Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

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...

Known For

2001: A Space Odyssey

as Dr. Andrei Smyslov

Barry Lyndon

as Captain Quin

Cast Credits

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

as Various (archive footage)

Starry Night

as Mr. Morganstern

The Moon Over Soho

as Max von Konigsberg

Water

as Sir Malcolm Leveridge

Dog Ends

as Arthur

The Funny Side of Christmas

as Reginald Perrin

Trail of the Pink Panther

as Superintendant Quinlan

Britannia Hospital

as Vincent Potter

The Factory

as Harry Meadows

Rising Damp

as Rigsby

Le Petomane

as Monsieur Joseph Pujol

Voyage of the Damned

as Commander von Bonin

Machinegunner

as Cyril Dugdale

Barry Lyndon

as Captain Quin

Luther

as Brother Weinand

The Italian Table

as Mr. Jeffs

The Double Agent

as Nikolai Krobnevsky

Otley

as Johnson

Diamonds for Breakfast

as Inspector Dudley

Oliver!

as Sowerberry

Deadfall

as Fillmore

The Year of the Sex Olympics

as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest