakfastas Inspector Dudley | |
| 1968 | Oliver!as Sowerberry | |
| 1968 | Deadfallas Fillmore | |
| 1968 | The Year of the Sex Olympicsas Co-ordinator Ugo Priest | |
| 1968 | The Fanaticsas Voltaire | |
| 1968 | 2001: A Space Odysseyas Dr. Andrei Smyslov | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Fred Tomlinson | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Nikolai Krobnevsky | |
| 1967 | The Whisperersas Assistance Board Officer | |
| 1967 | Drums Along The Avonas Mr. Marcus | |
| 1967 | Half Hour Storyas Owen | |
| 1967 | Deadlier Than the Maleas Henry Bridgenorth | |
| 1966 | The Witchesas Dr. Wallis | |
| 1966 | You Can't Winas | |
| 1966 | The Devil's Eggshellas Prime Minister | |
| 1966 | The Wrong Boxas Vyvyan Alistair Montague | |
| 1966 | Death is a Good Livingas | |
| 1966 | Hotel Paradisoas Inspector | |
| 1965 | King Ratas McCoy | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas Colonel Lukyn | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas The Prime Minister | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatreas Andrew | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatreas Mike Schofield | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatreas Sergeant Tax | |
| 1964 | Redcapas Sergeant Rolfe | |
| 1964 | Thursday Theatreas Frank Broadbent | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Playas Mr. Jeffs | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Playas Mr. Marcus | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Doctor Knock | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Fred Midway | |
| 1964 | The Long Shipsas Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited) | |
| 1964 | A Jolly Bad Fellowas Dr. Fisher | |
| 1963 | Festivalas Daudet | |
| 1963 | Billy Liaras Emanuel Shadrack | |
| 1963 | This Sporting Lifeas Phillips, Sports Writer | |
| 1962 | A Kind of Lovingas Whymper | |
| 1962 | Studio 4as Gerard Moustier | |
| 1962 | Steptoe and Sonas Johnny Spooner | |
| 1962 | Steptoe and Sonas Welsh Hughie | |
| 1962 | Z-Carsas | |
| 1961 | You Can't Winas Fenny |
