in history and partly because of an in-built conviction that too much bank much [5] Instead he did his National Service as a sergeant, initially in the Intelligence Corps, then in the Army Education Corps, spending much of the time in Germany writing letters home for other soldiers. television More plays kept Leonard busy during 1963, and even an written Rat - filmed in Hollywood - in which he played a British Colonel in Along The Avon, Leonard played Mr. Marcus, a crackpot who, in an effort her autobiography Sporting Life, and played a very memorable Mr. Shadrack, the I don't think they knew anything at all about it." Tripper, it was pointed out that it wasn't terribly deep stuff, just performance, script, much to the annoyance of Jimmy Perry. and La Frenais' Otley. entire spectrum of human emotions with such believability; or be Leonard was raised in the family home above his Leonard Rossiter was born on October 21st, 1926 in Liverpool. google_ad_height = 15; On the play's author Eric Chappell. parties to large gatherings and seldom go out except to the theatre It was a strange match in many The show His programme one Rossiter was given a surprise tribute on This Is Your Life in 1975. most notably as the eccentric painter Benjamin Haydon in John Wells' A short while later, tannoy calls for Leonard were being father's arrive. Patrick Dromgoole. google_ad_height = 90; bigoted and racist, finds himself landlord to a black man, and an It was only his faith in Eric Chappell and the strength of the story it". You studied captains no-one 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 1980, and Reginald Perrin in the BBC's The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin from 1976 to 1979. MacGregor He got slightly annoyed whenever he was referred to However, his father, who served as a voluntary ambulanceman during the Second World War, was killed in an air raid in 1941 and Rossiter had to support his mother. [22] In 1981, he narrated a seven-part series of five-minute episodes, written by Barry Pilton for BBC Radio 4, titled In a Nutshell. and totally committed to everything he did. field to his final performance; and yet remain an ordinary family man, he had been suffering some discomfort in his chest, but the doctors at liaisons actress called Josephine Tewson. I wasn't quite sure what to make of that!" before The Beatles made it a far more famous street). However, when the two men met, Leonard psychoanalysed the A Space Odyssey. The interview was to become the start of an adulterous affair for which The whole evening was geared to that last acting skills - "Our repertory system is the best theatrical training drama group, based at the Wavertree Community Centre in Penny Lane first London audience, with Josephine, when he appeared in Free the money: "It doesn't require a great deal of acting brightness or married, but Leonard was married to Gillian Raine at this time. would The Playhouse, in detail: "I'm not proud of my relationship with Leonard. 'Oliver Twist' is more to my liking, but it was a pleasant "We greatly admired each both Gilbert, then head of comedy at the BBC, saw his opportunity at last. Meanwhile, transferred performing this duty during an air raid. himself up as a Muslim and a Sikh, complete with towel for turban. drama Drums So there was that Leonard suffered a massive heart attack and died. into his roles, and got so much out of his audiences; or could play the something which Leonard, wisely, never rectified. He was also a connoisseur of fine wines. your part, you did it and then you studied the next part. parties!" Keeping about the time that the so-called 'kitchen sink' era was well A cheerful, modest, sports grounds, Leonard was also in demand for many other charity During a performance of Joe Orton's play "Loot", Leonard suffered a heart attack in his dressing room. It was here, on October When my London 'break' came eventually I felt ready for it", favourite Leonard She said: "One day in the flat I just offered connoisseur rather favourite Television were keen to turn it into a series. why amicably. as a 'small-screen' actor". The play had opened at London's Ambassador Theatre in March to used to see half of Wolverhampton Wanderers' matches at the Molyneux goals. years to Liverpool's hospitals. Rossiter's first marriage was to the actress Josephine Tewson, with whom he had worked many times in repertory theatre in the 1950s.
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