
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

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Sir Philip Starke

Heartbeat
1992
as Denzil Witty

The Bill
1984

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as 'Boxey' Horne

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Mycroft Amberson

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir William / Wat Longfellow / Herbert / Count de Waldern

Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
as James Westropp

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Justin Whittaker

The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Sir Horace Cutler / Dean

Lovejoy
1986
as Major Eddie Turpin

Performance
1991
as Judge Michael Argyle / Vermandero

Monarch of the Glen
2000
as Louis Grimshaw
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998

Screen One
1989
as Johnny / Viscount Osgood

Mark Saber
1954
as Hugh Lawrence

The Last Detective
2003
as Alistair Robertson

Wire Service
1956
as Keynes

Super Gran
1985
as P.O.W.

The Invisible Man
1958
as Sparrow

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
1984
as Styles

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996
as Mr. Greenfly (voice)

Chancer
1990
as Jimmy Blake
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
as Self
The World of Wodehouse
1967
as The Rev. Esmond Gander

Our Man At St Mark's
1963
Plunder
1990

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Charlton / Clive Breeze

Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
2008
as Self - Voiceover

Love on a Branch Line
1994
as Lord Flamborough
Drama Trails
2010

The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
as Venning

Take a Girl Like You
2000
as Lord Archie Edgerstone

Summer's Lease
1989
as William Fosdyke
The House of Windsor
1994
as Lord Montague Bermondsey

Sword of Honour
2001
as Gervase Crouchback

The Week We Went To War
2009

Casanova '73
1973
as Henry Newhouse
Outside the Rules
2002
Honey for Tea
1994
as Sir Dickie Hobhouse

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 Jackal
1997
as Woolburton

The Longest Day
1962
as RAF Officer Mac

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

Carry On Nurse
1959
as Jack Bell

Saving Grace
2000
as Vicar Gerald Perey

Thunderpants
2002
as Judge

The Thief of Bagdad
1940
as Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)

King Ralph
1991
as Gordon Halliwell

Les Girls
1957
as Sir Gerald Wren

Venus
2006
as Ian

The Citadel
1938
as Girl (uncredited)

Anna Karenina
1948

The Four Feathers
1939
as Boy Doffing Cap at Parade

Pool of London
1951
as Harry

The Canterville Ghost
1996
as George, Lord Canterville

Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Mr. Arundell

Colour Me Kubrick
2005
as Freddie

Is Anybody There?
2009
as Reg

Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004
as Lord W'ruff

Carry On Columbus
1992
as King Ferdinand

Cinderella
2000
as Felim

The Fake
1953
as Boy Student

I Was Monty's Double
1958
as Major Tennant

Caught in the Act
1997
as Sydney Fisher

Crooks Anonymous
1962
as Fred "Captain 'Dandy' Forsdyke" Cox

Carry On Constable
1960
as Constable Tom Potter

Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009
as Self

Doctor in Love
1960
as Dr. Tony Burke

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
1997
as Lincoln Bradley

Sword of Honour
2001

Spanish Fly
1976
as Mike Scott

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971
as Dickie (segment "Gluttony")

Carry On Teacher
1959
as Mr. Alistair Grigg

The Sound Barrier
1952
as Controller

The Gamma People
1956
as Howard Meade

High Flight
1957
as Blake

August
1996
as Professor Alexander Blathwaite

Thacker
1992
as George Thacker

This Other Eden
1959
as Crispin Brown

You Must Be Joking
1965
as Young Husband

After Death
2012
as Jerimiah Jones

Just My Luck
1957
as The Hon. Mr. Richard Lumb

Value for Money
1955
as Robjohns

Doctor in Clover
1966
as Dr. Gaston Grimsdyke

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
2000
as Prince Hugely Suave

Doctor in Trouble
1970
as Dr. Tony Burke

Royal Celebration
1993
as Johnny

Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as Lord Chief Justice Lane

Time Bomb
1953

The Galloping Major
1951
as Reporter (uncredited)

Very Important Person
1961
as Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper

Bermuda Grace
1994

That's Carry On!
1977
as Mr. Alistair Grigg / Constable Tom Potter (archive footage)

Please Turn Over
1959
as Dr. Henry Manners

Late Bloomers
2011
as Leo

Brothers in Law
1957
as Shop Assistant

Train of Events
1949
as Stacey's Fireman

What's a Carry On?
1998
as Self - Interviewee

The Fast Lady
1962
as Freddie Fox

Ferdinand I King of Naples
1959
as Giornalista inglese

Der Blinde
1996
as Sir John

The Angry Hills
1959
as Ray Taylor

The Limping Man
1953
as Detective Cameron

Watch Your Stern
1960
as Lt. Cmdr. Bill Fanshawe

Raising the Wind
1961
as Mervyn Hughes

The Navy Lark
1959
as Lt. Pouter

Not Now Darling
1973
as Gilbert Bodley

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
as Himself

The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
as Robin Carter

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
2008
as Self

Two Golden Balls
1994
as Viscount Osgood

Climbing High
1938
as Child actor (uncredited)

Maroc 7
1967
as Raymond Lowe

Some Will, Some Won't
1970
as Simon Russell

Father Came Too!
1964
as Mr. Roddy Chipfield

The Trials of Oz
1991
as Judge Michael Argyle

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1973
as Minister

No Kidding
1960
as David Robinson
Hotel Caledonia
as The Narrator

The Big Money
1958
as Receptionist

Inn for Trouble
1960
as John Belcher

Not Now, Comrade
1976
as Commander Rimmington

The Man Who Liked Funerals
1959
as Simon Hurd

The Changeling
1993
as Vermandero

In the Doghouse
1962
as Jimmy Fox-Upton

GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
as Sir Horace Cutler

The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959
as Squadron Leader Thomas

The Mikado
1939
as Boy

As Long as They're Happy
1955
as Box Office Manager

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self

The Woman with No Name
1950
as 1st Sapper officer

The Proud Valley
1940
as Minor Role

The Dead Peasants Society
2007
as Alistair Robertson
The Gong Game
1965
as Clive Breeze

Die Katze von Kensington
1996
as Sir John
Lassie from Lancashire
1938
as Bit Part

Das Karussell des Todes
1996
as Sir John

Oxford
1990
as Dean

A Weekend with Lulu
1961
as Timothy Gray

Life After Life
1990
as Wing Commander Boyle
Collusion
2003
as Herbert Ames

Britain's Ugliest Models
2009
as Himself (Narrator)
A Very Fine Line
1968
as Charlton
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 Jackal (1997) — as Woolburton
- The Longest Day (1962) — as RAF Officer Mac
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