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Overview

Date of Birth:
21 October 1926, Liverpool, England, UK See more »
Date of Death:
5 October 1984, London, England, UK See more »
Mini Biography:
Leonard Rossiter was born on October 21st, 1926 in Liverpool. Unable to... See more »
Trivia:
Was interviewed by Police officers during the Valerie Storie and Michael... See more »
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(32 articles)
'Rising Damp': Classic sitcom to be revived as stage play
 (From Digital Spy - TV news. 8 April 2013, 8:30 AM, PDT)
Mrs Brown's Boys: how the 'worst comedy ever made' became a smash hit
 (From The Guardian - TV News. 30 January 2013, 9:03 AM, PST)
How Alan Parker progressed to Bafta's top table
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 23 January 2013, 3:35 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Len Rossiter

Filmography

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Actor - TV:
  1. "Alice in Wonderland" .... The King of Hearts (2 episodes, 1985)
        - The Mock Turtle's Story, the Lobster Quadrille and Who Stole the Tarts? (1985) TV episode (voice) .... The King of Hearts
        - A Mad Tea Party and the Queen's Croquet Ground (1985) TV episode (voice) .... The King of Hearts
  2. The Life and Death of King John (1984) (TV) .... King John
    ... aka "The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Life and Death of King John" - USA (video title)
  3. "Tripper's Day" .... Norman Tripper (6 episodes, 1984)
        - Vatman and Robbin (1984) TV episode .... Norman Tripper
        - Alarms and Diversions (1984) TV episode .... Norman Tripper
        - Token of Esteem (1984) TV episode .... Norman Tripper
        - Games People Play (1984) TV episode .... Norman Tripper
        - Foreign Parts (1984) TV episode .... Norman Tripper
          (1 more)
  4. "Play for Today" .... Arthur / ... (3 episodes, 1975-1984)
        - Dog Ends (1984) TV episode .... Arthur
        - The Factory (1981) TV episode .... Harry Meadows
        - After the Solo (1975) TV episode .... Dawson

  5. "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin" .... Reginald Perrin (21 episodes, 1976-1979)
        - Episode #3.7 (1979) TV episode .... Reginald Perrin
        - Episode #3.6 (1979) TV episode .... Reginald Perrin
        - Timebomb (1979) TV episode .... Reginald Perrin
        - Communal Social Evenings (1978) TV episode .... Reginald Perrin
        - The Trickle of Visitors (1978) TV episode .... Reginald Perrin
          (16 more)
  6. "The Losers" .... Sydney Foskett (1 episode, 1978)
        - A Star Is Born (1978) TV episode .... Sydney Foskett
  7. "BBC2 Play of the Week" .... Frank Harris (1 episode, 1978)
        - Fearless Frank (1978) TV episode .... Frank Harris
  8. "Rising Damp" .... Rigsby (28 episodes, 1974-1978)
        - Come on in the Water's Lovely (1978) TV episode .... Rigsby
        - Under the Influence (1978) TV episode .... Rigsby
        - Pink Carnations (1978) TV episode .... Rigsby
        - Great Expectations (1978) TV episode .... Rigsby
        - Fire and Brimstone (1978) TV episode .... Rigsby
          (23 more)
  9. "The Perishers" (1978) TV series (voice) .... Boot
  10. "The Galton & Simpson Playhouse" .... Jim (1 episode, 1977)
        - I Tell You It's Burt Reynolds (1977) TV episode .... Jim
  11. Machinegunner (1976) (TV) .... Cyril Dugdale
  12. "Comedy Playhouse" .... Smithy (1 episode, 1974)
        - Pygmalion Smith (1974) TV episode .... Smithy
  13. "Masquerade" .... Leslie Lewis (1 episode, 1974)
        - Mützen ab! (1974) TV episode .... Leslie Lewis
  14. "The Carnforth Practice" .... Aaros Boswell (2 episodes, 1974)
        - The Last Roman (1974) TV episode .... Aaros Boswell
        - The Aristocrat (1974) TV episode .... Aaros Boswell
  15. If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1974) (TV) .... The Blind Man
  16. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" .... Andrew / ... (3 episodes, 1967-1973)
        - The Baby's Name Being Kitchener (1973) TV episode .... Sergeant Tax
        - The Unquiet Man (1968) TV episode .... Andrew
        - Taste (1967) TV episode .... Mike Schofield
  17. After Loch Lomond (1973) (TV) .... Mickey Grant
  18. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Colonel Lukyn / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1972)
        - The Magistrate (1972) TV episode .... Colonel Lukyn
        - The Devil's Eggshell (1966) TV episode .... Prime Minister
  19. "Steptoe and Son" .... Johnny Spooner / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1972)
        - The Desperate Hours (1972) TV episode .... Johnny Spooner
        - The Lead Man Cometh (1964) TV episode .... Welsh Hughie
  20. Thick as Thieves (1972) (TV) .... Eddie
  21. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" .... 'X' / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
        - Hari-Kari and Sally (1971) TV episode .... Harry
        - The Garbler Strategy (1969) TV episode .... 'X'
  22. "The Wednesday Play" .... Mr. Jeffs / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1970)
        - The Italian Table (1970) TV episode .... Mr. Jeffs
        - Drums Along the Avon (1967) TV episode .... Mr. Marcus

