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Leonard Rossiter Biography (1926-1984)

Born October 21, 1926, in Liverpool, England; died October 5, 1984, of a heart attack in his dressing room; son of John and Elizabeth (Howell) Rossiter; married Josephine Tewson (divorced); married Gillian Raine (an actress); children: one daughter.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

October 21, 1926

Liverpool, England

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--Bert, The Gray Dog, Repertory Theatre, England, 1954.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Brennan o' Moor, Red Roses for Me, 1962.
• Fred Midway, Semi-Detached, 1963.
• Corvino, Volpone, 1967.
• Arturo Ui, The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui, 1968.
• Giordano Bruno, The Heretic, 1970.
• title role, Richard III, 1971.
• Davies, The Caretaker, 1972.
• title role, Tartuffe, 1976.
• Garrand, Make and Break, 1980.
• detective, Loot, Lyric, London, 1984.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• A Kind of Loving, 1962.
• Billy Liar, 1963.
• This Sporting Life, 1963.
• King Rat, 1965.
• Hotel Paradiso, 1966.
• The Devil's Own, 1966.
• Deadlier Than the Male, 1967.
• Oliver!, 1968.
• Diamonds for Breakfast, 1968.
• Deadfall, 1968.
• 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968.
• Bed of Roomers.
• Waterloo Bridge Handicap.
• Luther, 1974.
• Barry Lyndon, 1975.
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again, 1976.
• Voyage of the Damned, 1977.
• Trail of the Pink Panther, 1982.
• Britannia Hospital, 1982.
• Water (upcoming).
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES
• The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin, 1976.
• The Losers.
• Rising Damp.
• The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog.