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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,...
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".
Rising Damp: With Leonard Rossiter, Don Warrington, Frances de la Tour, Richard Beckinsale. Popular sitcom set in a seedy bedsit lorded over by the mean, vain, boastful, cowardly, racist landlord Rigsby. In each episode, his conceits are debunked by his long-suffering tenants.
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.
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).
Oct 17, 2007 · Leonard Rossiter. 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...
Over four series (1974-78) and a movie adaptation (1980) as Rising Damp ’s oily, obsequious landlord Rupert Rigsby, Rossiter became one of the biggest UK television stars of the day, indulging an acute skill for slapstick and double takes and cultivating a growing reputation as one of the premier farceurs in the field.
