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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.
Jan 12, 2020 · Leonard Rossiter was one of Britain's greatest sitcom stars, turning the seedily lascivious Rigsby of Rising Damp and the wistfully eccentric Reggie of The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin into a couple of richly iconic comedy characters. He might, in fact, have made it a hat-trick of signature sitcom roles had it not been for his unrivalled ability to lose friends and irritate people.
Leonard Rossiter. Actor: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Leonard Rossiter was born on October 21st, 1926 in Liverpool. Unable to afford to go to university, he worked in an insurance office until he was 27, when he joined Preston repertory company and made his professional stage debut in "The Gay Dog". After Preston, he starred in productions at Wolverhampton, Salisbury and The Old Vic Company at ...
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.
Leonard Rossiter. Actor: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Leonard Rossiter was born on October 21st, 1926 in Liverpool. Unable to afford to go to university, he worked in an insurance office until he was 27, when he joined Preston repertory company and made his professional stage debut in "The Gay Dog". After Preston, he starred in productions at Wolverhampton, Salisbury and The Old Vic Company at ...
Leonard Rossiter is best known for his stellar performances in two of the UK's greatest TV sitcoms - Rising Damp and The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin.His career was marked with powerful performances on stage and screen, and behind-the-scenes he was well-known by actors for his desire to achieve perfection.
As Tripper’s Day, Leonard Rossiter’s final comedy, is released on DVD, Gary Mills remembers the competitive, uncompromising star who was Reggie, Rigsby, flatulist and farceur. Pop culture history is peppered with the most uncannily accidental discoveries of talent. The extraordinary vocal talents of ex-Cocteau Twins singer Liz Fraser were only stumbled upon once she’d caught the ...
Actor. Although Leonard Rossiter (born in Liverpool on 21 October 1926) will forever be associated with two of British television's greatest comic creations, Rupert Rigsby and Reginald Perrin, the actor himself disliked being labelled a 'comic actor'. With his mobile features and an ability to reel out vast amounts of dialogue at a rapid pace, Rossiter was an actor with tremendous screen ...
Oct 17, 2007 · A serious actor of great ability, Leonard Rossitter's place in history was assured by his appearances in a series of vermouth adverts with Joan Collins and two brilliant comic roles.
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin: With Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, John Barron, Sue Nicholls. He story concerns a middle-aged middle manager, Reginald "Reggie" Perrin, and is driven to bizarre behaviour by the pointlessness of his job at Sunshine Desserts.
