Leonard Rossiter interview | Comedy | Interview |Talking Personally | 1984

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Star or TV and Stage, actor Leonard Rossiter speaks to Thames Television's 'Talking personally' Sir Alastair Burnet asks Rossiter about his life on stage, his family and also his most famous character Rigsby in the British comedy television series and film 'Rising Damp' First transmitted on
30/04/1984
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@user-op6ig1dr3l 2 года назад

I was privileged to act with him In "Make and Break" firstly at the Lyric, Hammersmith which transferred to the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 1980. He and his lovely wife Gillian Rain came to my wedding reception on Saturday, 31st 1981. I adored him. A magnificent Actor. I just wished he didn't leave us when he did. So sad. RIP Leonard.

@Ian-gw2vx Год назад

That's fascinating. What a privilege to have known him. It has been said, being a perfectionist, he was difficult to work with but obviously your experience is different. Absolute genius he was. I have a book I still have not read about his life. I must get it out.

@68iansutton Год назад

@@Ian-gw2vx it's fascinating really. Some people have said he was difficult to work with due to him being a perfectionist, but never have I ever heard anyone say they refused to work with him. Can't have been that bad of a bloke I suppose.

@regplasma7906 2 года назад

One of our best ever British actors.He left us far too soon.

@brianarbenz1329 Месяц назад

As a U.S. person, I first came across Leonard in 2001: A Space Odyssey. I figured that's all I'd see of this actor, but U.S. public TV started showing The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin in the 1980s and I was amazed to see that the person who played the serious Russian scientist was British and played a polar opposite character so well. Such a versatile and talented person. Here's to Leonard!

@thoskel1 4 месяца назад

What a talented actor and comedian. He was looking so well but sadly died much to young a few months later. RIP Reggie, Rigsby etc. Thank you for the memories.

@gavinallan7897 Год назад

He shows here his love and appreciation for his craft..But also his standards and humility One of the most greatest and talented actors Adore and appreciate his work so much 🙏

@sabineangelika2710 10 месяцев назад

splendid interview and unforgettable actor!

@pstreetblues 2 года назад

The interview was only 6 months before he died on 5/10/1984.

@DodgeMan74 2 года назад

He'd be knocking on 100 if he were alive today.

@EddieDeeVee-pf1iu 10 месяцев назад

You will always read this stuff about him being a difficult person to work with. I think that is balderdash. He seems like a very reasonable and grounded person who knew what responsibility was laid upon a production in order to be great. He probably was not a pushover for people who were a bit fragile and so, hurt their feelings sometimes. I think he was amazing.

@Ingens_Scherz 5 месяцев назад

If only he had lived. We'd have had 20 years of the lost "senior" stage of his career. He's have done stuff to match (or even better) Hopkins himself. By aged 70, in '98, he'd have been Sir Len resplendent with a brace of Oscars, or more. It's nice (or perhaps rather soft in the head) to think that in the multiverse, the Oscar-winning "SIr Len" version exists. Long live extrapolation.

@jrbs Год назад

My father spoke to him in the Arts and Theatre Club the day before he died.

@SedriqMiers 2 года назад

Legend RIP.

@ricksheafer528 2 месяца назад

So sad he's gone, I loved him in Rising Damp. RIP

@rampageclover9788 11 месяцев назад

Fantastic actor who we lost too soon.....and so different to the characters that he played

@t.b.g.504 2 года назад

He was very good as Supt. Quinlan in 'The Pink Panther Strikes Again'

@Voxac100b 3 месяца назад

Lookout! 😅💥

@markandresen1 8 месяцев назад

Probably his last TV interview as he died only six months later. Such a damn shame.

@betsyrocks 2 года назад

Very underrated actor. Loved him in Barry Lyndon.

@brucedickinson12 Год назад

2001 space oddessy

@baroqueroll4662 7 месяцев назад

Extraordinary in Barry Lyndon.

@comradeogilvy1254 4 месяца назад

'Oh indeed! Are you then in the habit of giving... INTIMATE articles of ye clothing to your parrot or lapdog?!?'

@barrycuda3769 Год назад

This reminds me of Reggie being interviewed on Pillock talk.

@russellthompson9271 Год назад

He was also in 1968 classic Oliver, And Billy Liar with Tom Courtney. A very ambitious, competitive actor. Very missed.

@Martindyna Год назад

I can't imagine anyone carrying off Reginald Perrin like he did. He had a small part in `2001 A space odyssey'

@bletheringfool Месяц назад

Martin Clunes tried to a few years ago

@martinshannon7632 Год назад

Brilliant

@Cosmic-Spanner 2 года назад

HUGE man.

@camrenwick 18 дней назад

Great actor. RIP

@lewisgreen1633 5 дней назад

Was brilliant in ‘the Waterloo bridge handicap’..

@deborahbarnes8377 Год назад

I used to fancy him when i was a teenager

@JulietManx 2 года назад

Le Petomane was one of his classic films

@mgrainger3805 2 года назад

Please share more interviews

@leonarddavies288 2 года назад

Oh Miss Jones

@gord307 2 года назад

By the lord harry, they didn't even mention The Perishers!

@DarkStar-wu9nq Год назад

You reminded me of a great time and I loved Boot

@NoName-jq7tj Год назад

An actor who know one mentions anymore.

@leeflea2874 Год назад

we will mention him then

@IgorsDen Год назад

It will be the 50th anniversary of Rising Damp next year, suspect you'll hear him mentioned a few times then

@EcosseZA 2 дня назад

Sir Alastair Burnet - this is how a 56 year old looked like 40 years ago.

@lyndaholroyd7858 7 месяцев назад

A complete one off actor

@christinebedford2088 2 года назад

What a nice man unlike rigsby

@adam_meek Месяц назад

he seems very clevar.

@alanscott7798 8 месяцев назад

He was a brilliant actor, no-one can take that away from him, but he was a dreadful man.

@calum1741 6 месяцев назад

Why???? Wtf?

@dukethomas7217 2 года назад

Please don't tell me Rigsby was a toff!

@oris247 2 года назад

All these actors, who play characters with strong accents, put on a fake posh accents when interviewed especially in the 70's and 80's. Their telephone voices!

@dukethomas7217 2 года назад

@@oris247 You could well be right. I can hear his voice underneath it. Also, he must be able to switch accents, he was a damn Scouser!

@bluevan12 Год назад

Received pronunciation or RP for short any trained actor should be able to speak like this.

@bluevan12 Год назад

@@oris247 Many still do if they attended drama school.

@kennethgarland4712 Год назад

@@oris247 RP is a neutral accent rather than a "toff" accent. Any actor with a noticeable regional accent (or indeed American, Australian, etc) would end up playing minor parts that used that accent. Sean Bean got away with it by getting a perfect rôle in 'Sharpe', but his natural accent has been considerably modified since then. Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins had to lose their working class Welsh accents (though slight traces remain), and Ian Richardson lost his Scottish accent. Imagine what people would think if they heard an actor with a strong Westcountry accent playing a very intelligent person (even though there have been prominent scientists with such an accent)!