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Leonard Rossiter

Known ForActing
Birthday1926-10-21
Age57 years old at death
Date of Death† 1984-10-05
Place of BirthWavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
Also Known AsLen 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.

Filmography

poster
1968
8.1
Sci-Fi
Mystery

2001: A Space Odyssey

poster
1975
8.0
Drama
Romance

Barry Lyndon

poster
1968
7.0
Drama
Family

Oliver!

poster
1976
6.9
Comedy
Crime

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

poster
1966
6.4
Comedy

The Wrong Box

poster
1982
5.2
Comedy
Crime

Trail of the Pink Panther

poster
1964
6.0
Adventure
Drama

The Long Ships

poster
1982
6.3
Comedy
Sci-Fi

Britannia Hospital

poster
1976
6.0
Drama
War

Voyage of the Damned

poster
1985
5.9
Adventure
Comedy

Water

poster
1963
7.0
Drama

This Sporting Life

poster
1967
5.8
Action
Comedy

Deadlier Than the Male

poster
1962
7.0
Drama
Romance

A Kind of Loving

poster
1968
5.4
Drama
Action

Deadfall

poster
1965
7.1
Drama
War

King Rat

poster
1966
6.0
Horror
Thriller

The Witches

poster
1967
6.4
Drama
Thriller

The Whisperers

poster
1984
7.0
History
Drama

The Life and Death of King John

poster
1969
6.2
Comedy

Otley

poster
1963
6.8
Comedy
Romance

Billy Liar

poster
2005
6.0
Comedy

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

poster
1978
Comedy
TV Movie

Fearless Frank

poster
1968
5.8
Comedy
Crime

Diamonds for Breakfast

poster
1966
5.5
Comedy

Hotel Paradiso

poster
1976
5.0
Thriller
Crime

Machinegunner

poster
1974
5.6
Drama

Luther

poster
1969

The Double Agent

poster
1984
Comedy
TV Movie

Dog Ends

poster
1964
4.0
Comedy
Crime

A Jolly Bad Fellow

poster
1968
4.2
Drama
Sci-Fi

The Year of the Sex Olympics

poster
1985

The Moon Over Soho

poster
1974
1.0
Drama

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

poster
1980
5.5
Comedy

Rising Damp

poster
1979
5.3

Le Petomane

poster
1975
Drama
TV Movie

After the Solo

poster
1966
Drama

The Devil's Eggshell

poster
1982
Comedy
TV Movie

The Funny Side of Christmas

poster
1999
3.4
Drama

Starry Night

poster
1983
Comedy
Drama

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

poster
2000

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

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1996
6.0
Documentary

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

poster
1970
Drama
TV Movie

The Italian Table

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1968

The Fanatics

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1967
TV Movie
Comedy

Drums Along The Avon

poster
1978
6.0
Comedy

The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

poster
1981
Drama
TV Movie

The Factory

poster
Drama

After Loch Lomond

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2022
Documentary

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

poster
1970
6.3
Drama

Play for Today

poster
1970
6.3
Drama

Play for Today

poster
1965
5.0
Drama

BBC Play of the Month

poster
1965
5.0
Drama

BBC Play of the Month

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1962
7.0
Drama

Z-Cars

poster
1964
7.2
Drama

Theatre 625

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1964
7.2
Drama

Theatre 625

poster
1964
7.2
Drama

Theatre 625

poster
1964
7.2
Drama

Theatre 625

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1977
7.0
Drama
Comedy

BBC2 Play of the Week

poster
1963
8.0
Drama

Festival

poster
1962
6.0
Drama

Studio 4

poster
1974
7.5
Comedy

Rising Damp

poster
1962
7.8
Comedy

Steptoe and Son

poster
1962
7.8
Comedy

Steptoe and Son

poster
1964
6.0
Drama

Redcap

poster
1974
Drama

The Carnforth Practice

poster
1976
8.0
Comedy

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

poster
1977
Comedy

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

poster
1967
6.5
Drama

ITV Playhouse

poster
1967
6.5
Drama

ITV Playhouse

poster
1985
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Kids

Alice in Wonderland

poster
1966

You Can't Win

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1984
4.0
Comedy

Tripper's Day

poster
1979
5.5
Animation
Kids

The Perishers

poster
1978
6.0

The Losers

poster
1966

Death is a Good Living