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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Known For
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(2001)
The Sorting Hat (voice)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002)
The Sorting Hat (voice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(2011)
The Sorting Hat (voice)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
(2001)
Wilson
Empire of the Sun
(1987)
Maxton
The Jackal
(1997)
Woolburton
The Mikado
(1939)
Boy
Out of Africa
(1985)
Sir Joseph
The Longest Day
(1962)
RAF Officer Mac
The Thief of Bagdad
(1940)
Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)
King Ralph
(1991)
Gordon Halliwell
Saving Grace
(2000)
Vicar Gerald Perey
Scandal
(1989)
Lord Astor
Thunderpants
(2002)
Judge
Mountains of the Moon
(1990)
Mr. Arundell
Venus
(2006)
Ian
Full Filmography
Acting
The Citadel
(1938)
Girl (uncredited)
Lassie from Lancashire
(1938)
Bit Part
The Mikado
(1939)
Boy
The Four Feathers
(1939)
Boy Doffing Cap at Parade
The Proud Valley
(1940)
Minor Role
The Thief of Bagdad
(1940)
Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)
Train of Events
(1949)
Stacey's Fireman
The Woman with No Name
(1950)
1st Sapper officer
Pool of London
(1951)
Harry
The Sound Barrier
(1952)
Controller
The Fake
(1953)
Boy Student
Time Bomb
(1953)
The Limping Man
(1953)
Detective Cameron
Value for Money
(1955)
Robjohns
As Long as They're Happy
(1955)
The Gamma People
(1956)
Howard Meade
The Smallest Show on Earth
(1957)
Robin Carter
Les Girls
(1957)
Sir Gerald Wren
High Flight
(1957)
Blake
Brothers in Law
(1957)
Shop Assistant
Just My Luck
(1957)
Hon. Richard Lumb
I Was Monty's Double
(1958)
Major Tennant
The Big Money
(1958)
Receptionist
This Other Eden
(1959)
Crispin Brown
Please Turn Over
(1959)
Dr. Henry Manners
Carry On Nurse
(1959)
Jack Bell
Ferdinand I King of Naples
(1959)
Giornalista inglese
Carry On Teacher
(1959)
Alistair Grigg
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
(1959)
Squadron Leader Thomas
The Navy Lark
(1959)
Lt. Pouter
The Man Who Liked Funerals
(1959)
Simon Hurd
The Angry Hills
(1959)
Ray Taylor
No Kidding
(1960)
David Robinson
Doctor in Love
(1960)
Dr Tony Burke
Watch Your Stern
(1960)
Lt. Cmdr. Bill Fanshawe
Carry On Constable
(1960)
P.C. Tom Potter
Inn for Trouble
(1960)
John Belcher
Raising the Wind
(1961)
Mervyn Hughes
A Weekend with Lulu
(1961)
Timothy Gray
Very Important Person
(1961)
Jimmy Cooper
Crooks Anonymous
(1962)
Dandy Forsdyke
The Fast Lady
(1962)
Freddie
In the Doghouse
(1962)
Jimmy Fox-Upton
The Longest Day
(1962)
RAF Officer Mac
Father Came Too!
(1964)
Roddy Chipfield
You Must Be Joking
(1965)
Young Husband
The Gong Game
(1965)
Clive Breeze
Doctor in Clover
(1966)
Dr Gaston Grimsdyke
Maroc 7
(1967)
Raymond Lowe
Some Will, Some Won't
(1970)
Simon Russell
Doctor in Trouble
(1970)
Doctor Anthony Burke
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
(1971)
Dickie (segment "Gluttony")
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
(1973)
Minister
Not Now Darling
(1973)
Gilbert Bodley
Spanish Fly
(1976)
Mike Scott
Not Now, Comrade
(1976)
Commander Rimmington
That's Carry On!
(1977)
Various Characters
Out of Africa
(1985)
Sir Joseph
Empire of the Sun
(1987)
Maxton
Scandal
(1989)
Lord Astor
Oxford
(1990)
Dean
Life After Life
(1990)
Wing Commander Boyle
Mountains of the Moon
(1990)
Mr. Arundell
GLC: The Carnage Continues
(1990)
Sir Horace Cutler
Who Bombed Birmingham?
(1990)
Lord Chief Justice Lane
The Trials of Oz
(1991)
Judge Michael Argyle
King Ralph
(1991)
Gordon Halliwell
Thacker
(1992)
George Thacker
Carry On Columbus
(1992)
King Ferdinand
Royal Celebration
(1993)
Johnny
The Changeling
(1993)
Vermandero
Bermuda Grace
(1994)
Two Golden Balls
(1994)
Viscount Osgood
Die Katze von Kensington
(1996)
Sir John
The Canterville Ghost
(1996)
George, Lord Canterville
August
(1996)
Professor Alexander Blathwaite
Der Blinde
(1996)
Sir John
Das Karussell des Todes
(1996)
Sir John
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
(1997)
Lincoln Bradley
Caught in the Act
(1997)
Sydney Fisher
The Jackal
(1997)
Woolburton
What's a Carry On?
(1998)
Cinderella
(2000)
Felim
Saving Grace
(2000)
Vicar Gerald Perey
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
(2000)
Prince Hugely Suave
Take a Girl Like You
(2000)
Lord Archie Edgerstone
Sword of Honour
(2001)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
(2001)
Wilson
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(2001)
The Sorting Hat (voice)
Thunderpants
(2002)
Judge
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002)
The Sorting Hat (voice)
Collusion
(2003)
Herbert Ames
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
(2004)
Lord W'ruff
Millions
(2004)
Himself
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
(2005)
Self
Colour Me Kubrick
(2005)
Freddie
Venus
(2006)
Ian
Is Anybody There?
(2009)
Reg
Britain's Ugliest Models
(2009)
Himself (Narrator)
Late Bloomers
(2011)
Leo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(2011)
The Sorting Hat (voice)
After Death
(2012)
Jerimiah Jones
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
(2013)
Himself
Production