Actor info
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Name :
Leslie Phillips
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Born :
April 20, 1924 in Tottenham, London, England, UK (98 years at death)
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Died :
November 7, 2022
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
111 films (1938–2013)
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Also known as :
Lesley Phillips, Leslie Samuel Phillips
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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
Notable films
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) as The Sorting Hat (voice)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) as The Sorting Hat (voice)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) as The Sorting Hat (voice)
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) as Wilson
- The Longest Day (1962) as RAF Officer Mac
