Acting
Leslie Phillips
EN, DE, IT cinema · 111 credits
Born
20 April 1924
Died
7 November 2022 (aged 98)
Birthplace
Tottenham, London, England, UK
Also known as Lesley Phillips · Leslie Samuel 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 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
Filmography
Hotel Caledonia
Hotel Caledonia
as The Narrator
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
as Himself, Producer
After Death
as Jerimiah Jones
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
Britain's Ugliest Models
as Himself (Narrator)
The Dead Peasants Society
as Alistair Robertson
Venus
as Ian
Millions
as Himself
Colour Me Kubrick
as Freddie
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
as Lord W'ruff
Collusion
2003
Collusion
as Herbert Ames
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
Thunderpants
as Judge
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
as Wilson
Saving Grace
as Vicar Gerald Perey
Cinderella
as Felim
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
as Prince Hugely Suave
What's a Carry On?
as Self - Interviewee
The Jackal
as Woolburton
Caught in the Act
as Sydney Fisher
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
as Lincoln Bradley
Das Karussell des Todes
as Sir John
Der Blinde
as Sir John
August
as Professor Alexander Blathwaite
Die Katze von Kensington
as Sir John
The Canterville Ghost
as George, Lord Canterville
Two Golden Balls
as Viscount Osgood
Royal Celebration
as Johnny
The Changeling
as Vermandero
Carry On Columbus
as King Ferdinand
Thacker
as George Thacker
King Ralph
as Gordon
The Trials of Oz
as Judge Michael Argyle
Mountains of the Moon
as Mr. Arundell
Oxford
as Dean
Who Bombed Birmingham?
as Lord Chief Justice Lane
Life After Life
as Wing Commander Boyle
GLC: The Carnage Continues
as Sir Horace Cutler
Scandal
as Lord Astor
Empire of the Sun
as Maxton
Out of Africa
as Sir Joseph
That's Carry On!
as Mr. Alistair Grigg / Constable Tom Potter (archive footage)
Spanish Fly
as Mike Scott
Not Now, Comrade
as Commander Rimmington
Not Now Darling
as Gilbert Bodley
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
as Dickie (segment "Gluttony")
Some Will, Some Won't
as Simon Russell
Doctor in Trouble
as Dr. Tony Burke
Maroc 7
as Raymond Lowe, Producer
Doctor in Clover
as Dr. Gaston Grimsdyke
You Must Be Joking
as Young Husband
The Gong Game
1965
The Gong Game
as Clive Breeze
Father Came Too!
as Mr. Roddy Chipfield
The Fast Lady
as Freddie Fox
In the Doghouse
as Jimmy Fox-Upton
Crooks Anonymous
as Fred "Captain 'Dandy' Forsdyke" Cox
The Longest Day
as RAF Officer Mac
Raising the Wind
as Mervyn Hughes
Very Important Person
as Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper
A Weekend with Lulu
as Timothy Gray
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
Carry On Teacher
as Mr. Alistair Grigg
Ferdinand I King of Naples
as Giornalista inglese
Please Turn Over
as Dr. Henry Manners
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
as Squadron Leader Thomas
Carry On Nurse
as Jack Bell
The Navy Lark
as Lt. Pouter
The Angry Hills
as Ray Taylor
The Man Who Liked Funerals
as Simon Hurd
This Other Eden
as Crispin Brown
The Big Money
as Receptionist
I Was Monty's Double
as Major Tennant
The Smallest Show on Earth
as Robin Carter
Les Girls
as Sir Gerald Wren
Just My Luck
as The Hon. Mr. Richard Lumb
Brothers in Law
as Shop Assistant
High Flight
as Blake
The Gamma People
as Howard Meade
Value for Money
as Robjohns
As Long As They're Happy
as Box Office Manager
The Limping Man
as Detective Cameron
The Fake
as Boy Student
The Sound Barrier
as Controller
Pool of London
as Harry
The Galloping Major
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Woman with No Name
as 1st Sapper officer
Train of Events
as Stacey's Fireman
The Proud Valley
as Minor Role
The Thief of Bagdad
as Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)
The Mikado
as Boy
The Four Feathers
as Boy Doffing Cap at Parade
The Citadel
as Girl (uncredited)
Climbing High
as Child actor (uncredited)