Editing Leslie Phillips

{{Short description|British actor (1924–2022)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Leslie Phillips
| honorific_suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=UK|size=100%|CBE}}
| image              = LesliePhillipsBAFTA07 crop.jpg
| alt                = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| caption            = Phillips in 2007
| birth_name         = Leslie Samuel Phillips
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|df=y|1924|4|20}}
| birth_place        = [[Tottenham]], [[Middlesex]], England
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|df=y|2022|11|07|1924|4|20}}
| death_place        = London, England
| resting_place      = [[Chingford Mount Cemetery]], London, England
| occupation         = Actor
| alma_mater = [[Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts]]
| years_active       = 1937–2015<ref name="rememberingvictory2015">{{cite web |title=VE Day: Remembering Victory (2015) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5553f58e0eaa1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603110539/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5553f58e0eaa1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 June 2018 |website=BFI |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="VEDay70BBC">{{cite web |title=VE Day 70 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05tr0py |publisher=BBC |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="bullimore">{{cite web |last1=Bullimore |first1=Emma |title=VE Day 2020 timetable – TV schedule and celebrations for 75th anniversary |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-affairs/ve-day-tv-schedules/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>
| known for          = ''[[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On]]''<br />[[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'']]
| spouse             = {{Unbulleted list
| {{marriage|Penelope Bartley|30 May 1948|1965|end=divorced}}
| {{marriage|[[Angela Scoular]]|1982|11 April 2011|end=died}}
| {{marriage|Zara Carr|29 December 2013}}
}}
| children           = 4
}}

'''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 (franchise)|Carry On]]'' and ''[[Doctor in the House (film)|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 Laurence Olivier Awards|1977]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olivier Winners 1977 |url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1977/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Olivier Awards |language=en-GB}}</ref> In his later career, Phillips took on dramatic parts including a [[BAFTA]]-nominated role alongside [[Peter O'Toole]] in ''[[Venus (2006 film)|Venus]]'' (2006). He provided the voice of the [[Sorting Hat]] in three of the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' films]].

==Early life==
Leslie Samuel Phillips was born in [[Tottenham]] on 20 April 1924,<ref name="BBCobit" /><ref name="bartlett" /> the third child of Cecelia Margaret (''née'' Newlove) and Frederick Samuel Phillips, who worked at [[Glover and Main]], manufacturers of cookers in [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]].<ref name="Hello">{{cite book|last=Phillips|first=Leslie|author-link=Leslie Phillips|title=Hello: The Autobiography|year=2006|publisher=[[Orion Publishing Group]]|isbn=0752868896|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/helloautobiograp0000phil}}</ref> Phillips described his street as "beyond the sonic reach of the [[St Mary-le-Bow|Bow Bells]] but within the general footprint of [[cockney]]dom."<ref name="Hello"/> In 1931, the family moved to [[Chingford]], where Phillips attended Larkswood Primary School.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-pupil Phillips opens old school |url=http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/1502804.expupil_phillips_opens_old_school/ |work=Waltham Forest Guardian |date=27 June 2007 |last=Moyes |first=Jonathan |access-date=10 May 2009}}</ref> Consequently, Phillips has described himself as both a [[cockney]] and an Essex boy.<ref name="chap">{{cite web |last1=Sullivan |first1=Chris |title=Leslie Phillips |url=https://thechap.co.uk/2020/09/22/leslie-phillips-3/ |website=The Chap |date=22 September 2020|access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Hello"/>

After his father's death, Phillips was sent to the [[Italia Conti Academy]] at his mother's insistence.<ref name="Hello"/> There, he attended drama, dance and notably elocution to lose his cockney accent; at the time, a regional accent was considered an impediment to an aspiring actor.<ref name="chap"/><ref name="Moir">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3587867/Hel-low.-Arent-you-a-gorgeous-creature.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3587867/Hel-low.-Arent-you-a-gorgeous-creature.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title='Hel-low. Aren't you a gorgeous creature?'|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|access-date=22 April 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="beast">{{cite journal |last1=Walsh |first1=John |title=Oh Leslie, you really are a gorgeous beast |journal=The Independent |date=20 December 1997 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/interview-leslie-phillips-oh-leslie-you-really-are-a-gorgeous-beast-1289756.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/interview-leslie-phillips-oh-leslie-you-really-are-a-gorgeous-beast-1289756.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="Oldie">{{cite web|url=https://www.theoldie.co.uk/blog/happy-95th-birthday-to-leslie-philips|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423164425/https://www.theoldie.co.uk/blog/happy-95th-birthday-to-leslie-philips|archive-date=23 April 2019|title=Happy 95th Birthday to Leslie Phillips|work=The Oldie|access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> Phillips took time to refine his [[Received Pronunciation]] accent, and later declared that "the biggest elocution lessons came from mixing with people who sounded right, people in theatrical circles and in the [[officers' mess]] during the [[Second World War|war]]."<ref name="prime">{{cite web |title=The prime of Mr. Leslie Phillips |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/1999/aug/04/artsfeatures.edinburghfestival1 |website=The Guardian |date=4 August 1999 |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> He left school at 14 in 1938.<ref name="Hello"/>

