Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 21, 1926
Place of Birth
Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
Also Known As
- Len Rossiter
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 - Movies
2001: A Space Odyssey
as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Barry Lyndon
as Captain Quin
Oliver!
as Sowerberry
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Quinlan
The Wrong Box
as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Superintendant Quinlan
The Long Ships
as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
Britannia Hospital
as Vincent Potter
Voyage of the Damned
as Commander von Bonin
Water
as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
Known For - TV Shows
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Arthur
BBC Play of the Month
as The Prime Minister
BBC Play of the Month
as Colonel Lukyn
Z-Cars
Theatre 625
as Doctor Knock
Theatre 625
as Fred Midway
Theatre 625
as François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire
Theatre 625
as Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Frank Harris