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.

Filmography

Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Captain Quin
Johnson
Henry Bridgenorth
Emanuel Shadrack
Vincent Potter
Dr. Wallis
Sowerberry
Fillmore
Sir Malcolm Leveridge
Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
Brother Weinand
Monsieur Joseph Pujol
Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
Inspector Dudley
Self (Archive footage)
Nikolai Krobnevsky
Superintendant Quinlan
Assistance Board Officer
Cyril Dugdale
Prime Minister
Vyvyan Alistair Montague
Max von Konigsberg
Mr. Morganstern
Phillips, Sports Writer
Arthur
Commander von Bonin
Various (archive footage)
Harry Meadows
Mickey Grant