Leslie Phillips

Leslie Phillips

Known for
Acting
Born
April 20, 1924
Died
November 7, 2022 (aged 98)
Birthplace
Tottenham, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leslie Phillips, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

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Filmography

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Hotel Caledonia

Hotel Caledonia

Movie · as The Narrator

2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips poster

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

Movie · as Himself

2012
After Death poster

After Death

Movie · as Jerimiah Jones

2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 poster

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Movie · as The Sorting Hat (voice)

2011
Late Bloomers poster

Late Bloomers

Movie · as Leo

2010
Drama Trails

Drama Trails

TV · 1 ep

2009
Is Anybody There? poster

Is Anybody There?

Movie · as Reg

2009
Britain's Ugliest Models poster

Britain's Ugliest Models

Movie · as Himself (Narrator)

2009
Tattoos: A Scarred History poster

Tattoos: A Scarred History

Movie · as Self

2009
The Week We Went To War poster

The Week We Went To War

TV · 4 eps

2008
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then poster

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then

Movie · as Self

2008
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong poster

Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong

TV · as Self - Voiceover · 13 eps

2007
The Dead Peasants Society poster

The Dead Peasants Society

Movie · as Alistair Robertson

2006
Venus poster

Venus

Movie · as Ian

2005
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective poster

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

Movie · as Self

2005
Millions poster

Millions

Movie · as Himself

2005
Colour Me Kubrick poster

Colour Me Kubrick

Movie · as Freddie

2004
Churchill: The Hollywood Years poster

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Movie · as Lord W'ruff

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV · as Sir Philip Starke · 1 ep

2003
Collusion

Collusion

Movie · as Herbert Ames

2003
The Last Detective poster

The Last Detective

TV · as Alistair Robertson · 1 ep

2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets poster

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Movie · as The Sorting Hat (voice)

2002
Thunderpants poster

Thunderpants

Movie · as Judge

2002
Outside the Rules

Outside the Rules

TV · 4 eps

2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone poster

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Movie · as The Sorting Hat (voice)

2001
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider poster

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Movie · as Wilson

2001
Sword of Honour poster

Sword of Honour

Movie

2001
Sword of Honour poster

Sword of Honour

TV · as Gervase Crouchback · 2 eps

2000
Saving Grace poster

Saving Grace

Movie · as Vicar Gerald Perey

2000
Cinderella poster

Cinderella

Movie · as Felim

2000
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime poster

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

Movie · as Prince Hugely Suave

2000
Monarch of the Glen poster

Monarch of the Glen

TV · as Louis Grimshaw · 1 ep

2000
Take a Girl Like You poster

Take a Girl Like You

TV · as Lord Archie Edgerstone · 1 ep

1999
It's Only TV But I Like It

It's Only TV But I Like It

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1998
What's a Carry On? poster

What's a Carry On?

Movie · as Self - Interviewee

1998
The Heaven and Earth Show

The Heaven and Earth Show

TV · 1 ep

1997
The Jackal poster

The Jackal

Movie · as Woolburton

1997
Caught in the Act poster

Caught in the Act

Movie · as Sydney Fisher

1997
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse poster

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

Movie · as Lincoln Bradley

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Godfrey Teal · 1 ep

1996
Das Karussell des Todes poster

Das Karussell des Todes

Movie · as Sir John

1996
Der Blinde poster

Der Blinde

Movie · as Sir John

1996
August poster

August

Movie · as Professor Alexander Blathwaite

1996
Die Katze von Kensington poster

Die Katze von Kensington

Movie · as Sir John

1996
The Canterville Ghost poster

The Canterville Ghost

Movie · as George, Lord Canterville

1996
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher poster

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

TV · as Mr. Greenfly (voice) · 1 ep

1996
Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe

TV · as James Westropp · 1 ep

1994
Bermuda Grace poster

Bermuda Grace

Movie

1994
Two Golden Balls poster

Two Golden Balls

Movie · as Viscount Osgood

1994
Honey for Tea

Honey for Tea

TV · as Sir Dickie Hobhouse · 7 eps

1994
The House of Windsor

The House of Windsor

TV · as Lord Montague Bermondsey · 6 eps

1994
Love on a Branch Line poster

Love on a Branch Line

TV · as Lord Flamborough · 4 eps

1993
Royal Celebration poster

Royal Celebration

Movie · as Johnny

1993
The Changeling poster

The Changeling

Movie · as Vermandero

1992
Carry On Columbus poster

Carry On Columbus

Movie · as King Ferdinand

1992
Thacker poster

Thacker

Movie · as George Thacker

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Denzil Witty · 1 ep

1991
King Ralph poster

King Ralph

Movie · as Gordon

1991
The Trials of Oz poster

The Trials of Oz

Movie · as Judge Michael Argyle

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as Judge Michael Argyle, Vermandero · 1 ep

