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Leslie Phillips

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

April 20, 1924(98)

Day of Death

November 7, 2022

Place of Birth

Tottenham, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Lesley PhillipsLeslie Samuel Phillips
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Leslie Phillips

Acting

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

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Filmography