Leslie Phillips
Known For
Acting
Born
1924-04-20 in Tottenham, London, England, UK
Died
2022-11-07
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leslie Phillips, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Most Known For
Midsomer Murders
as Godfrey Teal
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Sir Philip Starke
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
as Mycroft Amberson
Heartbeat
as Denzil Witty
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)
The Bill
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Sir Horace Cutler
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Dean
Rumpole of the Bailey
as 'Boxey' Horne
Dalziel & Pascoe
as James Westropp
Performance
as Judge Michael Argyle
Performance
as Vermandero
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
as Wilson
Mark Saber
as Hugh Lawrence
Wire Service
as Keynes
Monarch of the Glen
as Louis Grimshaw
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir William
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Wat Longfellow