ACTOR

Leonard Rossiter

Best known as Dr. Andrei Smyslov in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

11 Appearances

4 Series

7 Films

8.0 Top rated

Personal details

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

21 Oktober 1926

Died

5 Oktober 1984

Place of birth

Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK

Also known as

Len Rossiter

Biography

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.