==Career==
===Early work===
Phillips made his stage debut in 1937 as a wolf in ''[[Peter Pan]]'' alongside [[Anna Neagle]] at the [[London Palladium]].<ref name="CBE">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7163202.stm|title=CBE for Carry On actor Phillips|publisher=BBC News|access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="Reputation">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/nov/27/culture.features|title=With my reputation?|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=23 April 2004}}</ref> In the 1938–39 season, he was promoted to the role of John Napoleon Darling, alongside [[Jean Forbes-Robertson]] as Peter and [[Seymour Hicks]] as [[Captain Hook]].<ref name="Hello"/> Acting allowed Phillips to earn extra money for his family, who had struggled financially after his father's death.<ref name="chap"/>

Phillips made his first film appearance in the 1938 musical comedy ''[[Lassie from Lancashire]]''.<ref name="old tales">{{cite web |last1=Galton |first1=Bridget |title=Leslie Phillips has found a use for his old tales – a riveting autobiography |url=https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/things-to-do/leslie-phillips-has-found-a-use-for-his-old-tales-7639690 |website=Hampstead and Highgate Express |date=25 January 2007 |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> He made further uncredited appearances in ''[[Climbing High]]'' (1938) and ''[[The Mikado (1939 film)|The Mikado]]'' (1939), among the earliest films made at [[Pinewood Studios]].<ref name="Hello"/> Upon the 70th anniversary of the studios in 2006, Phillips considered himself one of the earliest actors to have worked there still alive and working.<ref name="Hello"/> A minor part in [[Ealing Studios]]' ''[[The Proud Valley]]'' (1940) afforded Phillips the chance to work alongside [[Paul Robeson]], whom he greatly admired.<ref name="Hello"/>

In the early years of the [[Second World War]], Phillips worked in the [[West End theatre|West End]] for [[Binkie Beaumont]] and [[H. M. Tennent]].<ref name="chap"/> The shows were frequently interrupted by [[Civil defense siren|air-raid sirens]] and Phillips later recalled that "audiences would evaporate and head for cellars or [[London Underground|Underground]] stations".<ref name="Hello"/> Called up to the [[British Army]] in 1942, Phillips rose to the rank of [[Lance Bombardier|lance-bombardier]] in the Royal Artillery. Due to his acquired upper class accent, Phillips was selected for officer training at [[Catterick Garrison|Catterick]] and duly commissioned as a [[Second Lieutenant|second lieutenant]] in the [[Royal Artillery]] in 1943.<ref name="Oldie"/> He was transferred to the [[Durham Light Infantry]] in 1944 but was later declared unfit for service just before [[D-Day]] after being diagnosed with a neurological condition that caused partial paralysis.<ref name="Oldie"/> He was initially sent to a [[psychiatric hospital]] in error before moving to the correct facility for treatment.<ref name="Hello"/>

Demobbed as a lieutenant in December 1944, Phillips's acting career initially took in "the murkiest rat-infested old [[wikt:playhouse|playhouses]] and [[music hall]]s in the [[Northern England|north of England]]".<ref name="Hello"/> He resumed his career as a film player, making uncredited appearances in ''[[Anna Karenina (1948 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' and [[Powell and Pressburger]]'s ''[[The Red Shoes (1948 film)|The Red Shoes]]'' (both 1948).<ref name="bartlett">{{cite web |last1=Bartlett |first1=Rhett |title=Leslie Phillips, Debonair British Actor of 'Carry On,' 'Doctor' and 'Harry Potter' Films, Dies at 98 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/leslie-phillips-dead-harry-potter-actor-carry-on-1235257581/|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=8 November 2022 |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> His first lead role in a television serial was in the sitcom ''[[My Wife Jacqueline]]'' (1952).<ref name="Hello"/>

His big break in the films was in the [[Gene Kelly]] musical ''[[Les Girls]]'' (1957).<ref name="Oldie"/> Although the film was a critical success, he decided against a move to Hollywood, in part as he considered himself primarily a theatre actor and did not want to become "the poor man's [[David Niven]]".<ref name="chap"/><ref name="Reputation"/> He began appearing in character roles in British comedy films including ''[[Brothers in Law (film)|Brothers in Law]]'' and ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' (both 1957).<ref name="BBCobit">{{cite news |title=Leslie Phillips obituary: The comedy Casanova who made it to Hogwarts |publisher=BBC News |date=8 November 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27046868 |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> In 1959, Phillips was cast in a minor role as Jack Bell in ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'', the second in the ''[[Carry On (film series)|Carry On]]'' film series. The character's exclamation of "Ding dong" in the film became a popular catchphrase for Phillips.<ref name="BBCobit"/> He became strongly associated with smooth-talking, libidinous roles, and his catchphrases "Ding dong", "I say" and "Hello" entered common usage in the United Kingdom.<ref name="common">{{cite news |last1=Lawrence |first1=Ben |title=Leslie Phillips, as sexually threatening as a pot of tepid tea, made the common man feel better |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/leslie-phillips-made-common-man-feel-better/ |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=8 November 2022 |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> Phillips cemented his image in two further ''Carry On'' films, ''[[Carry On Teacher]]'' (1959) and ''[[Carry On Constable]]'' (1960) before telling producer [[Peter Rogers]] that he did not wish to appear in any more.<ref name="Oldie"/><ref name="BBCobit"/> ''Carry On'' director [[Gerald Thomas]] cast Phillips in several other comedy films; ''[[Please Turn Over]]'' (1959) features Phillips as Dr. Henry Manners, a respectable family doctor portrayed as a philanderer in a book written by 17-year-old Jo Halliday ([[Julia Lockwood]]), while he plays father David Robinson opposite [[Geraldine McEwan]] in ''[[No Kidding (film)|No Kidding]]'' (1960).<ref name="turnover">{{cite web |title=Please Turn Over |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/film/please_turn_over/| website=British Comedy Guide |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="kidding">{{cite web |title=No Kidding |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/film/no_kidding/ |website=British Comedy Guide |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref>