1990
Mountains of the Moon poster

Mountains of the Moon

Movie · as Mr. Arundell

1990
Oxford poster

Oxford

Movie · as Dean

1990
Who Bombed Birmingham? poster

Who Bombed Birmingham?

Movie · as Lord Chief Justice Lane

1990
Life After Life poster

Life After Life

Movie · as Wing Commander Boyle

1990
GLC: The Carnage Continues poster

GLC: The Carnage Continues

Movie · as Sir Horace Cutler

1990
Plunder

Plunder

TV · 1 ep

1990
Chancer poster

Chancer

TV · as James 'Jimmy' Blake · 18 eps

1989
Scandal poster

Scandal

Movie · as Lord Astor

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Mycroft Amberson · 1 ep

1989
Summer's Lease poster

Summer's Lease

TV · as William Fosdyke

1989
Screen One poster

Screen One

TV · as Johnny, Viscount Osgood · 1 ep

1987
Empire of the Sun poster

Empire of the Sun

Movie · as Maxton

1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

TV · as Justin Whittaker · 3 eps

1986
Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy

TV · as Major Eddie Turpin · 1 ep

1986
Boon poster

Boon

TV · as Alan Steen · 1 ep

1985
Out of Africa poster

Out of Africa

Movie · as Sir Joseph

1985
Super Gran poster

Super Gran

TV · as P.O.W. · 1 ep

1984
The Bill poster

The Bill

TV · 1 ep

1984
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster poster

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

TV · as Styles · 1 ep

1982
The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents...

TV · as Sir Horace Cutler, Dean · 1 ep

1977
That's Carry On! poster

That's Carry On!

Movie · as Mr. Alistair Grigg / Constable Tom Potter (archive footage)

1976
Spanish Fly poster

Spanish Fly

Movie · as Mike Scott

1976
Not Now, Comrade poster

Not Now, Comrade

Movie · as Commander Rimmington

1975
Rumpole of the Bailey poster

Rumpole of the Bailey

TV · as 'Boxey' Horne · 1 ep

1973
Not Now Darling poster

Not Now Darling

Movie · as Gilbert Bodley

1973
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! poster

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

Movie · as Minister

1973
Casanova '73 poster

Casanova '73

TV · as Henry Newhouse · 7 eps

1971
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins poster

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

Movie · as Dickie (segment "Gluttony")

1970
Some Will, Some Won't poster

Some Will, Some Won't

Movie · as Simon Russell

1970
Doctor in Trouble poster

Doctor in Trouble

Movie · as Dr. Tony Burke

1969
Galton and Simpson Comedy poster

Galton and Simpson Comedy

TV · 1 ep

1968
A Very Fine Line

A Very Fine Line

Movie · as Charlton

1967
Maroc 7 poster

Maroc 7

Movie · as Raymond Lowe

1967
The World of Wodehouse

The World of Wodehouse

TV · as The Rev. Esmond Gander · 1 ep

1966
Doctor in Clover poster

Doctor in Clover

Movie · as Dr. Gaston Grimsdyke

1965
You Must Be Joking poster

You Must Be Joking

Movie · as Young Husband

1965
The Gong Game

The Gong Game

Movie · as Clive Breeze

1964
Father Came Too! poster

Father Came Too!

