Leslie Phillips
Birthplace: Tottenham
Born: 1924-04-20
Died: 2022-11-07
Occupations recorded in source
actor; autobiographer; film actor; film producer; stage actor; television actor; voice actor; writer
Biography from Wikipedia
Leslie Samuel Phillips (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. On the stage, Phillips was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance in 1977. 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.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011) — The Sorting Hat
- Venus (2006) — Ian
- Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002) — The Sorting Hat
- Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone (2001) — The Sorting Hat
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) — Wilson
- Saving Grace (2000) — Vicar
- The Jackal (1997) — Woolburton
- August (1996) — Professor Alexander Blathwaite
- The Canterville Ghost (1996) — George, Lord von Canterville
- Bermuda Grace (1994)
- King Ralph (1991) — Gordon
- Scandal (1989) — Lord Astor
- Empire of the Sun (1987) — Maxton
- Out of Africa (1985) — Sir Joseph
- Not Now, Comrade (1976)
- Spanish Fly (1976) — Mike Scott
- Not Now, Darling (1973)
- The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
- Doctor in Trouble (1970) — Doctor Anthony Burke
- Doctor in Clover (1966) — Dr Gaston Grimsdyke
- Father Came Too! (1963)
- Crooks Anonymous (1962) — Captain "Dandy" Forsdyke / Fred Cox
- In the Doghouse (1962)
- The Fast Lady (1962) — Freddie Fox
- A Weekend with Lulu (1961) — Timothy Gray
- Raising the Wind (1961)
- Very Important Person (1961)
- Carry On Constable (1960) — PC Tom Potter
- Doctor in Love (1960) — Dr. Tony Burke
- Inn For Trouble (1960) — John Belcher
- No Kidding (1960)
- Watch Your Stern (1960)
- Carry on Teacher (1959) — Alistair Grigg
- Please Turn Over (1959)
- The Man Who Liked Funerals (1959)
- This Other Eden (1959)
- I Was Monty's Double (1958) — Major Tennant
- High Flight (1957) — Squadron Leader Blake
- Just My Luck (1957) — the Hon. Richard Lumb
- Les Girls (1957) — Sir Gerald Wren
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- James Robertson Justice · 7 films
- Gerald Thomas · 6 films
- Joan Sims · 5 films
- John Hurt · 4 films
- Ken Annakin · 4 films
- Richard Griffiths · 4 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.