Between 1959 and 1977, Phillips became familiar on radio, as Sub-Lieutenant Phillips in the comedy ''[[The Navy Lark]]'' alongside [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Ronnie Barker]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tenniel-evans-taffy-goldstein-in-the-navy-lark-1706869.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tenniel-evans-taffy-goldstein-in-the-navy-lark-1706869.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Tenniel Evens:Taffy Goldstein in 'The Navy Lark'|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> He also appeared in the film version of ''[[The Navy Lark (film)|The Navy Lark]]'' (1959), the only cast member of the radio series to do so.<ref name="navy">{{cite web |title=The Navy Lark (1959) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b14f065 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426140313/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b14f065 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 April 2020 |website=BFI |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref>

In 1960, Phillips was cast in ''[[Doctor in Love]]'', the fourth film in the ''[[Doctor (film series)|Doctor]]'' comedy series and the first without [[Dirk Bogarde]].<ref name="BBCobit"/> He appeared in two further installments, ''[[Doctor in Clover]]'' (1966) and ''[[Doctor in Trouble]]'' (1970).<ref name="clover">{{cite news |last1=Larman |first1=Alexander |title='Well, hello!': why the sex-mad, satirical Doctor in Clover was the making of Leslie Phillips |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/hello-why-sex-mad-satirical-doctor-clover-making-leslie-phillips/ |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=8 November 2022 |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> Phillips appeared in several comedy films directed by [[Ken Annakin]], often cast alongside his ''Doctor'' co-star [[James Robertson Justice]], including ''[[Very Important Person (film)|Very Important Person]]'' (1961), ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961) and ''[[Crooks Anonymous]]'' (1962).<ref name="Hello"/> In 1962, Phillips and Justice starred with [[Stanley Baxter]] in Annakin's ''[[The Fast Lady]]'', one of Britain's biggest box office hits of the year.<ref>"Most Popular Films of 1963", ''The Times'', London, England, 3 January 1964: 4. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 11 July 2012.</ref> A loose sequel, ''[[Father Came Too!]]'', followed in 1964.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://archive.org/details/KineWeekly2985/page/n8/mode/1up?q=%22john+guillermin%22|magazine=Kinematograph Weekly|first=Bill|last=Altria|title=British Films Romp Home – Fill First Five Places|date=17 December 1964|page=9}}</ref>

During the 1960s, Phillips appeared on television in two plays penned by the comedy writing team [[Galton and Simpson]]; "Impasse", broadcast as part of ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' in 1963, and "The Suit", a 1969 episode of ''The Galton & Simpson Comedy''.<ref name="Hello"/> The latter was developed into a full series four years later, ''[[Casanova '73]]'', starring Phillips as compulsive philanderer Henry Newhouse.<ref name="casanova">{{cite web |title=Galton And Simpson's Casanova |url=https://www.britishclassiccomedy.co.uk/casanova-73 |website=British Classic Comedy |date=10 October 2022 |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> The programme was poorly received and attracted criticism from [[Mary Whitehouse]] of the [[Mediawatch-UK|National Viewers' and Listeners' Association]] for its risque content.<ref name="Hello"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Oliver|first=John|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/467108/index.html|title=Galton, Ray (1930–) and Simpson, Alan (1929–)|work=BFI Screenonline|date= 2003–2014|access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref>

===Later work===
By the early 1980s, Phillips considered his suave and lecherous roles to be "a bit of a rut" and looked to branch out into dramatic roles.<ref name="BBCobit"/> A relatively minor part in ''[[Out of Africa (film)|Out of Africa]]'' (1985) facilitated a larger role in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[Empire of the Sun (film)|Empire of the Sun]]'' (1987).<ref name="prime"/> To play an emaciated [[prisoner of war]] in the film, Phillips lost more than two stone.<ref name="bartlett"/> He became busy as a [[character actor]] in both stage and television productions including ''[[Scandal (1989 film)|Scandal]]'' (1989) and ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider]]'' (2001). In 1992, he returned to the ''Carry On'' series in the poorly received ''[[Carry On Columbus]]''.<ref name="guardiannews">{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Benjamin |title=Carry On star Leslie Phillips dies at 98 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/nov/08/carry-on-star-leslie-phillips-dies-at-98 |website=The Guardian |date=8 November 2022 |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> Phillips also provided the voice for the [[Sorting Hat]] in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' films]], appearing in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (2001), ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' (2002) and the final film, ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' (2011).<ref name="BBCobit"/><ref name="independentnews">{{cite web |title=Leslie Phillips dead: Carry On and Harry Potter star dies aged 98 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/leslie-phillips-death-carry-on-films-age-b2220348.html |website=The Independent |date=8 November 2022 |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref>

