Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was an English actor with careers in film, television and theatre. He is best known for his roles as Rupert Rigsby, in the British comedy television series Rising Damp, and Reginald Iolanthe Perrin, in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976-79), as well as for a series of Cinzano commercials (1978-1983), with Joan Collins. Leonard Rossiter was born in Liverpool, where he lived over the barbe... more

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  • Oct 21, 1926

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  • Oct 5, 1984 (age 57 years)

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