Portrait of Leonard Rossiter

Acting

Leonard Rossiter

Career

Active from 1964 to 2001, with a break from 1986 to 1999, busiest in 1968 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for 2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Leonard Rossiter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.4, average 5.4
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Eccentric Characters 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Social Satire 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • British Sitcom 3
  • Midlife Crisis 2
  • Swinging Sixties 2
  • Satirical 2
  • British Humor 2
  • Slice of Life 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)

as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)

Great Comedy Moments
Great Comedy Moments (2001)

as Reginald Perrin / Johnny Spooner (archive footage)

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter (2000)

as Various (archive footage)

1980s

13 titles ยท average score 52
Water
Water (1985)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sir Malcolm Leveridge

The Moon Over Soho
The Moon Over Soho (1985)

as Max von Konigsberg

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1985)

TV show ยท as King of Hearts

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1985)

as King (voice)

Tripper's Day
Tripper's Day (1984)

TV show ยท as Norman Tripper

The Life and Death of King John
The Life and Death of King John (1984)

as King John

Dog Ends
Dog Ends (1984)

as Arthur

Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital (1982)
GoodWatch score 54

as Vincent Potter

Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
GoodWatch score 39

as Superintendant Quinlan

The Funny Side of Christmas
The Funny Side of Christmas (1982)

as Reginald Perrin

The Factory
The Factory (1981)

as Harry Meadows

Rising Damp
Rising Damp (1980)
GoodWatch score 55

as Rigsby

1970s

22 titles ยท average score 66
The Perishers
The Perishers (1979)

TV show ยท as Boot (voice)

Le Petomane
Le Petomane (1979)
GoodWatch score 63

as Monsieur Joseph Pujol

The Losers
The Losers (1978)

TV show

The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap (1978)

as Charles Barker

The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

as Quinlan

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin

Machinegunner
Machinegunner (1976)

as Cyril Dugdale

After the Solo
After the Solo (1975)

as Dawson

Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon (1975)
GoodWatch score 84

as Captain Quin

Rising Damp
Rising Damp (1974)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Rigsby

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1974)

as The Blind Man

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Arthur

1960s

39 titles ยท average score 69
Otley
Otley (1969)
GoodWatch score 51

as Johnson

2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
GoodWatch score 86

as Dr. Andrei Smyslov

The Year of the Sex Olympics
The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968)
GoodWatch score 60

as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest

Diamonds for Breakfast
Diamonds for Breakfast (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

as Inspector Dudley

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show ยท as Fred Tomlinson / Nikolai Krobnevsky

The Devil's Eggshell
The Devil's Eggshell (1966)

as Prime Minister

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Colonel Lukyn / The Prime Minister

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show ยท as Mr. Marcus / Mr. Jeffs

A Jolly Bad Fellow
A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964)

as Dr. Fisher

Z-Cars
Z-Cars (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son (1962)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Welsh Hughie / Johnny Spooner

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Robin Hood