Leonard Rossiter
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Leonard Rossiter 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
Rossiter performing in The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog
2001: A Space Odyssey
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2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke. Its plot was inspired by several short stories op
Leonard Rossiter
…1968). In 1968, he played Mr Sowerberry in the film version of Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! and took one of the few speaking supporting roles in 2001: A Space Odyssey as the Russian scientist Smyslov. He worked with Stanley Kubrick again in Barry Lyndon (1975), in the role of Captain John Quin. He appeared opposite…
Arthur C. Clarke in 1965, photographed in the Discovery's pod bay
Modern replica of the Discovery One spaceship model
The "centrifuge" set used for filming scenes depicting interior of the spaceship Discovery
Zero-gravity effect