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Leonard Rossiter

Actor • Born 1926

Leonard Rossiter

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About

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

Play for Today posterPlay for TodaySeries • 1970Arena posterArenaSeries • 1975The Wednesday Play posterThe Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964Z-Cars posterZ-CarsSeries • 1962BBC Play of the Month posterBBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965ITV Playhouse posterITV PlayhouseSeries • 19672001: A Space Odyssey poster2001: A Space OdysseyMovie • 1968Theatre 625 posterTheatre 625Series • 1964Thirty-Minute Theatre posterThirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965ITV Saturday Night Theatre posterITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969The BBC Television Shakespeare posterThe BBC Television ShakespeareSeries • 1978BBC2 Play of the Week posterBBC2 Play of the WeekSeries • 1977Steptoe and Son posterSteptoe and SonSeries • 1962Barry Lyndon posterBarry LyndonMovie • 1975The Pink Panther Strikes Again posterThe Pink Panther Strikes AgainMovie • 1976The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin posterThe Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinSeries • 1976Rising Damp posterRising DampSeries • 1974Trail of the Pink Panther posterTrail of the Pink PantherMovie • 1982Voyage of the Damned posterVoyage of the DamnedMovie • 1976Oliver! posterOliver!Movie • 1968Rising Damp posterRising DampMovie • 1980King Rat posterKing RatMovie • 1965The Long Ships posterThe Long ShipsMovie • 1964Deadlier Than the Male posterDeadlier Than the MaleMovie • 1967