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Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was an English actor. He had a long career in the theatre but achieved his highest profile for his television comedy roles starring as Rupert Rigsby in the ITV series Rising Damp from 1974 to 1978, and Reginald Perrin in the BBC's The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin from 1976 to 1979.
Leonard Rossiter was a British actor who starred in stage, film and TV, including Rising Damp, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. He died of a heart attack in 1984 during a performance of Loot.
Police probe 46-year-old allegation against late comedy genius Leonard Rossiter. Operation Yewtree officers have been told the actor was involved in abuse. Claims it happened on set of the 1968...
Jan 12, 2020 · Learn about the life and career of Leonard Rossiter, one of Britain's greatest sitcom stars, who played Rigsby in Rising Damp and Perrin in The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin. Discover how his personality clashes, perfectionism and neurosis made him a difficult actor to work with and a difficult man to like.
Learn about the life and career of Leonard Rossiter, a British actor who starred in films, TV shows and stage plays. Find out his birth and death dates, family, awards, trivia and quotes.
Oct 7, 1984 · Leonard Rossiter, one of Britain's most popular comic actors, collapsed during a performance in London and died Friday night, apparently of a heart attack. Mr. Rossiter, who was 57 years old,...
Rising Damp starred Leonard Rossiter, Frances de la Tour, Richard Beckinsale and Don Warrington. Rossiter played Rupert Rigsby (originally Rooksby in the stage play), the miserly, seedy, and ludicrously self-regarding landlord of a run-down Victorian townhouse who rents out his shabby bedsits to a variety of tenants.
