Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
Leslie Phillips
Sign in to saveBritish actor (1924–2022)
OverviewAI-generated
Leslie Samuel Phillips was a British actor, voice actor, writer, and stage actor. Born in Tottenham, London, on April 20, 1924, he served in the British Army during World War II. He was educated at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and began his work period in 1934. Phillips was a male citizen of the United Kingdom who spoke English.
He received the awards of Officer and Commander of the Order of the British Empire. His professional career extended into the video game industry, with work spanning from 1934 until 2012. Phillips was married to Angela Scoular and had four children. He died in London on November 7, 2022.
Synthesized by Vinony from 34 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, TMDb, VIAF. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Film & TV
Tottenham, London, England, UK
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,…
Known for
- Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips — Himself2013
- After Death — Jerimiah Jones2012
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 — The Sorting Hat (voice)2011
- Late Bloomers — Leo2011
- Drama Trails2010
- Is Anybody There? — Reg2009
- Britain's Ugliest Models — Himself (Narrator)2009
- Tattoos: A Scarred History — Self2009
- The Week We Went To War2009
- Stanley Baxter: Now and Then — Self2008
via TMDB
Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1924–2022
- Nationality
- GB
- Role / Field
- Skuespiller, Actors, Escritores, Aktorzy, Actores, Acting
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 14 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Key facts
- Born
- Leslie Samuel Phillips , ( 1924-04-20 ) 20 April 1924, Tottenham , Middlesex , England
- Died
- 7 November 2022 (2022-11-07) (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 ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 30 May 1948</span>"}]]}'>1948 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1965 ) Angela Scoular ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1982 ; died 11 April 2011</span>"}]]}'>2011 ) Zara Carr ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 29 December 2013</span>"}]]}'>2013 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leslie
- Family name
- Phillips
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Tottenham
- Place of death
- London
- Spouse
- Angela Scoular
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Educated at
- Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- video game industry
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
- Image
- LesliePhillipsBAFTA07 crop.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
Show 8 more facts
- Commons category
- Leslie Phillips
- date of birth
- 1924-04-20
- birth name
- Leslie Samuel Phillips
- start of work period
- 1934-00-00
- social media followers
- 22949
- date of death
- 2022-11-07
- end of work period
- 2012-00-00
- name in native language
- Leslie Phillips
Sources (10)
via Wikidata · CC0
~12 min read
Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leslie Phillips” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.