Leslie Phillips

Born: 1924-04-20, Tottenham, London, England, UK

Died: 2022-11-07

Biography

Leslie Samuel Phillips CBE (20 April 1924 – 7 November 2022) was an English actor, director, producer and author. He achieved prominence in the 1950s, playing smooth, upper-class comic roles utilising his "Ding dong" and "Hello" catchphrases. He appeared in the Carry On and Doctor in the House film series as well as the long-running BBC radio comedy series The Navy Lark. In his later career, Phillips took on dramatic parts including a BAFTA-nominated role alongside Peter O'Toole in Venus (2006). He provided the voice of the Sorting Hat in several of the Harry Potter films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leslie Phillips, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

• Midsomer Murders (1997)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
• Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989)
• Heartbeat (1992)
• Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)
• Monarch of the Glen (2000)
• Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
• The Jackal (1997)
• Lovejoy (1986)
• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
• The Longest Day (1962)
• Screen One (1989)
• Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996)
• The Comic Strip Presents... (1982)
• Empire of the Sun (1987)
• Out of Africa (1985)
• Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (1984)
• King Ralph (1991)
• The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
• Saving Grace (2000)
• Thunderpants (2002)
• Take a Girl Like You (2000)
• Mountains of the Moon (1990)
• Millions (2005)
• Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
• Love on a Branch Line (1994)