Leslie Phillips
Acting
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
Born: April 20, 1924
Place of Birth: Tottenham, London, England, UK
Known For
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
A televised pantomime of Aladdin with characters played by well-known celebrities.
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips takes a look at the life of Leslie Phillips; the legendary actor, writer and veritable British institution. Leslie's frank and open conversations combine with personal interviews from some of the greats who have worked with him.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.
Tales from the Crypt
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.
What's a Carry On?
Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips and out-takes are mixed with interviews with the cast.
Agatha Christie's Marple
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage.
As Long as They're Happy
The suburban peace of the Bentley household is shattered when John Bentley is informed by his wife Stella that their two married daughters, Pat and Corrine are in trouble and need funds to come home and bring their husbands, Peter, a penniless Parisian artist and Barnaby, a Texas cowboy, with them. And the youngest daughter, Gwen, has tricked an American singer, Bobby Denver, into visiting them on the pretext that it is the home of a noted British film magnate. When all the women in the household --- including the maid --- fall for the singer's charms, Bentley consults a crackpot psychiatrist, Dr. Schneider, who almost succeeds in ousting, not the singer, but Bentley's wife, with his advice to Bentley to make her jealous by living it up with Pearl, a showgirl recruited for the purpose.
The Last Detective
"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged determination have won him legions of loyal fans.
Filmography
as Himself
as Jerimiah Jones
as Leo
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
as Himself (Narrator)
as Self
as Reg
as Self
as Self - Voiceover
as Alistair Robertson
as Ian
as Freddie
as Himself
as Sir Philip Starke
as Lord W'ruff
as Alistair Robertson
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
as Judge
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
as Wilson
as Gervase Crouchback
as Prince Hugely Suave
as Lord Archie Edgerstone
as Louis Grimshaw
as Vicar Gerald Perey
as Felim
as Self - Interviewee
as Woolburton
as Lincoln Bradley
as Sydney Fisher
as Godfrey Teal
as Professor Alexander Blathwaite
as Mr. Greenfly (voice)
as James Westropp
as Sir John
as Sir John
as Sir John
as George, Lord Canterville
as Viscount Osgood
as Lord Flamborough
as Vermandero
as Johnny
as King Ferdinand
as George Thacker
as Denzil Witty
as Judge Michael Argyle
as Judge Michael Argyle
as Vermandero
as Gordon Halliwell
as Wing Commander Boyle
as Lord Chief Justice Lane
as Jimmy Blake
as Dean
as Mr. Arundell
as Sir Horace Cutler
as William Fosdyke
as Mycroft Amberson
as Lord Astor
as Maxton
as Justin Whittaker
as Major Eddie Turpin
as Sir Joseph
as P.O.W.
as Styles
as Sir Horace Cutler
as Dean
as Mr. Alistair Grigg / Constable Tom Potter (archive footage)
as Mike Scott
as Commander Rimmington
as 'Boxey' Horne
as Minister
as Henry Newhouse
as Gilbert Bodley
as Dickie (segment "Gluttony")
as Dr. Tony Burke
as Simon Russell
as Raymond Lowe
as Dr. Gaston Grimsdyke
as Young Husband
as Mr. Roddy Chipfield
as Freddie Fox
as RAF Officer Mac
as Jimmy Fox-Upton
as Fred "Captain 'Dandy' Forsdyke" Cox
as Mervyn Hughes
as Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper
as Timothy Gray
as David Robinson
as Lt. Cmdr. Bill Fanshawe
as Dr. Tony Burke
as Constable Tom Potter
as John Belcher
as Giornalista inglese
as Dr. Henry Manners
as Squadron Leader Thomas
as Crispin Brown
as Mr. Alistair Grigg
as Ray Taylor
as Jack Bell
as Lt. Pouter
as Simon Hurd
as Major Tennant
as Sparrow
as Receptionist
as The Hon. Mr. Richard Lumb
as Sir Gerald Wren
as Blake
as Robin Carter
as Shop Assistant
as Howard Meade
as Keynes
as Venning
as Clive Breeze
as Charlton
as Sir William
as Wat Longfellow
as Count de Waldern
as Herbert
as Robjohns
as Box Office Manager
as Hugh Lawrence
as Detective Cameron
as Boy Student
as Controller
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Harry
as Stacey's Fireman
as Minor Role
as Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)
as Boy
as Boy Doffing Cap at Parade
as Child actor (uncredited)
as Girl (uncredited)