Leslie Phillips

Person

Leslie Phillips

Born 20 April 1924 Died 7 November 2022, aged 98 Tottenham, London, England, UK TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
14age in their first credit on record (1938)
74years on screen and counting
9credits in 1959, their busiest year
148dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
No poster

Hotel Caledonia

as The Narrator
After Death poster Age: 88

After Death

2012
as Jerimiah Jones
Late Bloomers poster Age: 87

Late Bloomers

2011
as Leo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 poster Age: 87

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
Is Anybody There? poster Age: 84

Is Anybody There?

2009
as Reg
The Dead Peasants Society poster Age: 83

The Dead Peasants Society

2007
as Alistair Robertson
Venus poster Age: 82

Venus

2006
as Ian
Colour Me Kubrick poster Age: 81

Colour Me Kubrick

2005
as Freddie
Churchill: The Hollywood Years poster Age: 80

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

2004
as Lord W'ruff
No poster
Age: 79

Collusion

2003
as Herbert Ames
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets poster Age: 78

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
Thunderpants poster Age: 78

Thunderpants

2002
as Judge
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone poster Age: 77

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider poster Age: 77

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

2001
as Wilson
Sword of Honour poster Age: 76

Sword of Honour

2001
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime poster Age: 76

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

2000
as Prince Hugely Suave
Saving Grace poster Age: 75

Saving Grace

2000
as Vicar Gerald Perey
Cinderella poster Age: 75

Cinderella

2000
as Felim
The Jackal poster Age: 73

The Jackal

1997
as Woolburton
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse poster Age: 73

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

1997
as Lincoln Bradley
Caught in the Act poster Age: 73

Caught in the Act

1997
as Sydney Fisher
August poster Age: 72

August

1996
as Professor Alexander Blathwaite
Der Blinde poster Age: 71

Der Blinde

1996
as Sir John
Das Karussell des Todes poster Age: 71

Das Karussell des Todes

1996
as Sir John
Die Katze von Kensington poster Age: 71

Die Katze von Kensington

1996
as Sir John
The Canterville Ghost poster Age: 71

The Canterville Ghost

1996
as George, Lord Canterville
Two Golden Balls poster Age: 70

Two Golden Balls

1994
as Viscount Osgood
Bermuda Grace poster Age: 69

Bermuda Grace

1994
The Changeling poster Age: 69

The Changeling

1993
as Vermandero
Royal Celebration poster Age: 69

Royal Celebration

1993
as Johnny
Carry On Columbus poster Age: 68

Carry On Columbus

1992
as King Ferdinand
Thacker poster Age: 68

Thacker

1992
as George Thacker
The Trials of Oz poster Age: 67

The Trials of Oz

1991
as Judge Michael Argyle
King Ralph poster Age: 66

King Ralph

1991
as Gordon Halliwell
Life After Life poster Age: 66

Life After Life

1990
as Wing Commander Boyle
Who Bombed Birmingham? poster Age: 66

Who Bombed Birmingham?

1990
as Lord Chief Justice Lane
Oxford poster Age: 65

Oxford

1990
as Dean
Mountains of the Moon poster Age: 65

Mountains of the Moon

1990
as Mr. Arundell
GLC: The Carnage Continues poster Age: 65

GLC: The Carnage Continues

1990
as Sir Horace Cutler
Scandal poster Age: 64

Scandal

1989
as Lord Astor
Empire of the Sun poster Age: 63

Empire of the Sun

1987
as Maxton
Out of Africa poster Age: 61

Out of Africa

1985
as Sir Joseph
That's Carry On! poster Age: 53

That's Carry On!

