How tall was Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter's Height

5ft 8 ½ (174 cm)

English actor, best remembered for starring in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin and for playing Rupert Rigsby in Rising Damp. In film he appeared in Barry Lyndon, The Pink Panther Strikes Again and 2001:A Space Odyssey. He has been described as 5ft 10.25, 10.5 and 5ft 9 in his Spotlight page through the 60's and 70's.

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Average Guess (8 Votes)
5ft 9in (175.3cm)
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 3/Dec/24
I think the full 5ft9 is arguable for him. He wasn't a short guy
Gerald S said on 7/Sep/23
Rob, could Rossiter get an upgrade?

I just watched Oliver! and I would have guessed about 5’11” for him, had I never seen him before. He had several inches on 5’7” Harry Secombe. 5’9”-5’10” is a range Rossiter really could have been.
Sinclair said on 13/Aug/22
Rob, could Rossiter have 5’9”?
Editor Rob
I'm not sure about full 5ft 9
Sinclair said on 17/May/22
Rob, surely Rossiter was over 5’9”?

He gets 5’9.5” from me, he was only about an inch under 5’10.5” Dudley Sutton and was much taller than 5’8” Colin Blakely in The Pink Panther Strikes Again. He also easily edged out 5’8” Harry Secombe in Oliver! Rossiter never once looked under 5’9” to me. He even looked like he was closing in on my 5’10” at times.
Editor Rob
I would never have guessed him that tall.
Miss Sandy Cowell said on 1/Apr/20
I once went to the pictures and I saw a film about a real life flatulist, played by Leonard Rossiter. It was at the time when you used to see a second film as part of the showing.

I didn't even think it was that funny because the farts weren't realistic and all sounded the same: fabricated!

Leonard gets 5ft9.25. 🤣💨

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