Leonard Rossiter

Birthday: 21 October 1926, Liverpool, England, UK

Height: 175 cm

Leonard Rossiter was born on October 21st, 1926 in Liverpool. Unable to afford to go to university, he worked in an insurance office until he was 27, when he joined Preston repertory company and made ...Show More

It's not that I can't tolerate fools, I can, providing that I don't have to put up with them for too Show more It's not that I can't tolerate fools, I can, providing that I don't have to put up with them for too long. Hide

Partly because of my lack of interest in history and partly because of an in-built conviction that t Show more Partly because of my lack of interest in history and partly because of an in-built conviction that too much research leads to cranky performances, I never dug too deeply into the private lives of any historical characters I've attempted - Voltaire, Hitler, Giordano Bruno or Richard III. If the author doesn't achieve his aim between pages 1 and 80 no amount of research by an actor will do it. Hide

You get a much greater sense of doing the job more successfully working in the theater ...Theatre is Show more You get a much greater sense of doing the job more successfully working in the theater ...Theatre is my favorite, I suppose, audiences are very important to me. Hide

When I worked over there (America) I came to a firm conclusion - we are separated by a mutual langua Show more When I worked over there (America) I came to a firm conclusion - we are separated by a mutual language. Hide

Leonard Rossiter's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 2

as Actor (34)

Redcap - Season 1

Rising Damp - Season 3

The Avengers - Season 3

Steptoe and Son - Season 4

Billy Liar

King Rat

Rising Damp - Season 2

Steptoe and Son - Season 3