ACTOR · FROM WAVERTREE, UK
Leonard Rossiter
1926–198475 credits since 1961
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ABOUT LEONARD
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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Born21 October 1926
Died5 October 1984
BirthplaceWavertree, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora26 of 75 titles
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IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 26
- Average IMDb
- 6.8
- Highest rated
- 2001: A Space OdysseyIMDb 8.3
- Working since
- 1961
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Filmography
The 2000s
2 titlesThe Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Not on Cineoraas Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Various (archive footage)
The 1980s
13 titles · IMDb 5.8 on average
as Max von Konigsberg
as King (voice)
as King of Hearts · 5 episodes
Movieas Sir Malcolm Leveridge
as King John
as Norman Tripper · 6 episodes
as Arthur
as Reginald Perrin
The 1970s
22 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average
as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
as Boot (voice) · 20 episodes
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
Not on Cineoraas Charles Barker
as King John · 1 episode
6 episodes
as Frank Harris · 1 episode
as Jim · 1 episode
The 1960s
38 titles · IMDb 6.9 on averageThe Double Agent
Not on Cineoraas Nikolai Krobnevsky
Movieas Johnson
as 'X' · 1 episode
as Inspector Dudley
Movieas Sowerberry
Movieas Fillmore
as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
The Fanatics
Not on Cineoraas Voltaire
Often works with
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Bryan ForbesDirector · King Rat, The Wrong Box and 2 more
John BarryComposer · King Rat, The Wrong Box and 2 more
Michael CaineThe Wrong Box, Water and 1 more
Peter SellersThe Pink Panther Strikes Again, Trail of the Pink Panther and 1 more
Tom CourtenayBilly Liar, King Rat and 1 more
Nanette NewmanThe Wrong Box, The Whisperers and 1 more
Denys N. CoopCinematographer · Billy Liar, This Sporting Life and 1 more
Gerry Turpin
