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

2001: A Space Odyssey

as Dr. Andrei Smyslov

Barry Lyndon

as Captain Quin

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

as Quinlan

Oliver!

as Sowerberry

Trail of the Pink Panther

as Superintendant Quinlan

Billy Liar

as Emanuel Shadrack

This Sporting Life

as Phillips, Sports Writer

King Rat

as McCoy

Voyage of the Damned

as Commander von Bonin

Britannia Hospital

as Vincent Potter