  23. "ITV Playhouse" .... Fred Tomlinson / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1969)
        - Double Agent (1969) TV episode .... Nikolai Krobnevsky
        - Day of the Tortoise (1967) TV episode .... Fred Tomlinson
  24. "Theatre 625" .... Co-ordinator Ugo Priest / ... (4 episodes, 1966-1968)
        - The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968) TV episode .... Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
        - The Fanatics (1968) TV episode .... Voltaire
        - Semi-Detached (1966) TV episode .... Fred Midway
        - Doctor Knock (1966) TV episode .... Dr. Knock
  25. "Half Hour Story" .... Owen (1 episode, 1968)
        - A View from the Obelisk (1968) TV episode .... Owen
  26. "The Revenue Men" .... Ormerod (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Benefactor (1967) TV episode .... Ormerod
  27. "Death Is a Good Living" (1966) TV mini-series .... Norman Lynch
  28. "ITV Play of the Week" .... Leslie Harmon / ... (4 episodes, 1963-1965)
        - Mr. Fowlds (1965) TV episode .... Leslie Harmon
        - Between the Two of Us (1965) TV episode .... Man
        - Flight from Reality (1964) TV episode .... Patrick
        - The Buried Man (1963) TV episode .... Robert Bailey
  29. "Cluff" .... Wilkie (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Fireraiser (1965) TV episode .... Wilkie
  30. "Thursday Theatre" .... Frank Broadbent (1 episode, 1965)
        - Celebration (1965) TV episode .... Frank Broadbent
  31. "Redcap" .... Sgt. Rolfe (1 episode, 1964)
        - Epitaph for a Sweat (1964) TV episode .... Sgt. Rolfe
  32. "Love Story" .... Sgt. 'Tubby' Watson (1 episode, 1964)
        - Beggars and Choosers (1964) TV episode .... Sgt. 'Tubby' Watson
  33. "Festival" .... Daudet (1 episode, 1964)
        - Justin Thyme (1964) TV episode .... Daudet
  34. House of Glass (1964) (TV) .... Sgt. Golto
  35. "The Avengers" .... Robin Hood, William J. Cavendish (1 episode, 1963)
        - Dressed to Kill (1963) TV episode .... Robin Hood, William J. Cavendish
  36. "First Night" .... Sammy Love (1 episode, 1963)
        - It's All Lovely (1963) TV episode .... Sammy Love
  37. "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Harry / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl (1963) TV episode .... William Acton
        - The Morning After (1962) TV episode .... Harry
  38. "Maupassant" .... Emile Vallin (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Story of a Farm Girl (1963) TV episode .... Emile Vallin
  39. "Jezebel ex UK" .... Pritchard (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Four-Legged Stowaway (1963) TV episode .... Pritchard
  40. "Suspense" .... Alan Treece (1 episode, 1963)
        - Walk in Fear (1963) TV episode .... Alan Treece
  41. "Z Cars" .... Det. Insp. Bamber (8 episodes, 1963)
        - Enquiry (1963) TV episode .... Det. Insp. Bamber
        - Matter of Conviction (1963) TV episode .... Det. Insp. Bamber
        - Members Only (1963) TV episode .... Det. Insp. Bamber
        - Follow My Leader (1963) TV episode .... Det. Insp. Bamber
        - The Listeners (1963) TV episode .... Det. Insp. Bamber
          (3 more)
  42. "Studio 4" .... Gerard Moustler (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Farquhar Connection (1962) TV episode .... Gerard Moustler
  43. "You Can't Win" .... Fenny (1 episode, 1961)
        - The One That Got Away (1961) TV episode .... Fenny