Movie · as Mr. Roddy Chipfield

1963
Our Man At St Mark's poster

Our Man At St Mark's

TV · 46 eps

1962
The Fast Lady poster

The Fast Lady

Movie · as Freddie Fox

1962
In the Doghouse poster

In the Doghouse

Movie · as Jimmy Fox-Upton

1962
Crooks Anonymous poster

Crooks Anonymous

Movie · as Fred "Captain 'Dandy' Forsdyke" Cox

1962
The Longest Day poster

The Longest Day

Movie · as RAF Officer Mac

1961
Raising the Wind poster

Raising the Wind

Movie · as Mervyn Hughes

1961
Very Important Person poster

Very Important Person

Movie · as Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper

1961
A Weekend with Lulu poster

A Weekend with Lulu

Movie · as Timothy Gray

1960
Carry On Constable poster

Carry On Constable

Movie · as Constable Tom Potter

1960
Doctor in Love poster

Doctor in Love

Movie · as Dr. Tony Burke

1960
No Kidding poster

No Kidding

Movie · as David Robinson

1960
Watch Your Stern poster

Watch Your Stern

Movie · as Lt. Cmdr. Bill Fanshawe

1960
Inn for Trouble poster

Inn for Trouble

Movie · as John Belcher

1960
Leslie Phillips Asks...

Leslie Phillips Asks...

Movie · as Self

1959
Carry On Teacher poster

Carry On Teacher

Movie · as Mr. Alistair Grigg

1959
Ferdinand I King of Naples poster

Ferdinand I King of Naples

Movie · as Giornalista inglese

1959
Please Turn Over poster

Please Turn Over

Movie · as Dr. Henry Manners

1959
The Night We Dropped a Clanger poster

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

Movie · as Squadron Leader Thomas

1959
Carry On Nurse poster

Carry On Nurse

Movie · as Jack Bell

1959
The Navy Lark poster

The Navy Lark

Movie · as Lt. Pouter

1959
The Angry Hills poster

The Angry Hills

Movie · as Ray Taylor

1959
The Man Who Liked Funerals poster

The Man Who Liked Funerals

Movie · as Simon Hurd

1959
This Other Eden poster

This Other Eden

Movie · as Crispin Brown

1958
The Big Money poster

The Big Money

Movie · as Receptionist

1958
I Was Monty's Double poster

I Was Monty's Double

Movie · as Major Tennant

1958
The Invisible Man poster

The Invisible Man

TV · as Sparrow · 1 ep

1957
The Smallest Show on Earth poster

The Smallest Show on Earth

Movie · as Robin Carter

1957
Les Girls poster

Les Girls

Movie · as Sir Gerald Wren

1957
Just My Luck poster

Just My Luck

Movie · as The Hon. Mr. Richard Lumb

1957
Brothers in Law poster

Brothers in Law

Movie · as Shop Assistant

1957
High Flight poster

High Flight

Movie · as Blake

1956
The Gamma People poster

The Gamma People

Movie · as Howard Meade

1956
Wire Service poster

Wire Service

TV · as Keynes · 1 ep

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Clive Breeze, Charlton · 1 ep

1956
The Errol Flynn Theatre poster

The Errol Flynn Theatre

TV · as Venning · 1 ep

1955
Value for Money poster

Value for Money

Movie · as Robjohns

1955
As Long As They're Happy poster

As Long As They're Happy

Movie · as Box Office Manager

1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster

The Adventures of Robin Hood

TV · as Sir William, Wat Longfellow, Count de Waldern, Herbert · 1 ep

1954
Mark Saber poster

Mark Saber

TV · as Hugh Lawrence · 1 ep

1953
The Limping Man poster

The Limping Man

Movie · as Detective Cameron

1953
The Fake poster

The Fake

Movie · as Boy Student

1953
Time Bomb poster

Time Bomb

Movie

1952
The Sound Barrier poster

The Sound Barrier

Movie · as Controller

1951
Pool of London poster

Pool of London

Movie · as Harry

1951
The Galloping Major poster

The Galloping Major

Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)

1950
The Woman with No Name poster

The Woman with No Name

Movie · as 1st Sapper officer

1949
Train of Events poster

Train of Events

Movie · as Stacey's Fireman

1948
Anna Karenina poster

Anna Karenina

Movie

1940
The Proud Valley poster

The Proud Valley

Movie · as Minor Role

1940
The Thief of Bagdad poster

The Thief of Bagdad

Movie · as Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)

1939
The Mikado poster

The Mikado

Movie · as Boy

1939
The Four Feathers poster

The Four Feathers

Movie · as Boy Doffing Cap at Parade

1938
The Citadel poster

The Citadel

Movie · as Girl (uncredited)

1938
Lassie from Lancashire

Lassie from Lancashire

Movie · as Bit Part

1938
Climbing High poster

Climbing High

Movie · as Child actor (uncredited)