Leonard Rossiter
Biography
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
Top 40 Movies
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
Barry Lyndon
1975
Oliver!
1968
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
Water
1985
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
Machinegunner
1976
Voyage of the Damned
1976
King Rat
1965
The Long Ships
1964
Deadfall
1968
The Wrong Box
1966
A Kind of Loving
1962
Starry Night
1999
Luther
1974
The Witches
1966
Britannia Hospital
1982
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
Billy Liar
1963
Otley
1969
This Sporting Life
1963
The Whisperers
1967
The Year of the Sex Olympics
1968
Deadlier Than the Male
1967
After the Solo
1975
Rising Damp
1980
Drums Along The Avon
1967
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964
Hotel Paradiso
1966
The Life and Death of King John
1984
Diamonds for Breakfast
1968
The Moon Over Soho
1985
The Factory
1981
Dog Ends
1984
Fearless Frank
1978
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1983