  44. "The Nightwatchman's Stories" .... Joe Stocks (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Constable's Move (1959) TV episode .... Joe Stocks
Actor:
  1. Water (1985) .... Sir Malcolm
  2. Britannia Hospital (1982) .... Vincent Potter
  3. Rising Damp (1980) .... Rigsby
    ... aka "A Bed of Roomers" - USA (cable TV title)

  4. Le Petomane (1979) .... Monsieur Joseph Pujol
  5. The Waterloo Bridge Handicap (1978) .... Charles Barker
  6. Voyage of the Damned (1976) .... Commander Von Bonin
  7. The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) .... Quinlan
  8. Barry Lyndon (1975) .... Captain John Quin
  9. Luther (1974) .... Brother Weinand

  10. Diamonds for Breakfast (1968) .... Inspector Dudley
  11. Otley (1968) .... Johnson
  12. Oliver! (1968) .... Sowerberry
  13. Deadfall (1968) .... Fillmore
  14. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) .... Dr. Andrei Smyslov
  15. The Whisperers (1967) .... Assistance Board Officer
  16. Deadlier Than the Male (1967) .... Henry Bridgenorth
  17. The Witches (1966) .... Dr. Wallis
    ... aka "The Devil's Own" - USA
  18. The Wrong Box (1966) .... Vyvyan Alistair Montague
  19. Hotel Paradiso (1966) .... Inspector
  20. King Rat (1965) .... McCoy
  21. The Long Ships (1964) (uncredited) .... Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword To Prove Loyalty
  22. They All Died Laughing (1964) .... Dr. Fisher
    ... aka "A Jolly Bad Fellow" - UK (original title)
  23. Billy Liar (1963) .... Emanuel Shadrack
  24. This Sporting Life (1963) .... Phillips, Sports writer
  25. A Kind of Loving (1962) .... Whymper
Self - TV:
  1. "Give Us a Clue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
        - Episode dated 6 September 1983 (1983) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Clapper Board" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
        - Rising Damp and Black Jack (1980) TV episode .... Himself

  3. Muhammad Ali's Greatest Hits (1979) (TV) .... Himself
  4. "The Morecambe & Wise Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
        - Eric & Ernie's Xmas Show 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "Song by Song" .... Himself - Music Performer (1 episode, 1978)
        - By Harburg (1978) TV episode .... Himself - Music Performer
  6. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1975-1977)
        - Richard Beckinsale (1977) TV episode .... Himself
        - Leonard Rossiter (1975) TV episode .... Himself

  7. "BBC 3" (1965) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
Archive Footage:
  1. "My Favourite Joke"
        - Episode #1.2 (2011) TV episode (uncredited) .... Rupert Rigsby
  2. 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Reginald Iolanthe Perrin
  3. The Real Mr Pooter (2007) (TV) .... Reginald Iolanthe Perrin
  4. Best Ever Ads (2005) (TV) .... Cinzano Man
  5. Greatest TV Comedy Moments (2005) (TV) .... Rigsby
  6. Bruce Forsyth's Comedy Heroes (2005) (TV) .... Rigsby
  7. "Heroes of Comedy"
        - Leonard Rossiter (2001) TV episode .... Himself/Rigsby/Reginald Perrin
  8. "The Greatest"
        - 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001) TV episode (uncredited) .... Rigsby
  9. The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter (2000) (TV) .... Various
  10. The 100 Greatest TV Ads (2000) (TV) .... Cinzano Man
  11. 'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter (1996) (V) .... Himself/Rigsby/Reginald Perrin/Norman Tripper/Emanuel Shadrack/Monsieur Joseph Pujol
  12. Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) .... Superintendant Quinlan

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Other Works:
Starred in "Loot" as Inspector Truscott (London stage 1984) See more »
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