Leonard Rossiter

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Biography

The Liverpool native was unable to go to university for financial reasons so ended up working in an insurance office for six years before joining Preston Rep as an assistant stage manager. Rossiter made his acting debut on the London stage in 1958 and quickly moved into British films, appearing in secondary roles in some of the classics of the 1960s. More remembered for his comedic work, Rossiter turned in consistently standout performances. …

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Job Title

Actor

Born

October 21, 1926

LATEST CREDITS

Britannia Hospital

Potter

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Reginald Perrin

Rising Damp

Rigsby

Water

Sir Malcolm Leveridge

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Superintendent Quinlan

2001: A Space Odyssey

Smyslov

Otley

Johnston

Barry Lyndon

Captain Quin

The Whisperers

Assistance Official

Deadfall

Fillmore

Luther

Brother Weinand

Deadlier Than the Male

Birdgenorth

King Rat

Major McCoy

Oliver!

Mr Sowerberry

Billy Liar

Shadrack

Hotel Paradiso

Inspector

Trail of the Pink Panther

Quinlan

A Kind of Loving

Whymper

The Wrong Box

Vyvyan

Voyage of the Damned

Commander Ugo Von Bonin--German Counter-Intelligence