Phillips appeared in British television sitcoms including ''[[Honey for Tea]]'' with [[Felicity Kendal]] and appeared in guest roles in popular series such as ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Holby City]]'' and ''[[Midsomer Murders]]''. In 2006, he played veteran actor Ian alongside [[Peter O'Toole]] in [[Hanif Kureishi]]'s film ''[[Venus (2006 film)|Venus]]''.<ref name="BBCobit"/> For this role, he was nominated for a [[BAFTA]] for Best Supporting Actor in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/site/page287.html |title=BAFTA Awards winners and nominees |publisher=Bafta.org |access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref> Phillips's autobiography, ''Hello'', was published by Orion in 2006.<ref name="Hello"/>

He was appointed Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[1998 Birthday Honours]] and was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the [[2008 New Year Honours]].<ref name="CBE"/>

In 2012, Phillips voiced the audiobook edition of the legal thriller Chequered Justice, by John Bartlett (ISBN 9780956910486).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmAbh8Jzjl4 | title=John Bartlett interviews Leslie Phillips | website=[[YouTube]] | date=13 May 2013 }}</ref>

Phillips, in conjunction with [[Jules Williams]] and Back Door Productions,<ref>{{cite web|title=Back Door znProductions|url=http://www.back-door.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185936/http://www.back-door.co.uk/|archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> co-produced the [[Sky Arts]] series ''[[Living The Life]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Living The Life – Sky Arts|url=http://skyarts.sky.com/living-the-life|publisher=Sky Arts / BSkyB}}</ref> which ran for three series, ending in 2013.

He continued to act until 2012<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680587/ | title=Leslie Phillips | publisher=[[IMDb]] }}</ref><ref name="BFI" /> and continued to make television appearances until 2015 when he was interviewed on the [[BBC One]] programme ''VE Day: Remembering Victory''.<ref name="rememberingvictory2015"/><ref name="VEDay70BBC"/><ref name="bullimore"/>

==Personal life, illness and death==
Phillips married his first wife, actress Penelope Bartley (1925–1981), on 30 May 1948.<ref name="autogenerated2006">{{cite book|last = Phillips|first=Lesley|title = ''"Hello", The Autobiography''|publisher =Orion Books Ltd|year=2006|isbn=978-0-7528-8178-2}}</ref> The couple had four children.<ref name="CBE"/> In 1962, Phillips began a relationship with actress [[Caroline Mortimer]], daughter of writer [[Penelope Mortimer]] and stepdaughter of [[John Mortimer]], who was an understudy in a stage play in which Phillips starred. Phillips and Bartley separated at that point and were divorced in 1965.<ref name="autogenerated2006"/>

After his relationship with Mortimer ended, Phillips embarked on a relationship with Australian actress Vicki Luke,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imdb.com/name/nm0525626/bio|title=Vicki Luke|publisher=IMDb}}</ref> with whom he lived for approximately three years.

Phillips moved in with actress [[Angela Scoular]] in 1977, at which time she was pregnant by another actor. He raised her son as his own.<ref name="Scoular"/> While on tour in Australia in 1981, he was notified that Bartley had died in a fire. Phillips chose to continue in the production and did not attend her funeral. He later acknowledged that his family had never forgiven him for this decision.<ref name="autogenerated2006"/>

Phillips married Scoular in 1982. In 1992 Scoular, who suffered from [[bipolar disorder]], [[Suicide attempt|attempted suicide]] but was not [[Involuntary commitment|sectioned]].<ref name="Scoular">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/8448951/Angela-Scoular.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/8448951/Angela-Scoular.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Angela Scoular obituary|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|access-date=22 April 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Scoular died on 11 April 2011 after drinking a [[Acid|corrosive]] [[chemical drain cleaner|drain cleaner]] and suffering unsurvivable 40% burns to her throat, body and dietary tract. She had suffered from [[bowel cancer]] and although was later declared cancer-free, she became anxious that the cancer had returned.<ref name="Inquest"/> Phillips was too ill to attend the inquest into Scoular's death three months later. The [[coroner]] ruled that Scoular's death was not suicide, but rather that she had "killed herself while the balance of her mind was disturbed".<ref name="Inquest">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14218733 |title=Bond actress Angela Scoular died drinking acid cleaner |publisher=BBC News |date=20 July 2011 |access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref>

