Leslie Phillips

For other people named Leslie Phillips, see Leslie Phillips (disambiguation).

Leslie Phillips
CBE
Phillips in 2007
Born
Leslie Samuel Phillips

(1924-04-20)20 April 1924
Tottenham, Middlesex, England
Died7 November 2022(2022-11-07) (aged 98)
London, England
Resting placeChingford Mount Cemetery, London, England
Alma materItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
OccupationActor
Years active1937–2015[1][2][3]
Known forCarry On
Harry Potter
Spouses
  • Penelope Bartley
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    (m. 1948; div. 1965)​
  • ​
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    (m. 1982; died 2011)​
  • Zara Carr
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    (m. 2013)​
Children4

Leslie Samuel Phillips CBE (20 April 1924 – 7 November 2022) was an English actor. 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 three of the Harry Potter films.

  1. ^ "VE Day: Remembering Victory (2015)". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ "VE Day 70". BBC. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ Bullimore, Emma. "VE Day 2020 timetable – TV schedule and celebrations for 75th anniversary". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 November 2022.