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

Dr. Andrei Smyslov

Barry Lyndon

Captain Quin

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Quinlan

Trail of the Pink Panther

Superintendant Quinlan

Voyage of the Damned

Commander von Bonin

Oliver!

Sowerberry

The Long Ships

Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)

Deadlier Than the Male

Henry Bridgenorth