Phillips received the [[Freedom of the City of London]] on 16 November 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Veteran Actor Leslie Phillips {{as written|Rec|ives [sic]}} The Freedom of the City of London |url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/veteran-actor-leslie-phillips-receives-the-freedom-of-the-news-photo/106906165 |website=Getty Images |date=16 November 2010 |access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref> Phillips was a supporter of [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], and made an appearance as part of the half-time entertainment during the team's home match against [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] on 1 April 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/9173901/Tottenham-Hotspur-3-Swansea-City-1-match-report.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/9173901/Tottenham-Hotspur-3-Swansea-City-1-match-report.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Tottenham Hotspur 3 Swansea City 1: Match Report|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|access-date=22 April 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On 20 December 2013, at the age of 89, Phillips married his third wife, Zara Carr.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10533373/Leslie-Phillips-marries-third-wife-at-89.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10533373/Leslie-Phillips-marries-third-wife-at-89.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Leslie Phillips marries third wife at 89 |work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London |date=22 December 2013 |access-date=11 April 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Phillips suffered two [[stroke]]s six months apart at the age of 90.<ref>{{cite news|title=Leslie Phillips: Carry On and Harry Potter star dies aged 98 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63557414|publisher=BBC News|date=8 November 2022}}</ref> After a long illness, he died in his sleep at home in London on 7 November 2022, aged 98.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Leslie Phillips, star of the Carry On films, dies 'peacefully in his sleep' aged 98 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2022/11/08/leslie-phillips-star-of-the-carry-on-films-dies-peacefully-in-his-sleep-aged-98/ |access-date=2022-11-19 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name="RTÉ">{{Cite web |date=8 November 2022 |title=Harry Potter and Carry On star Leslie Phillips dies aged 98 |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2022/1108/1333876-harry-potter-and-carry-on-star-leslie-phillips-dies/ |access-date=8 November 2022 |website=[[RTÉ]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/movies/leslie-phillips-dead.html|title = Leslie Phillips, 98, British Comic Actor And Sagacious Object in 'Harry Potter'|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|last = Genzlinger|first = Neil|date = 10 November 2022|access-date = 10 November 2022|page = B12|url-access = limited}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
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|1938 || ''[[Lassie from Lancashire]]'' || Small role || Uncredited || <ref name="BFI">{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f5e1afb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425184707/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f5e1afb|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 April 2017|title=Leslie Phillips|publisher=BFI|access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
|1938 || data-sort-value="Citadel, The" | ''[[The Citadel (1938 film)|The Citadel]]'' || Small role || Uncredited || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1938 || ''[[Climbing High]]'' || Small role || Uncredited || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1939 || data-sort-value="Mikado, The" | ''[[The Mikado (1939 film)|The Mikado]]'' || Boy || Uncredited || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1939 || data-sort-value="Four Feathers, The" | ''[[The Four Feathers (1939 film)|The Four Feathers]]'' || Boy at Parade || Uncredited || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1940 || data-sort-value="Proud Valley, The" | ''[[The Proud Valley]]'' || Small Role || Uncredited || <ref name="Hello"/>
|-
|1940 || data-sort-value="Thief of Bagdad, The" | ''[[The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)|The Thief of Bagdad]]'' || Urchin || Uncredited || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1948 || ''[[Anna Karenina (1948 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' || Small Role || Uncredited || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1948 || data-sort-value="Red Shoes, The" | ''[[The Red Shoes (1948 film)|The Red Shoes]]'' || Audience Member || Uncredited || <ref name="bartlett"/>
|-
|1949 || ''[[Train of Events]]'' || Fireman || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1950 || data-sort-value="Woman with No Name, The" | ''[[The Woman with No Name]]'' || Officer || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1951 || ''[[Pool of London (film)|Pool of London]]'' || Harry || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1951 || data-sort-value="Galloping Major, The" | ''[[The Galloping Major (film)|The Galloping Major]]'' || Reporter || Uncredited || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1952 || data-sort-value="Sound Barrier, The" | ''[[The Sound Barrier]]'' || Controller || Uncredited || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1953 || ''[[Time Bomb (1953 film)|Time Bomb]]'' || Police Sergeant || Uncredited || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1953 || data-sort-value="Limping Man, The" | ''[[The Limping Man (1953 film)|The Limping Man]]'' || Cameron || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1954 || ''[[You Know What Sailors Are (1954 film)|You Know What Sailors Are]]'' || Embassy Secretary || Uncredited || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1955 || ''[[As Long as They're Happy]]'' || Box Office Manager || || <ref name="aslongas">{{cite web |title=As Long As They're Happy (1955) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6c04b37e |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617172704/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6c04b37e |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 June 2017 |website=BFI |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1955 || ''[[Value for Money]]'' || Robjohns || || <ref name="BFI"/> 
|-
|1956 || data-sort-value="Gamma People, The" | ''[[The Gamma People]]'' || Howard Meade || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1956 || data-sort-value="Big Money, The" | ''[[The Big Money (film)|The Big Money]]'' || Receptionist || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1957 || data-sort-value="Barretts of Wimpole Street, The" | ''[[The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957 film)|The Barretts of Wimpole Street]]'' || Harry Bevan || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1957 || ''[[Brothers in Law (film)|Brothers in Law]]'' || Shop Assistant || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1957 || data-sort-value="Smallest Show on Earth, The" | ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' || Robin Carter || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1957 || ''[[High Flight (film)|High Flight]]'' || Squadron Leader Blake || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1957 || ''[[Les Girls]]'' || Sir Gerald Wren || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1957 || ''[[Just My Luck (1957 film)|Just My Luck]]'' || Hon. Richard Lumb || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1958 || ''[[I Was Monty's Double (film)|I Was Monty's Double]]'' || Major Tennant || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1959 || data-sort-value="Navy Lark, The" | ''[[The Navy Lark (film)|The Navy Lark]]'' || Lt. Pouter || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1959 || data-sort-value="Man Who Liked Funerals, The" | ''[[The Man Who Liked Funerals]]'' || Simon Hurd || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1959 || data-sort-value="Angry Hills, The" | ''[[The Angry Hills (film)|The Angry Hills]]'' || Ray Taylor || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1959 || ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'' || Jack Bell || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1959 || ''[[Carry On Teacher]]'' || Alistair Grigg || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1959 || data-sort-value="Night We Dropped a Clanger, The" | ''[[The Night We Dropped a Clanger]]'' || Squadron Leader Thomas || || <ref name="clanger">{{cite web |title=The Night We Dropped A Clanger |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/film/the_night_we_dropped_a_clanger/cast_crew/ |website=British Comedy Guide |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1959 || ''[[Please Turn Over]]'' || Dr. Henry Manners || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1959 || ''[[Ferdinando I, re di Napoli]]'' || Pat || || <ref name="CITWF.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.citwf.com/film113608.htm |title=The Complete Index To World Film: Ferdinando I, re di Napoli |accessdate=22 March 2009|work=CITWF.com}}</ref>
