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Leslie Phillips

Leslie Phillips

Acting1924Tottenham, London, England, UK

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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Acting History

Future
Hotel Caledonia
as The Narrator
2013
2012
After Death
as Jerimiah Jones
2011
2010
2009
Britain's Ugliest Models
as Himself (Narrator)
2008
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
TVas Self - Voiceover
2007
The Dead Peasants Society
as Alistair Robertson
2006
Venus
as Ian
Heartbeat
TVas Denzil Witty• 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
TVas Sir Philip Starke• 1 eps
2005
Millions
as Himself
2004
2003
Collusion
as Herbert Ames
Midsomer Murders
TVas Godfrey Teal• 1 eps
The Last Detective
TVas Alistair Robertson
2002
Thunderpants
as Judge
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
Monarch of the Glen
TVas Louis Grimshaw• 1 eps
2001
Sword of Honour
TVas Gervase Crouchback
2000
Saving Grace
as Vicar Gerald Perey
Cinderella
as Felim
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
as Prince Hugely Suave
Take a Girl Like You
TVas Lord Archie Edgerstone
1999
Dalziel & Pascoe
TVas James Westropp• 1 eps
1998
What's a Carry On?
as Self - Interviewee
1997
The Jackal
as Woolburton
Caught in the Act
as Sydney Fisher
1996
August
as Professor Alexander Blathwaite
Der Blinde
as Sir John
The Canterville Ghost
as George, Lord Canterville
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
TVas Mr. Greenfly (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Mycroft Amberson• 1 eps
1995
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
TVas Justin Whittaker• 3 eps
1994
Two Golden Balls
as Viscount Osgood
Honey for Tea
TVas Sir Dickie Hobhouse
Love on a Branch Line
TVas Lord Flamborough
The House of Windsor
TVas Lord Montague Bermondsey
1993
The Changeling
as Vermandero
Lovejoy
TVas Major Eddie Turpin• 1 eps
Performance
TVas Vermandero• 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
TVas Sir Horace Cutler / Dean• 1 eps
1992
Carry On Columbus
as King Ferdinand
Thacker
as George Thacker
1991
King Ralph
as Gordon Halliwell
The Trials of Oz
as Judge Michael Argyle
1990
Mountains of the Moon
as Mr. Arundell
Life After Life
as Wing Commander Boyle
GLC: The Carnage Continues
as Sir Horace Cutler
Oxford
as Dean
Chancer
TVas Jimmy Blake
1989
Scandal
as Lord Astor
1988
Rumpole of the Bailey
TVas 'Boxey' Horne• 1 eps
1987
Super Gran
TVas P.O.W.• 1 eps
1985
Out of Africa
as Sir Joseph
1984
1977
That's Carry On!
as Mr. Alistair Grigg / Constable Tom Potter (archive footage)
1976
Spanish Fly
as Mike Scott
Not Now, Comrade
as Commander Rimmington
1973
Not Now Darling
as Gilbert Bodley
Casanova '73
TVas Henry Newhouse
1971
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
as Dickie (segment "Gluttony")
1970
Doctor in Trouble
as Dr. Tony Burke
Some Will, Some Won't
as Simon Russell
1968
A Very Fine Line
as Charlton
1967
Maroc 7
as Raymond Lowe
The World of Wodehouse
TVas The Rev. Esmond Gander
Maroc 7
Producer
1966
Doctor in Clover
as Dr. Gaston Grimsdyke
1965
You Must Be Joking
as Young Husband
The Gong Game
as Clive Breeze
1964
Father Came Too!
as Mr. Roddy Chipfield
1963
1962
The Fast Lady
as Freddie Fox
The Longest Day
as RAF Officer Mac
Crooks Anonymous
as Fred "Captain 'Dandy' Forsdyke" Cox
In the Doghouse
as Jimmy Fox-Upton
1961
A Weekend with Lulu
as Timothy Gray
Raising the Wind
as Mervyn Hughes
Very Important Person
as Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper
1960
Carry On Constable
as Constable Tom Potter
Doctor in Love
as Dr. Tony Burke
No Kidding
as David Robinson
Watch Your Stern
as Lt. Cmdr. Bill Fanshawe
Inn for Trouble
as John Belcher
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TVas Herbert• 1 eps
1959
Carry On Teacher
as Mr. Alistair Grigg
Carry On Nurse
as Jack Bell
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
as Squadron Leader Thomas
Ferdinand I King of Naples
as Giornalista inglese
Please Turn Over
as Dr. Henry Manners
The Angry Hills
as Ray Taylor
The Navy Lark
as Lt. Pouter
This Other Eden
as Crispin Brown
1958
I Was Monty's Double
as Major Tennant
The Big Money
as Receptionist
The Invisible Man
TVas Sparrow
1957
Les Girls
as Sir Gerald Wren
High Flight
as Blake
Just My Luck
as The Hon. Mr. Richard Lumb
Brothers in Law
as Shop Assistant
1956
The Gamma People
as Howard Meade
Wire Service
TVas Keynes
Armchair Theatre
TVas Clive Breeze / Charlton
1955
Value for Money
as Robjohns
As Long as They're Happy
as Box Office Manager
1954
Mark Saber
TVas Hugh Lawrence• 1 eps
1953
The Fake
as Boy Student
The Limping Man
as Detective Cameron
1952
The Sound Barrier
as Controller
1951
The Galloping Major
as Reporter (uncredited)
1950
The Woman with No Name
as 1st Sapper officer
1949
Train of Events
as Stacey's Fireman
1948
1940
The Proud Valley
as Minor Role
The Thief of Bagdad
as Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)
1939
The Four Feathers
as Boy Doffing Cap at Parade
1938
The Citadel
as Girl (uncredited)
Climbing High
as Child actor (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/20/1924
Day of Death
11/7/2022
Place of Birth
Tottenham, London, England, UK