Leslie Phillips
Known for Acting · 152 credits
- Born
- 1924-04-20
- Died
- 2022-11-07
- Place of birth
- Tottenham, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Lesley Phillips · Leslie Samuel 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
TV Shows (41)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Godfrey Teal
Heartbeat
1992
as Denzil Witty
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Sir Philip Starke
The Bill
1984
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Mycroft Amberson
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as 'Boxey' Horne
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir William / Wat Longfellow / Count de Waldern / Herbert
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Sir Horace Cutler / Dean
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
as James Westropp
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Justin Whittaker
Lovejoy
1986
as Major Eddie Turpin
Monarch of the Glen
2000
as Louis Grimshaw
Performance
1991
as Judge Michael Argyle / Vermandero
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998
Screen One
1989
as Johnny / Viscount Osgood
Wire Service
1956
as Keynes
Super Gran
1985
as P.O.W.
Mark Saber
1954
as Hugh Lawrence
The Last Detective
2003
as Alistair Robertson
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996
as Mr. Greenfly (voice)
The Invisible Man
1958
as Sparrow
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
1984
as Styles
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
as Self
Our Man At St Mark's
1963
Chancer
1990
as Jimmy Blake
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
2008
as Self - Voiceover
Plunder
1990
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Clive Breeze / Charlton
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
as Venning
The World of Wodehouse
1967
as The Rev. Esmond Gander
Love on a Branch Line
1994
as Lord Flamborough
The Week We Went To War
2009
Drama Trails
2010
Summer's Lease
1989
as William Fosdyke
Take a Girl Like You
2000
as Lord Archie Edgerstone
The House of Windsor
1994
as Lord Montague Bermondsey
Casanova '73
1973
as Henry Newhouse
Sword of Honour
2001
as Gervase Crouchback
Honey for Tea
1994
as Sir Dickie Hobhouse
Outside the Rules
2002
Galton and Simpson Comedy
1969
Movies (111)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
The Longest Day
1962
as RAF Officer Mac
The Jackal
1997
as Woolburton
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001
as Wilson
Empire of the Sun
1987
as Maxton
Out of Africa
1985
as Sir Joseph
Scandal
1989
as Lord Astor
Millions
2005
as Himself
The Citadel
1938
as Girl (uncredited)
Saving Grace
2000
as Vicar Gerald Perey
King Ralph
1991
as Gordon Halliwell
Carry On Nurse
1959
as Jack Bell
Les Girls
1957
as Sir Gerald Wren
Venus
2006
as Ian
The Thief of Bagdad
1940
as Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)
Thunderpants
2002
as Judge
Anna Karenina
1948
The Fake
1953
as Boy Student
Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Mr. Arundell
Pool of London
1951
as Harry
The Four Feathers
1939
as Boy Doffing Cap at Parade
The Canterville Ghost
1996
as George, Lord Canterville
Is Anybody There?
2009
as Reg
Cinderella
2000
as Felim
I Was Monty's Double
1958
as Major Tennant
Crooks Anonymous
1962
as Fred "Captain 'Dandy' Forsdyke" Cox
Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009
as Self
Carry On Columbus
1992
as King Ferdinand
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
1997
as Lincoln Bradley
Carry On Constable
1960
as Constable Tom Potter
Colour Me Kubrick
2005
as Freddie
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as Lord Chief Justice Lane
Doctor in Love
1960
as Dr. Tony Burke
Caught in the Act
1997
as Sydney Fisher
Sword of Honour
2001
The Gamma People
1956
as Howard Meade
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004
as Lord W'ruff
Late Bloomers
2011
as Leo
The Sound Barrier
1952
as Controller
That's Carry On!
1977
as Mr. Alistair Grigg / Constable Tom Potter (archive footage)
High Flight
1957
as Blake
Der Blinde
1996
as Sir John
The Limping Man
1953
as Detective Cameron
Carry On Teacher
1959
as Mr. Alistair Grigg
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
as Himself
Doctor in Clover
1966
as Dr. Gaston Grimsdyke
The Fast Lady
1962
as Freddie Fox
Bermuda Grace
1994
August
1996
as Professor Alexander Blathwaite
Royal Celebration
1993
as Johnny
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971
as Dickie (segment "Gluttony")
Thacker
1992
as George Thacker
Time Bomb
1953
Ferdinand I King of Naples
1959
as Giornalista inglese
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
as Robin Carter
The Angry Hills
1959
as Ray Taylor
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
2000
as Prince Hugely Suave
This Other Eden
1959
as Crispin Brown
Train of Events
1949
as Stacey's Fireman
Maroc 7
1967
as Raymond Lowe
What's a Carry On?
1998
as Self - Interviewee
The Galloping Major
1951
as Reporter (uncredited)
Doctor in Trouble
1970
as Dr. Tony Burke
You Must Be Joking
1965
as Young Husband
Climbing High
1938
as Child actor (uncredited)
Very Important Person
1961
as Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper
Just My Luck
1957
as The Hon. Mr. Richard Lumb
Value for Money
1955
as Robjohns
The Big Money
1958
as Receptionist
Spanish Fly
1976
as Mike Scott
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1973
as Minister
As Long as They're Happy
1955
as Box Office Manager
Please Turn Over
1959
as Dr. Henry Manners
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
2008
as Self
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959
as Squadron Leader Thomas
Raising the Wind
1961
as Mervyn Hughes
The Trials of Oz
1991
as Judge Michael Argyle
In the Doghouse
1962
as Jimmy Fox-Upton
Watch Your Stern
1960
as Lt. Cmdr. Bill Fanshawe
Father Came Too!
1964
as Mr. Roddy Chipfield
No Kidding
1960
as David Robinson
Some Will, Some Won't
1970
as Simon Russell
Inn for Trouble
1960
as John Belcher
The Woman with No Name
1950
as 1st Sapper officer
The Changeling
1993
as Vermandero
Two Golden Balls
1994
as Viscount Osgood
The Navy Lark
1959
as Lt. Pouter
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
as Sir Horace Cutler
Die Katze von Kensington
1996
as Sir John
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
The Mikado
1939
as Boy
Hotel Caledonia
as The Narrator
Not Now, Comrade
1976
as Commander Rimmington
Brothers in Law
1957
as Shop Assistant
Not Now Darling
1973
as Gilbert Bodley
The Dead Peasants Society
2007
as Alistair Robertson
The Proud Valley
1940
as Minor Role
Lassie from Lancashire
1938
as Bit Part
Das Karussell des Todes
1996
as Sir John
Oxford
1990
as Dean
Life After Life
1990
as Wing Commander Boyle
The Man Who Liked Funerals
1959
as Simon Hurd
After Death
2012
as Jerimiah Jones
The Gong Game
1965
as Clive Breeze
A Weekend with Lulu
1961
as Timothy Gray
Britain's Ugliest Models
2009
as Himself (Narrator)
A Very Fine Line
1968
as Charlton
Collusion
2003
as Herbert Ames
Leslie Phillips Asks...
1960
as Self
About Leslie Phillips
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 seve… With 152 credits spanning from 1938 to 2013, Leslie Phillips has appeared in 111 films and 41 TV shows.
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Most Popular Leslie Phillips Movies
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) — as The Sorting Hat (voice)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) — as The Sorting Hat (voice)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) — as The Sorting Hat (voice)
- The Longest Day (1962) — as RAF Officer Mac
- The Jackal (1997) — as Woolburton
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