|-
|1959 || ''[[This Other Eden (film)|This Other Eden]]'' || Crispin Brown || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1960 || ''[[Inn for Trouble]]'' || John Belcher || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1960 || ''[[Carry On Constable]]'' || PC Tom Potter || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1960 || ''[[Doctor in Love]]'' || Dr. Tony Burke || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1960 || ''[[Watch Your Stern]]'' || Lt. Cmdr. Bill Fanshawe || || <ref name="stern">{{cite web |title=Watch Your Stern |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ba447f4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121162753/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ba447f4 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 November 2017 |website=BFI |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1960 || ''[[No Kidding (film)|No Kidding]]'' || David Robinson || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1961 || data-sort-value="Weekend with Lulu, A" | ''[[A Weekend with Lulu]]'' || Timothy Gray || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1961 || ''[[Very Important Person (film)|Very Important Person]]'' || Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper DFC || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1961 || ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)|Raising the Wind]]'' || Mervyn Hughes || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1962 || ''[[Crooks Anonymous]]'' || Dandy Forsdyke || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1962 || ''[[In the Doghouse (film)|In the Doghouse]]'' || Jimmy Fox-Upton || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1962 || data-sort-value="Longest Day, The" | ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]]'' || RAF Officer Mac || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1962 || data-sort-value="Fast Lady, The" | ''[[The Fast Lady]]'' || Freddie Fox || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1964 || ''[[Father Came Too!]]'' || Roddy Chipfield || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1965 || ''[[You Must Be Joking! (1965 film)|You Must Be Joking!]]'' || Young Husband || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1966 || ''[[Doctor in Clover]]'' || Dr. Gaston Grimsdyke || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1967 || ''[[Maroc 7]]'' || Raymond Lowe || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1970 || ''[[Some Will, Some Won't]]'' || Simon Russell || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1970 || ''[[Doctor in Trouble]]'' || Dr. Tony Burke || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1971 || data-sort-value="Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins, The" | ''[[The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins]]'' || Dickie || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1973 || ''[[Not Now, Darling (film)|Not Now, Darling]]'' || Gilbert Bodley || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1974 || ''[[Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!]]'' || Sir William Mainwaring-Brown || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1975 || ''[[Spanish Fly (1975 film)|Spanish Fly]]'' || Mike Scott || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1976 || ''[[Not Now, Comrade]]'' || Commander Rimmington || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1985 || ''[[Out of Africa (film)|Out of Africa]]'' || Sir Joseph || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1987 || ''[[Empire of the Sun (film)|Empire of the Sun]]'' || Maxton || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1989 || ''[[Scandal (1989 film)|Scandal]]'' || Lord Astor || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1990 || ''[[Mountains of the Moon (film)|Mountains of the Moon]]'' || Mr. Arundell || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1991 || ''[[King Ralph]]'' || Gordon Halliwell || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1992 || ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' || King Ferdinand || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1996 || ''[[August (1996 film)|August]]'' || Professor Alexander Blathwaite || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1997 || ''Caught in the Act'' || Sydney Fisher || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1997 || data-sort-value="Jackal, The" | ''[[The Jackal (1997 film)|The Jackal]]'' || Woolburton || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1998 || data-sort-value="Orgasm Raygun, The" | ''The Orgasm Raygun'' || The Inventor's Voiceover || Voice || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|2000 || ''[[Saving Grace (2000 film)|Saving Grace]]'' || Vicar || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|2001 || ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider]]'' || Wilson || || <ref name="independentnews"/>
|-
|2001 || ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' || [[Sorting Hat]] || Voice || <ref name="independentnews"/>
|-
|2002 || ''[[Thunderpants]]'' || Judge || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|2002 || ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' || Sorting Hat || Voice || <ref name="independentnews"/><ref name="WFMZ obit" />
|-
|2003 || ''Collusion'' || Herbert Ames || || <ref name="Collusion">{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12411778.carrying-on-regardless-even-at-80-leslie-phillips-isnt-taken-seriously-but-the-iconic-actor-knows-more-than-most-about-tragedy-as-well-as-comedy/|title=Carrying on regardless even at 80|date=27 November 2004 |work=The Herald|access-date=9 October 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2004 || ''[[Millions (2004 film)|Millions]]'' || Leslie Phillips || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|2004 || ''[[Churchill: The Hollywood Years]]'' || Lord W'ruff || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|2005 || ''[[Colour Me Kubrick]]'' || Freddie || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|2006 || ''[[Venus (2006 film)|Venus]]'' || Ian || || <ref name="BBCobit"/>
|-
|2008 || ''[[Is There Anybody There?]]'' || Reg || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|2011 || ''[[Late Bloomers (2011 film)|Late Bloomers]]'' || Leo || || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Kershaw |first1=Tom |title=Carry On and Harry Potter legend Leslie Phillips dead age 98 |url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/carry-harry-potter-legend-leslie-7796731 |website=Leicester Mercury |date=8 November 2022 |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2011 || ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' || Sorting Hat || Voice || <ref name="independentnews"/><ref name="WFMZ obit" />
|-
|2012 || ''After Death'' || Jeremiah Jones || Final acting role || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1822203/mediaviewer/rm3317344768?ref_=tt_rv | title=After Death (2012) | publisher=[[IMDb]] }}</ref><ref name="WFMZ obit">{{cite web |last1=Holmes |first1=Martin |title=Leslie Phillips Dies: 'Harry Potter,' 'Tomb Raider' and 'Carry On' Actor Was 98 |url=https://www.wfmz.com/entertainment/leslie-phillips-dies-harry-potter-tomb-raider-and-carry-on-actor-was-98/article_3031005a-c14d-54c1-840a-3e7acb5f4e7c.html |website=WFMZ.com |publisher=[[WFMZ-TV]] |access-date=11 November 2022 |language=en |date=8 November 2022 |quote=Phillips reprised his role as the Sorting Hat in 2011 for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and made his last on-screen appearance in the 2012 film After Death.}}</ref>
|-
