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
Acted in 131
2010s
- 2012
After Death
Jerimiah Jones
- 2011
2000s
- 2009
The Week We Went To War
TV
Is Anybody There?
Reg
- 2007
The Dead Peasants Society
Alistair Robertson
- 2006
Venus
Ian
- 2005
- 2004
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Lord W'ruff
- 2003
The Last Detective
Alistair Robertson · 1 episode
- 2002
- 2001
Sword of Honour
Movie
Sword of Honour
Gervase Crouchback · 2 episodes
- 2000
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
Prince Hugely Suave
Take a Girl Like You
Lord Archie Edgerstone · 1 episode
Cinderella
Felim
1990s
- 1997
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
Lincoln Bradley
Caught in the Act
Sydney Fisher
- 1996
August
Professor Alexander Blathwaite
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Mr. Greenfly (voice) · 1 episode
Der Blinde
Sir John
Das Karussell des Todes
Sir John
Die Katze von Kensington
Sir John
- 1994
Two Golden Balls
Viscount Osgood
Love on a Branch Line
Lord Flamborough · 4 episodes
Bermuda Grace
Movie
- 1993
The Changeling
Vermandero
Royal Celebration
Johnny
- 1992
Thacker
George Thacker
- 1991
The Trials of Oz
Judge Michael Argyle
- 1990
Life After Life
Wing Commander Boyle
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Lord Chief Justice Lane
Chancer
Jimmy Blake · 20 episodes
Oxford
Dean
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Sir Horace Cutler
1980s
- 1989
Summer's Lease
William Fosdyke
- 1987
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984
- 1982
1970s
- 1977
That's Carry On!
Mr. Alistair Grigg / Constable Tom Potter (archive footage)
- 1976
Spanish Fly
Mike Scott
Not Now, Comrade
Commander Rimmington
- 1975
- 1973
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
Minister
Casanova '73
Henry Newhouse · 7 episodes
Not Now Darling
Gilbert Bodley
- 1971
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Dickie (segment "Gluttony")
- 1970
Doctor in Trouble
Dr. Tony Burke
Some Will, Some Won't
Simon Russell
1960s
- 1969
Galton and Simpson Comedy
TV
- 1967
Maroc 7
Raymond Lowe
- 1966
Doctor in Clover
Dr. Gaston Grimsdyke
- 1965
You Must Be Joking
Young Husband
- 1964
Father Came Too!
Mr. Roddy Chipfield
- 1963
Our Man At St Mark's
TV
- 1962
The Fast Lady
Freddie Fox
In the Doghouse
Jimmy Fox-Upton
Crooks Anonymous
Fred "Captain 'Dandy' Forsdyke" Cox
- 1961
Raising the Wind
Mervyn Hughes
Very Important Person
Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper
A Weekend with Lulu
Timothy Gray
- 1960
No Kidding
David Robinson
Watch Your Stern
Lt. Cmdr. Bill Fanshawe
Doctor in Love
Dr. Tony Burke
Carry On Constable
Constable Tom Potter
Inn for Trouble
John Belcher
1950s
- 1959
Please Turn Over
Dr. Henry Manners
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
Squadron Leader Thomas
This Other Eden
Crispin Brown
Carry On Teacher
Mr. Alistair Grigg
The Angry Hills
Ray Taylor
Carry On Nurse
Jack Bell
The Navy Lark
Lt. Pouter
The Man Who Liked Funerals
Simon Hurd
- 1958
The Invisible Man
Sparrow · 1 episode
The Big Money
Receptionist
- 1957
Just My Luck
The Hon. Mr. Richard Lumb
High Flight
Blake
The Smallest Show on Earth
Robin Carter
Brothers in Law
Shop Assistant
- 1956
The Errol Flynn Theatre
Venning · 1 episode
Armchair Theatre
Clive Breeze, Charlton · 1 episode
- 1955
Value for Money
Robjohns
As Long As They're Happy
Box Office Manager
- 1954
- 1953
The Fake
Boy Student
Time Bomb
Movie
- 1952
The Sound Barrier
Controller
- 1951
The Galloping Major
Reporter (uncredited)
Pool of London
Harry
- 1950
The Woman with No Name
1st Sapper officer
1940s
- 1949
Train of Events
Stacey's Fireman
- 1948
- 1940
The Proud Valley
Minor Role
1930s
- 1939
The Mikado
Boy
- 1938
Climbing High
Child actor (uncredited)
The Citadel
Girl (uncredited)
Produced 2
2010s
- 2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Producer
1960s
- 1967
Maroc 7
Producer
Appearances8
2010s
- 2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Himself
2000s
- 2009
Britain's Ugliest Models
Himself (Narrator)
Tattoos: A Scarred History
Self
- 2008
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
Self
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
Self - Voiceover · 13 episodes
- 2005
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
1990s
- 1998
What's a Carry On?
Self - Interviewee