Leslie Phillips
Currently Active
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1924 — Present
Actor
Personal Info
- Born
- Apr 20, 1924
- Age
- 101
- Birth Place
- Tottenham, Middlesex, England
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born Leslie Samuel Phillips
20 April 1924
Tottenham, Middlesex, England
Died 7 November 2022 (aged 98)
London, England
Resting place Chingford Mount Cemetery, London, England
Alma mater Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation Actor
Years active 1937–2015
Known for Carry On
Gex: Enter the Gecko
Harry Potter
Spouses
Penelope Bartley
(m. 1948; div. 1965)
Angela Scoular
(m. 1982; died 2011)
Zara Carr (m. 2013)
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. On the stage, Phillips was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance in 1977. 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.
Leslie Samuel Phillips was born in Tottenham on 20 April 1924, the third child of Cecelia Margaret (née Newlove) and Frederick Samuel Phillips, who worked at Glover and Main, manufacturers of cookers in Edmonton. Phillips described his street as "beyond the sonic reach of the Bow Bells but within the general footprint of cockneydom." In 1931, the family moved to Chingford, where Phillips attended Larkswood Primary School. Consequently, Phillips has described himself as both a cockney and an Essex boy. In 1935, his father died at 44, having suffered from a weak heart and oedema brought on by the "filthy, sulphurous" air of the factory.
20 April 1924
Tottenham, Middlesex, England
Died 7 November 2022 (aged 98)
London, England
Resting place Chingford Mount Cemetery, London, England
Alma mater Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation Actor
Years active 1937–2015
Known for Carry On
Gex: Enter the Gecko
Harry Potter
Spouses
Penelope Bartley
(m. 1948; div. 1965)
Angela Scoular
(m. 1982; died 2011)
Zara Carr (m. 2013)
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. On the stage, Phillips was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance in 1977. 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.
Leslie Samuel Phillips was born in Tottenham on 20 April 1924, the third child of Cecelia Margaret (née Newlove) and Frederick Samuel Phillips, who worked at Glover and Main, manufacturers of cookers in Edmonton. Phillips described his street as "beyond the sonic reach of the Bow Bells but within the general footprint of cockneydom." In 1931, the family moved to Chingford, where Phillips attended Larkswood Primary School. Consequently, Phillips has described himself as both a cockney and an Essex boy. In 1935, his father died at 44, having suffered from a weak heart and oedema brought on by the "filthy, sulphurous" air of the factory.
Life & Career Details
Born Leslie Samuel Phillips
20 April 1924
Tottenham, Middlesex, England
Died 7 November 2022 (aged 98)
London, England
Resting place Chingford Mount Cemetery, London, England
Alma mater Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation Actor
Years active 1937–2015
Known for Carry On
Gex: Enter the Gecko
Harry Potter
Spouses
Penelope Bartley
(m. 1948; div. 1965)
Angela Scoular
(m. 1982; died 2011)
Zara Carr (m. 2013)
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. On the stage, Phillips was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance in 1977. 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.
Leslie Samuel Phillips was born in Tottenham on 20 April 1924, the third child of Cecelia Margaret (née Newlove) and Frederick Samuel Phillips, who worked at Glover and Main, manufacturers of cookers in Edmonton. Phillips described his street as "beyond the sonic reach of the Bow Bells but within the general footprint of cockneydom." In 1931, the family moved to Chingford, where Phillips attended Larkswood Primary School. Consequently, Phillips has described himself as both a cockney and an Essex boy. In 1935, his father died at 44, having suffered from a weak heart and oedema brought on by the "filthy, sulphurous" air of the factory.
20 April 1924
Tottenham, Middlesex, England
Died 7 November 2022 (aged 98)
London, England
Resting place Chingford Mount Cemetery, London, England
Alma mater Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation Actor
Years active 1937–2015
Known for Carry On
Gex: Enter the Gecko
Harry Potter
Spouses
Penelope Bartley
(m. 1948; div. 1965)
Angela Scoular
(m. 1982; died 2011)
Zara Carr (m. 2013)
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. On the stage, Phillips was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance in 1977. 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.
Leslie Samuel Phillips was born in Tottenham on 20 April 1924, the third child of Cecelia Margaret (née Newlove) and Frederick Samuel Phillips, who worked at Glover and Main, manufacturers of cookers in Edmonton. Phillips described his street as "beyond the sonic reach of the Bow Bells but within the general footprint of cockneydom." In 1931, the family moved to Chingford, where Phillips attended Larkswood Primary School. Consequently, Phillips has described himself as both a cockney and an Essex boy. In 1935, his father died at 44, having suffered from a weak heart and oedema brought on by the "filthy, sulphurous" air of the factory.
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