|2022 || ''Darkheart Manor'' || Jeremiah Jones || Archive footage only<ref>{{cite web |title=Darkheart Manor |url=https://martingooch.com/film/darkheart-manor/ |website=Martin Gooch |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref> || <ref>{{cite web |title=Darkheart Manor|url= https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-5d9wg1/darkheart-manor/  |website=Radio Times |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Selected television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Ref.
|-
|1948 || ''Morning Departure'' || Stoker Snipe || TV film || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1952 || ''[[My Wife Jacqueline]]'' || Tom Bridger || All 6 episodes || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1955 || data-sort-value="Adventures of Robin Hood, The" | ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' || Sir William || Episode: "Friar Tuck" || <ref name="bartlett"/> 
|-
|1955 || data-sort-value="Adventures of Robin Hood, The" | ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' || Count de Waldern || Episode: "Checkmate" || <ref name="bartlett"/> 
|-
|1956 || data-sort-value="Adventures of Robin Hood, The" | ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' || Wat Longfellow || Episode: "A Village Wooing" || <ref name="bartlett"/> 
|-
|1958 || data-sort-value="Invisible Man, The" | ''[[The Invisible Man (1958 TV series)|The Invisible Man]]'' || Sparrow || Episode: "Blind Justice" || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1960 || data-sort-value="Adventures of Robin Hood, The" | ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' || Herbert || Episode: "The Reluctant Rebel" || <ref name="bartlett"/> 
|-
|1963 || ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' || Mr. Ferris || Episode: "Impasse" || <ref name="Hello"/>
|-
|1963 || ''[[Our Man at St. Mark's]]'' || Reverend Andrew Parker || 7 episodes || <ref name="bartlett"/> 
|-
|1969 || data-sort-value="Galton & Simpson Comedy, The" | ''The Galton & Simpson Comedy'' || Howard || Episode: "The Suit" || <ref name="BCGobit">{{cite web |title=Leslie Phillips dies aged 98 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/news/7074/leslie-phillips-rip/ |website=British Comedy Guide |date=8 November 2022 |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1970 || data-sort-value="Culture Vultures, The" | ''[[The Culture Vultures]]'' || Dr. Michael Cunningham || All 5 episodes || <ref name="BCGobit"/>
|-
|1972 || ''[[Father, Dear Father]]'' || Basil || Episode: "Unaccustomed as I Am" || <ref name="BCGobit"/>
|-
|1973 || ''[[Casanova '73]]'' || Henry Newhouse || All 7 episodes || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1979 || data-sort-value="Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The" | ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979 film)|The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe]]'' || Mr. Tumnus || Voice; TV film || <ref>{{cite web |title=The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (1978) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6e137b83 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426214238/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6e137b83 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 April 2020 |website=BFI |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1985 || ''[[Mr. Palfrey of Westminster]]'' || Rupert Styles || Episode: "Return to Sender" || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1987 || ''[[Super Gran]]'' || P.O.W. || Episode: "Supergran and the Birthday Dambuster" || <ref>{{cite web |title=Super Gran |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/super_gran/shop/2262/the_complete_second_series_dvd/ |website=British Comedy Guide |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1988 || ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'' || Boxey Horne || Episode: "Rumpole and Portia" || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1990 || data-sort-value="Comic Strip Presents..., The" | ''[[The Comic Strip Presents...]]'' || Sir Horace Cutler || Episode: "GLC: The Carnage Continues..." || <ref name="BCGobit"/>
|-
|1990 || data-sort-value="Comic Strip Presents..., The" | ''[[The Comic Strip Presents...]]'' || Dean || Episode: "Oxford" || <ref name="BCGobit"/>
|-
|1990–1991 || ''[[Chancer]]'' || James Blake || 18 episodes || <ref name="parkinson">{{cite web |last1=Parkinson |first1=David |title=Leslie Phillips obituary: British star who bridged the worlds of Carry On and Harry Potter |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/leslie-phillips-obituary-carry-on-harry-potter |website=BFI |date=9 November 2022 |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1990 || ''Life After Life'' || Wing Commander Boyle || TV pilot || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1994 || ''[[Bermuda Grace]]'' || Sir Philip Harding || TV film || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1994 || ''[[Honey for Tea]]'' || Sir Dickie Hobhouse || All 7 episodes || <ref>{{cite web |title=Honey for Tea |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7d7386b3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106124118/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7d7386b3 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 January 2018 |website=BFI |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1994 || data-sort-value="House of Windsor, The" | ''[[The House of Windsor (TV series)|The House of Windsor]]'' || Lord Montague Bermondsey || All 6 episodes || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1994 || ''[[Love on a Branch Line (TV series)|Love on a Branch Line]]'' || Lord Flamborough || All 4 episodes || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1994 || data-sort-value="Ruth Rendell Mysteries, The" | ''[[The Ruth Rendell Mysteries]]'' || Justin Whittaker || 3 episodes || <ref>{{cite web |title=The Ruth Rendell Mysteries |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-hsxk0z/the-ruth-rendell-mysteries/episodes/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|1996 || data-sort-value="Canterville Ghost, The" | ''[[The Canterville Ghost (1996 film)|The Canterville Ghost]]'' || George, Lord Canterville || TV film || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|1999 || ''[[Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)|Dalziel and Pascoe]]'' || James Westropp || Episode: "Recalled to Life" || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|2000 || ''[[Take a Girl Like You (TV series)|Take a Girl Like You]]'' || Lord Archie Edgerstone || Episode: "Part 3" || <ref name="BCGobit"/>
|-
|2001–2004 || ''Revolver'' || The Safecracker || 7 episodes || <ref>{{cite web |title=Revolver |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/revolver/ |website=British Comedy Guide |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2003 || ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' || Major Godfrey Teal || Episode: "Painted in Blood" :Episode #6.3 || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|2006 || ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' || Denzil Witty || Episode: "Risky Business" || <ref>{{cite web |title=Leslie Phillips dies at 98 |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2022/11/08/52047/leslie_phillips_dies_at_98 |website=Chortle |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2006 || data-sort-value="Catherine Tate Show, The" | ''[[The Catherine Tate Show]]'' || Teddy Morris || Episode: "Mum, I'm Gay" || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|2006 || ''Walking with Shadows'' || Mr. Barness || TV film || <ref>{{cite book |last1=Myers |first1=Ben |title=Walking with Shadows |date=2002 |publisher=Nelson Thornes |isbn=9780748765140 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UrA8ftTsuPEC |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2007 || data-sort-value="Last Detective, The" | ''[[The Last Detective]]'' || Alistair Robertson || Episode: "The Dead Peasants Society" || <ref>{{cite web |title=The Danger man is back |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/the-danger-man-is-back-989580 |website=Manchester Evening News |date=19 April 2010 |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2008 || ''[[Harley Street (TV series)|Harley Street]]'' || Dudley Grainger || Episode: #1.2 || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|2009 || ''Things Talk'' || Grandfather Clock || Voice; TV film || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
|2015 || ''VE Day: Remembering Victory'' || Himself – Interviewee || Final television appearance || <ref name="BFI"/>
|}

