Leonard Rossiter
British actor (1926-1984) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 57
Leonard Rossiter was an English actor. He had a long career in the theatre but achieved his highest profile for his television comedy roles starring as Rupert Rigsby in the ITV series Rising Damp from 1974 to 1978, and Reginald Perrin in the BBC's The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin from 1976 to 1979.
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1984Died5 October 1984
Tripper's DaySeries, 1984Norman Tripper
The Life and Death of King JohnFilm, 1984King John1981
The FactoryFilm, Harry Meadows1980
Rising DampFilm, Rigsby1979
The PerishersSeries, Boot (voice)1978The Waterloo Bridge HandicapFilm, Charles Barker1977
BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries, Frank Harris1976
The Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinSeries, Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin1975
Barry LyndonFilm, Captain Quin1974
Rising DampSeries, Rigsby1970
Play for TodaySeries, Arthur
The Italian TableFilm, 1970Mr. Jeffs1969
OtleyFilm, Johnson1967
Half Hour StorySeries, Owen
Deadlier Than the MaleFilm, 1967Henry Bridgenorth1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, The Prime Minister
King RatFilm, 1965McCoy1964
A Jolly Bad FellowFilm, Dr. Fisher1963FestivalSeries, Daudet1962
Steptoe and SonSeries, Johnny Spooner
A Kind of LovingFilm, 1962Whymper1926Born21 October 1926
Tripper's DaySeries, 1984Norman TripperThe Life and Death of King JohnFilm, 1984King John1981The FactoryFilm, Harry Meadows1980Rising DampFilm, Rigsby1979The PerishersSeries, Boot (voice)1978The Waterloo Bridge HandicapFilm, Charles Barker1977BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries, Frank Harris1976The Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinSeries, Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin1975Barry LyndonFilm, Captain Quin1974Rising DampSeries, Rigsby1970Play for TodaySeries, ArthurThe Italian TableFilm, 1970Mr. Jeffs1969OtleyFilm, Johnson1967Half Hour StorySeries, OwenDeadlier Than the MaleFilm, 1967Henry Bridgenorth1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries, The Prime MinisterKing RatFilm, 1965McCoy1964A Jolly Bad FellowFilm, Dr. Fisher1963FestivalSeries, Daudet1962Steptoe and SonSeries, Johnny SpoonerA Kind of LovingFilm, 1962Whymper1926Born21 October 1926People around Leonard
Bryan Forbes Directed King Rat and The Whisperers
Stanley Kubrick Directed 2001: A Space Odyssey and Barry Lyndon
John Barry Wrote King Rat, The Whisperers and The Wrong Box
Blake Edwards Directed The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1983)- Lindsay Anderson Directed Britannia Hospital (1984)
Graham Stark Also in Trail of the Pink Panther (1983)
Alan Badel Also in Otley and This Sporting Life
Colin Blakely Also in Trail of the Pink Panther (1983)- Bernard Hepton Also in The Devil's Eggshell and The Fanatics
- John Schlesinger Directed Billy Liar (1963)
Tom Courtenay Also in Billy Liar, Otley and King Rat
Derek Fowlds Also in Hotel Paradiso (1966)
Liz Smith Also in The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1983)
Geoffrey Bayldon Also in King Rat and Otley
Nanette Newman Also in The Whisperers and The Wrong Box- George Sewell Also in This Sporting Life (1963)
Ian MacNaughton Directed Le Pétomane (1979)- Jonathan Cecil Also in Otley, Barry Lyndon and Rising Damp
- Gerald Sim Also in The Whisperers and King Rat
Michael Caine Also in The Wrong Box and Deadfall
Julie Andrews Also in The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1983)
Peter Sellers Also in The Wrong Box (1966)
Malcolm McDowell Also in Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Carlo Ponti Produced Diamonds for Breakfast (1969)
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Barry Lyndon 1975
2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
King Rat 1965
A Kind of Loving 1962
Oliver! 1968
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
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Television 24
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 1984 · aged 57
