Leonard Rossiter
Acting

Leonard Rossiter

Born 21 October 1926 · Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK · Died 5 October 1984

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.

Known for

2001: A Space Odyssey
Barry Lyndon
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Oliver!
Trail of the Pink Panther
Billy Liar
This Sporting Life
King Rat
Voyage of the Damned
Britannia Hospital
The Wrong Box
The Witches
Water
The Moon Over Soho
Alice in Wonderland
The Life and Death of King John
Dog Ends
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Britannia Hospital
Trail of the Pink Panther
The Funny Side of Christmas
The Factory
Rising Damp
Le Petomane
Fearless Frank
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Machinegunner
Voyage of the Damned
Barry Lyndon
After the Solo
Luther
The Italian Table
Otley
2001: A Space Odyssey
Oliver!
Deadfall
The Year of the Sex Olympics
Diamonds for Breakfast
Deadlier Than the Male
Drums Along The Avon
The Whisperers
The Witches
Hotel Paradiso
The Wrong Box
King Rat
A Jolly Bad Fellow
Billy Liar
This Sporting Life
A Kind of Loving
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