

Leonard Rossiter
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
21 Oct 1926
Age
100 Years
Born In
Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
Total Projects
77
Years Active
60 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
as Self (Archive footage)

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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)

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The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
as Various (archive footage)

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Starry Night
Starry Night
as Mr. Morganstern

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

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The Moon Over Soho
The Moon Over Soho
as Max von Konigsberg

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Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as King (voice)

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Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as King of Hearts

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Water
Water
as Sir Malcolm Leveridge

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The Life and Death of King John
The Life and Death of King John
as King John

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Tripper's Day
Tripper's Day
as Norman Tripper

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Dog Ends
Dog Ends
as Arthur

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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
as Reginald Perrin

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The Funny Side of Christmas
The Funny Side of Christmas
as Reginald Perrin

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Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Superintendant Quinlan

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Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
as Vincent Potter

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The Factory
The Factory
as Harry Meadows

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Rising Damp
Rising Damp
as Rigsby

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Le Petomane
Le Petomane
as Monsieur Joseph Pujol

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The Perishers
The Perishers
as Boot (voice)

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The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
as Charles Barker

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The Losers
The Losers

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Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank

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BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Frank Harris

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The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
as Jim

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Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned
as Commander von Bonin

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The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Quinlan

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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
as Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin

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Machinegunner
Machinegunner
as Cyril Dugdale

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Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
as Captain Quin

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After the Solo
After the Solo
as Dawson

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Rising Damp
Rising Damp
as Rigsby

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The Carnforth Practice
The Carnforth Practice
as Aaros Boswell

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If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as The Blind Man

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Luther
Luther
as Brother Weinand

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Play for Today
Play for Today

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Play for Today
Play for Today
as Arthur

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The Italian Table
The Italian Table
as Mr. Jeffs

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The Double Agent
The Double Agent
as Nikolai Krobnevsky

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Otley
Otley
as Johnson

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ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as 'X'

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Diamonds for Breakfast
Diamonds for Breakfast
as Inspector Dudley

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Oliver!
Oliver!
as Sowerberry

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Deadfall
Deadfall
as Fillmore

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The Year of the Sex Olympics
The Year of the Sex Olympics
as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest

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The Fanatics
The Fanatics
as Voltaire

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2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
as Dr. Andrei Smyslov

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ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
as Fred Tomlinson

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ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
as Nikolai Krobnevsky

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The Whisperers
The Whisperers
as Assistance Board Officer

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Drums Along The Avon
Drums Along The Avon
as Mr. Marcus

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Deadlier Than the Male
Deadlier Than the Male
as Henry Bridgenorth

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The Witches
The Witches
as Dr. Wallis

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You Can't Win
You Can't Win

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The Devil's Eggshell
The Devil's Eggshell
as Prime Minister

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The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box
as Vyvyan Alistair Montague

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Death is a Good Living
Death is a Good Living

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Hotel Paradiso
Hotel Paradiso
as Inspector

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King Rat
King Rat
as McCoy

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BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as The Prime Minister

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BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Colonel Lukyn

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Redcap
Redcap
as Sergeant Rolfe

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Theatre 625
Theatre 625
as Doctor Knock

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Theatre 625
Theatre 625
as Fred Midway

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Theatre 625
Theatre 625
as François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire

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Theatre 625
Theatre 625
as Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest

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The Long Ships
The Long Ships
as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)

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A Jolly Bad Fellow
A Jolly Bad Fellow
as Dr. Fisher

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Festival
Festival
as Daudet

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Billy Liar
Billy Liar
as Emanuel Shadrack

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This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life
as Phillips, Sports Writer

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A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving
as Whymper

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Studio 4
Studio 4
as Gerard Moustier

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Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son
as Johnny Spooner

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Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son
as Welsh Hughie

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Z-Cars
Z-Cars

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After Loch Lomond
After Loch Lomond
as Mickey Grant