Leonard Rossiter

Born: 1926-10-21

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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as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Released: 1968-04-02

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its...

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Barry Lyndon

as Captain Quin
Released: 1975-12-18

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century...

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Oliver!

as Sowerberry
Released: 1968-09-26

Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away...

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King Rat

as McCoy
Released: 1965-10-27

When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but...

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The Pink Panther Strikes Again

as Quinlan
Released: 1976-12-15

Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental...

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Trail of the Pink Panther

as Superintendant Quinlan
Released: 1982-12-03

The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief...

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The Long Ships

as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
Released: 1964-04-22

Moorish ruler El Mansuh is determined to locate a massive bell made of gold known as the "Mother...

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Voyage of the Damned

as Commander von Bonin
Released: 1976-12-22

A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.

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Billy Liar

as Emanuel Shadrack
Released: 1963-08-15

A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an...

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The Wrong Box

as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
Released: 1966-06-19

In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can...

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This Sporting Life

as Phillips, Sports Writer
Released: 1963-02-07

In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to...

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Water

as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
Released: 1985-01-11

A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos...

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Britannia Hospital

as Vincent Potter
Released: 1982-05-27

Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a...

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Otley

as Johnson
Released: 1969-03-11

A petty crook finds himself mistaken for a murderer and a secret agent.

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The Witches

as Dr. Wallis
Released: 1966-11-21

Following a nervous breakdown, Gwen takes up the job of head teacher in the small village of...

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Deadlier Than the Male

as Henry Bridgenorth
Released: 1967-02-12

British agent Bulldog Drummond is assigned to stop a master criminal who uses beautiful women to...

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Rising Damp

as Rigsby
Released: 1980-05-03

Stingy landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers John, an art student, and Philip, an African...

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Starry Night

as Mr. Morganstern
Released: 1999-01-01

Vincent Van Gogh comes back to life after being the recipient of a magic potion. He finds that...

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A Kind of Loving

as Whymper
Released: 1962-04-12

As Vic Brown vacillates between infatuation and disinterest for his co-worker Ingrid Rothwell,...

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The Factory

as Harry Meadows
Released: 1981-12-22

A factory's workforce is dwindling as divisions between the workers and management widen.

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The Life and Death of King John

as King John
Released: 1984-11-24

The reign of England's King John is threatened by Philip of France who demands that John's...

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Diamonds for Breakfast

as Inspector Dudley
Released: 1968-12-01

Swinging playboy Grand Duke Nicholas Goduno, a direct descendent of the Romanov family who were...

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The Year of the Sex Olympics

as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
Released: 1968-07-29

Influenced by concerns about overpopulation, the counterculture of the 1960s and the societal...

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Luther

as Brother Weinand
Released: 1974-01-21

One sixteenth-century clergyman's view breaks the Catholic Church apart.

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The Whisperers

as Assistance Board Officer
Released: 1967-07-18

Margaret Ross is an impoverished old woman who lives alone in a seedy apartment and enjoys a...

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Fearless Frank

as uncredited
Released: 1978-10-04

The outrageous - and not entirely reliable - memoirs of Irish writer Frank Harris, sometime...

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Deadfall

as Fillmore
Released: 1968-09-11

Cat burglar Henry Clarke and his accomplices the Moreaus attempt to steal diamonds from the...

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A Jolly Bad Fellow

as Dr. Fisher
Released: 1964-03-15

An English professor decides that there are too many useless people in the world and invents a...

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Hotel Paradiso

as Inspector
Released: 1966-03-01

Monsieur Feydeau has writer's block, and he needs a new play. But he takes an opportunity to...

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Machinegunner

as Cyril Dugdale
Released: 1976-04-01

A 'machinegunner' (West Country slang for a debt-collector) turns amateur sleuth, but finds...

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Drums Along The Avon

as Mr. Marcus
Released: 1967-05-24

A liberal white man becomes a Muslim to promote racial harmony.

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The Italian Table

as Mr. Jeffs
Released: 1970-02-18

A junk dealer is caught in the middle of a tug-of-war between a woman, her husband and his...

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After the Solo

as Dawson
Released: 1975-11-25

"The voice will make its effect. And it will, undoubtedly, be very touching. But, tell me: after...

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The Moon Over Soho

as Max von Konigsberg
Released: 1985-08-18

A wily publisher of arts magazines tries to cope with ever-growing financial problems - and also...

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Dog Ends

as Arthur
Released: 1984-07-17

A middle-aged man is feeling the strain of looking after his elderly grandfather, who is...

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Le Petomane

as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
Released: 1979-12-31

The incredibly true story of the legendary French entertainer Joseph Pujol, who performed...

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The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

as Various (archive footage)
Released: 2000-09-25

Tribute to the much-loved character actor.

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

as Self
Released: 1996-08-16

A compilation of the many characters played by Leonard Rossiter.

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Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

as Self (Archive footage)
Released: 2022-10-29

A celebration of the actor's life and career, featuring contributions from friends, co-stars and...

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Play for Today

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-10-15

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...

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Play for Today

as Arthur
First aired: 1970-10-15

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...

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Z-Cars

as uncredited
First aired: 1962-01-02

Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed...

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BBC Play of the Month

as The Prime Minister
First aired: 1965-10-19

Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and...

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BBC Play of the Month

as Colonel Lukyn
First aired: 1965-10-19

Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and...

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BBC Television Shakespeare

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-12-03

The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of...

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Rising Damp

as Rigsby
First aired: 1974-09-02

Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long...

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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-09-08

Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis...

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Steptoe and Son

as Johnny Spooner
First aired: 1962-01-05

Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and...

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Steptoe and Son

as Welsh Hughie
First aired: 1962-01-05

Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and...

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Redcap

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-10-17

Redcap is a British television series produced by ABC Weekend Television and broadcast on the...

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The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-02-17

Seven Hilariously comic situations from the fertile imaginations of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

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Alice in Wonderland

as King of Hearts
First aired: 1985-03-26

Anglia Television's 5 episode adaption of Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland was inspired and...

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The Losers

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-11-12

The Losers is a British sitcom that aired on ITV in 1978. Written by Alan Coren, it stars...

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You Can't Win

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-07-07

You Can't Win was a 1966 British television series made by ITV as an adaptation of the novels...

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Tripper's Day

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-09-24

Tripper's Day is a British television sitcom produced by Thames Television for ITV. The plot...

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