Leslie phillips biography

British actor (1924–2022)

For other people named Leslie Phillips, see Leslie Phillips (disambiguation).

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.

Leslie phillips biography

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.

Early life

Leslie Samuel Phillips was born in Tottenham on 20 April 1924,^[4][5] the third child of Cecelia Margaret (née Newlove) and Frederick Samuel Phillips, who worked at Glover and Main, manufacturers of cookers in Edmonton.^[6] Phillips described his street as "beyond the so