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Aliases: Len Rossiter

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 27

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonard Rossiter, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

2001: A Space Odyssey
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8

2001: A Space Odyssey

(1968) Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Play for Today
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6

Play for Today

(1970) Arthur
Barry Lyndon
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8

Barry Lyndon

(1975) Capt. John Quin
Oliver!
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7

Oliver!

(1968) Sowerberry
Play of the Month
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5

Play of the Month

(1965) Colonel Lukyn
The Long Ships
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6

The Long Ships

(1964) Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
Voyage of the Damned
Average
6

Voyage of the Damned

(1976) Commander von Bonin
This Sporting Life
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7

This Sporting Life

(1963) Phillips, Sports Writer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Self (Archive footage)
2000 Various (archive footage)
1999 Mr. Morganstern
1996 Self
1985 Max von Konigsberg
Sir Malcolm Leveridge
1984 King John
N/A
Arthur
1982 Superintendant Quinlan
Vincent Potter
1981 Harry Meadows
1980 Rigsby
1979 Monsieur Joseph Pujol
1978 N/A
N/A
N/A
1977 N/A
1976 Commander von Bonin
Quinlan
N/A
Cyril Dugdale
1975 Capt. John Quin
Dawson
1974 Rigsby
N/A
The Blind Man
Brother Weinand
1970 N/A
Arthur
Mr. Jeffs
1969 Johnson
1968 Inspector Dudley
Sowerberry
Fillmore
Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
1967 Assistance Board Officer
Mr. Marcus
Henry Bridgenorth
1966 Dr. Wallis
Prime Minister
Vyvyan Alistair Montague
N/A
Inspector
1965 McCoy
The Prime Minister
Colonel Lukyn
N/A
1964 N/A
Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
1963 Dr. Fisher
Emanuel Shadrack
Phillips, Sports Writer
1962 Whymper
Gerard Moustier
Johnny Spooner
Welsh Hughie
N/A
1961 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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