Acting
Leslie Phillips
1924-2022
Known for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Empire of the Sun.
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Born04/20/1924
Died11/07/2022
AgeDied at 98
BirthplaceTottenham, London, England, UK
DepartmentActing
Also known asLesley 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.
Movie Credits
Not Now, Comrade (1976)
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1974)
No Kidding (1960)
Father Came Too! (1964)
Caught in the Act (1997)
King Ralph (1991)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
The Longest Day (1962)
Les Girls (1957)
Value for Money (1955)
You Must Be Joking (1965)
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Late Bloomers (2011)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Out of Africa (1985)
The Mikado (1939)
Climbing High (1938)
The Jackal (1997)
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
Time Bomb (1953)
The Four Feathers (1939)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Anna Karenina (1948)
That's Carry On! (1977)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