===Selected radio===
*''[[The Navy Lark]]'' (1959–1977)<ref name="BBCobit"/>
*''[[Three Men in a Boat]]'' (1962)<ref>{{cite web |title=Three Men in a boat |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k2b8 |publisher=BBC Radio 4 Extra |access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref>
*''The TV Lark'' (1963)<ref>{{cite journal |title=The TV Lark goes back to the navy |journal=Evening Standard|location=London |date=25 March 1963 |page=5 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/721162020/?terms=The%20TV%20Lark&match=1 |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>

===Other voice work===
*Voice of [[Gex (character)|Gex]] in the European release of ''[[Gex: Enter the Gecko]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Cartoon capers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ghosts/interviews/phillips/page2.shtml |publisher=BBC |access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Leslie Philips (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Leslie-Phillips/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=26 September 2021|type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}</ref>
*Voice of cat in [[Iams]] advertising<ref>{{cite news |last1=Westbrook |first1=Caroline |title=Britain's Got Talent 2016: This might be our favourite ever Ant and Dec impersonation on the show |url=https://metro.co.uk/2016/04/09/britains-got-talent-2016-this-might-be-our-favourite-ever-ant-and-dec-impersonation-on-the-show-5805931/ |access-date=7 November 2021 |work=Metro}}</ref>
*Voice of the captain of the [[Virgin Atlantic]] safety video (1996–2004)<ref>{{cite web |title=Virgin Atlantic Airways A340 Safety Video (1996–2004) | date=12 June 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIdD5C5dJOM&t=181s| via=YouTube|access-date=19 March 2022}}</ref>
*English voice of the Sorting Hat in [[Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey |url=https://infantasycare.com/en/park/universal-studios-hollywood-3/attraction/harry-potter-and-the-forbidden-journey-3/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=InFantasyCare |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|680587}}
*{{screenonline name | 517088 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070313204817/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/forums/actors-actresses/973-leslie-phillips-rakes-progress.html Interview at Britmovie.co.uk]
*[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/6865/the_den_of_geek_interview_leslie_phillips.html Interview at Den Of Geek]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170425184707/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f5e1afb Leslie Phillips] at the [[British Film Institute]]{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/leslie-phillips-obituary-carry-on-harry-potter Obituary at BFI]

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