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Leonard Rossiter

Actor
Died October 5, 1984 (57 years)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • This Sporting Life
  • Voyage of the Damned
  • A Kind of Loving
  • Deadlier Than the Male
Known For
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again
  • Oliver!
  • Rising Damp
  • The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
  • Britannia Hospital
  • Rising Damp
  • Steptoe and Son
  • Billy Liar
  • Water
  • King Rat
  • The Witches
  • Deadlier Than the Male
  • The Life and Death of King John
  • Deadfall
  • Otley
  • Luther
  • Tripper's Day
  • The Galton and Simpson Playhouse
  • The Perishers

Filmography

2014
2000
The 100 Greatest TV Ads · as Cinzano Man
1999
Starry Night · as Mr. Morganstern
1985
Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV Series) · as King Of Hearts
1985
Water · as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
1984
1984
Tripper's Day (TV Series)
1982
Trail of the Pink Panther · as Superintendant Quinlan
1982
Britannia Hospital · as Vincent Potter
1980
Rising Damp · as Rigsby
1978
1978
The Perishers (TV Series) · as Boot
1977
1977
The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (TV Series) · as Jim
1976
Voyage of the Damned · as Commander Von Bonin
1976
1976
1975
Barry Lyndon · as Captain Quin
1974
Rising Damp (TV Series) · as Rigsby
1974
Luther · as Brother Weinand
1970
Play for Today (TV Series) · as Arthur
1969
Otley · as Johnson
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as 'x'
1968
Diamonds for Breakfast · as Inspector Dudley
1968
Oliver! · as Sowerberry
1968
Deadfall · as Fillmore
1968
The Year of the Sex Olympics · as Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest
1968
2001: A Space Odyssey · as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
1967
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Fred Tomlinson
1967
The Whisperers · as Assistance Board Officer
1967
Deadlier Than the Male · as Henry Bridgenorth
1966
The Witches · as Dr. Wallis
1966
Hotel Paradiso · as Inspector
1966
The Wrong Box · as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
1965
King Rat · as Mccoy
1965
Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Colonel Lukyn
1965
1964
Redcap (1964) (TV Series)
1964
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Mr. Jeffs
1964
They All Died Laughing · as Dr. Fisher
1964
The Long Ships · as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
1963
First Night (TV Series) · as Sammy Love
1963
Billy Liar · as Emanuel Shadrack
1963
Love Story (1963) (TV Series) · as Sgt. 'tubby' Watson
1963
This Sporting Life · as Phillips, Sports Writer
1962
Suspense (1962) (TV Series) · as Alan Treece
1962
1962
Steptoe and Son (TV Series) · as Welsh Hughie
1962
Z Cars (TV Series)
1961
Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Smithy
1961
The Avengers (TV Series) · as Robin Hood
1955
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Leslie Harmon
1955
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Harry

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