1977
as Mr. Alistair Grigg / Constable Tom Potter (archive footage)
Spanish Fly poster Age: 51

Spanish Fly

1976
as Mike Scott
Not Now, Comrade poster Age: 51

Not Now, Comrade

1976
as Commander Rimmington
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! poster Age: 49

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

1973
as Minister
Not Now Darling poster Age: 48

Not Now Darling

1973
as Gilbert Bodley
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins poster Age: 47

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

1971
as Dickie (segment "Gluttony")
Doctor in Trouble poster Age: 46

Doctor in Trouble

1970
as Dr. Tony Burke
Some Will, Some Won't poster Age: 45

Some Will, Some Won't

1970
as Simon Russell
No poster
Age: 43

A Very Fine Line

1968
as Charlton
Maroc 7 poster Age: 42

Maroc 7

1967
as Raymond Lowe
Doctor in Clover poster Age: 41

Doctor in Clover

1966
as Dr. Gaston Grimsdyke
No poster
Age: 41

The Gong Game

1965
as Clive Breeze
You Must Be Joking poster Age: 41

You Must Be Joking

1965
as Young Husband
Father Came Too! poster Age: 39

Father Came Too!

1964
as Mr. Roddy Chipfield
The Fast Lady poster Age: 38

The Fast Lady

1962
as Freddie Fox
The Longest Day poster Age: 38

The Longest Day

1962
as RAF Officer Mac
In the Doghouse poster Age: 38

In the Doghouse

1962
as Jimmy Fox-Upton
Crooks Anonymous poster Age: 37

Crooks Anonymous

1962
as Fred "Captain 'Dandy' Forsdyke" Cox
Raising the Wind poster Age: 37

Raising the Wind

1961
as Mervyn Hughes
Very Important Person poster Age: 37

Very Important Person

1961
as Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper
A Weekend with Lulu poster Age: 36

A Weekend with Lulu

1961
as Timothy Gray
No Kidding poster Age: 36

No Kidding

1960
as David Robinson
Watch Your Stern poster Age: 36

Watch Your Stern

1960
as Lt. Cmdr. Bill Fanshawe
Doctor in Love poster Age: 36

Doctor in Love

1960
as Dr. Tony Burke
Carry On Constable poster Age: 35

Carry On Constable

1960
as Constable Tom Potter
Inn for Trouble poster Age: 35

Inn for Trouble

1960
as John Belcher
Ferdinand I King of Naples poster Age: 35

Ferdinand I King of Naples

1959
as Giornalista inglese
Please Turn Over poster Age: 35

Please Turn Over

1959
as Dr. Henry Manners
The Night We Dropped a Clanger poster Age: 35

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

1959
as Squadron Leader Thomas
This Other Eden poster Age: 35

This Other Eden

1959
as Crispin Brown
Carry On Teacher poster Age: 35

Carry On Teacher

1959
as Mr. Alistair Grigg
The Angry Hills poster Age: 35

The Angry Hills

1959
as Ray Taylor
Carry On Nurse poster Age: 34

Carry On Nurse

1959
as Jack Bell
The Man Who Liked Funerals poster Age: 34

The Man Who Liked Funerals

1959
as Simon Hurd
The Navy Lark poster Age: 34

The Navy Lark

1959
as Lt. Pouter
I Was Monty's Double poster Age: 34

I Was Monty's Double

1958
as Major Tennant
The Big Money poster Age: 34

The Big Money

1958
as Receptionist
Just My Luck poster Age: 33

Just My Luck

1957
as The Hon. Mr. Richard Lumb
Les Girls poster Age: 33

Les Girls

1957
as Sir Gerald Wren
High Flight poster Age: 33

High Flight

1957
as Blake
The Smallest Show on Earth poster Age: 32

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957
as Robin Carter
Brothers in Law poster Age: 32

Brothers in Law

1957
as Shop Assistant
The Gamma People poster Age: 32

The Gamma People

1956
as Howard Meade
Value for Money poster Age: 31

Value for Money

1955
as Robjohns
As Long as They're Happy poster Age: 30

As Long as They're Happy

1955
as Box Office Manager
The Limping Man poster Age: 29

The Limping Man

1953
as Detective Cameron
The Fake poster Age: 29

The Fake

1953
as Boy Student
Time Bomb poster Age: 28

Time Bomb

1953
The Sound Barrier poster Age: 28

The Sound Barrier

1952
as Controller
The Galloping Major poster Age: 27

The Galloping Major

1951
as Reporter (uncredited)
Pool of London poster Age: 26

Pool of London

1951
as Harry
The Woman with No Name poster Age: 26

The Woman with No Name

1950
as 1st Sapper officer
Train of Events poster Age: 24

Train of Events

1949
as Stacey's Fireman
Anna Karenina poster Age: 23

Anna Karenina

1948
The Proud Valley poster Age: 15

The Proud Valley

1940
as Minor Role
The Thief of Bagdad poster Age: 15

The Thief of Bagdad

1940
as Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)
The Mikado poster Age: 15

