When Did Leonard Rossiter Die?

Leonard Rossiter was an English actor. He had a long career in the theatre but achieved his greatest fame for his television comedy roles, most notably 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.

What was the name of the black guy in Rising Damp?

Don Warrington (MBE) shot to fame as the suave Philip in the 1970s sitcom Rising Damp starring Leonard Rossiter. The 69-year-old Trinidadian-born actor plays Commissioner Selwyn Patterson in Death in Paradise, the crime series set in the Caribbean which returns for its tenth season next year.

When was Leonard Rossiter born?

BFI Screenonline: Rossiter, Leonard (1926-1984) Biography. 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'.

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