Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 20, 1924
Place of Birth
Tottenham, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Lesley Phillips
- Leslie Samuel Phillips
Leslie Phillips
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.
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Known For - Movies
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
Carry On Nurse
as Jack Bell
The Jackal
as Woolburton
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
as Wilson
Out of Africa
as Sir Joseph
The Longest Day
as RAF Officer Mac
Empire of the Sun
as Maxton
Scandal
as Lord Astor
Known For - TV Shows
Midsomer Murders
as Godfrey Teal
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Sir Philip Starke
Heartbeat
as Denzil Witty
The Bill
Tales from the Crypt
as Mycroft Amberson
Rumpole of the Bailey
as 'Boxey' Horne
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Justin Whittaker
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Sir Horace Cutler
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Dean
Performance
as Judge Michael Argyle