The Mikado

1939
as Boy
The Four Feathers poster Age: 15

The Four Feathers

1939
as Boy Doffing Cap at Parade
Climbing High poster Age: 14

Climbing High

1938
as Child actor (uncredited)
The Citadel poster Age: 14

The Citadel

1938
as Girl (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 14

Lassie from Lancashire

1938
as Bit Part
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 86

Drama Trails

2010
The Week We Went To War poster Age: 85

The Week We Went To War

2009
Agatha Christie's Marple poster Age: 80

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004
as Sir Philip Starke
The Last Detective poster Age: 78

The Last Detective

2003
as Alistair Robertson
No poster
Age: 77

Outside the Rules

2002
Sword of Honour poster Age: 76

Sword of Honour

2001
as Gervase Crouchback
Take a Girl Like You poster Age: 76

Take a Girl Like You

2000
as Lord Archie Edgerstone
Monarch of the Glen poster Age: 75

Monarch of the Glen

2000
as Louis Grimshaw
No poster
Age: 74

The Heaven and Earth Show

1998
Midsomer Murders poster Age: 72

Midsomer Murders

1997
as Godfrey Teal
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher poster Age: 71

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

1996
as Mr. Greenfly (voice)
Dalziel and Pascoe poster Age: 71

Dalziel and Pascoe

1996
as James Westropp
Love on a Branch Line poster Age: 70

Love on a Branch Line

1994
as Lord Flamborough
No poster
Age: 70

The House of Windsor

1994
as Lord Montague Bermondsey
No poster
Age: 69

Honey for Tea

1994
as Sir Dickie Hobhouse
Heartbeat poster Age: 67

Heartbeat

1992
as Denzil Witty
Performance poster Age: 67

Performance

1991
as Judge Michael Argyle
Performance poster Age: 67

Performance

1991
as Vermandero
Chancer poster Age: 65

Chancer

1990
as Jimmy Blake
No poster
Age: 65

Plunder

1990
Summer's Lease poster Age: 65

Summer's Lease

1989
as William Fosdyke
Screen One poster Age: 65

Screen One

1989
as Johnny
Screen One poster Age: 65

Screen One

1989
as Viscount Osgood
Tales from the Crypt poster Age: 65

Tales from the Crypt

1989
as Mycroft Amberson
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster Age: 63

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987
as Justin Whittaker
Lovejoy poster Age: 61

Lovejoy

1986
as Major Eddie Turpin
Super Gran poster Age: 60

Super Gran

1985
as P.O.W.
The Bill poster Age: 60

The Bill

1984
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster poster Age: 59

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

1984
as Styles
The Comic Strip Presents... poster Age: 58

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982
as Sir Horace Cutler
The Comic Strip Presents... poster Age: 58

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982
as Dean
Rumpole of the Bailey poster Age: 51

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975
as 'Boxey' Horne
Casanova '73 poster Age: 49

Casanova '73

1973
as Henry Newhouse
Galton and Simpson Comedy poster Age: 44

Galton and Simpson Comedy

1969
No poster
Age: 42

The World of Wodehouse

1967
as The Rev. Esmond Gander
Our Man At St Mark's poster Age: 39

Our Man At St Mark's

1963
The Invisible Man poster Age: 34

The Invisible Man

1958
as Sparrow
Wire Service poster Age: 32

Wire Service

1956
as Keynes
The Errol Flynn Theatre poster Age: 32

The Errol Flynn Theatre

1956
as Venning
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 32

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Charlton
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 32

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Clive Breeze
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster Age: 31

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955
as Sir William
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster Age: 31

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955
as Wat Longfellow
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster Age: 31

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955
as Count de Waldern
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster Age: 31

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955
as Herbert
Mark Saber poster Age: 30

Mark Saber

1954
as Hugh Lawrence
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