
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.
TV Shows(30)

Alice in Wonderland
King of Hearts

Tripper's Day
Norman Tripper

The Perishers
Boot (voice)

The Losers

The BBC Television Shakespeare
King John

BBC2 Play of the Week
Frank Harris

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
Jim

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin

Rising Damp
Rigsby

The Carnforth Practice
Aaros Boswell
Masquerade
Leslie Lewis

Play for Today

Play for Today
Arthur

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
'X'

ITV Playhouse
Fred Tomlinson

ITV Playhouse
Nikolai Krobnevsky

Half Hour Story
Owen

You Can't Win
Death is a Good Living

BBC Play of the Month
The Prime Minister