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1. Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was an English actor. He had a long career in the theatre but achieved his highest profile for his television comedy roles 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.
Oct 7, 1984 · Leonard Rossiter, one of Britain's most popular comic actors, collapsed during a performance in London and died Friday night, apparently of a heart attack. Mr. Rossiter, who was 57 years old, was ...
Jan 12, 2020 · He was just a difficult individual, full stop. The classic theatrical example of a man who could start an argument in an empty rehearsal room, Leonard Rossiter, whenever he started work on a new project, seemed to talk himself rapidly into trouble most of the times that he opened his mouth. Colleagues, critics, writers, directors, producers ...
Leonard Rossiter died in his dressing room at the Lyric Theatre in London where he was starring in Joe Orton’s black comedy Loot. The squash-playing, keep-fit enthusiast had a heart attack that ...
Dec 3, 2010 · As Don Warrington says in this biography: ‘Comedy can kill you. I think it killed Len.’. Indeed, to the list of beloved laughter-makers who dropped dead on stage or in their dressing-room mid ...
Apr 20, 2009 · As the curtain was lowered, Rossiter’s door was forced open. He was found slumped in an armchair. He was rushed to hospital in an ambulance but it was all too late. Rossiter died shortly afterwards.
Oct 5, 1984 · LONDON -- British stage and screen actor Leonard Rossiter died in a hospital late Friday after collapsing in his dressing room at a London theatre, hospital officials said. He was 57. Born in the ...
