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)....
Known For
Complete Filmography
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
as Himself
A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips takes a look at the life of Leslie Phillips; the legendary actor, writer and veritable British institution. Leslie's fra...
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
Producer
A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips takes a look at the life of Leslie Phillips; the legendary actor, writer and veritable British institution. Leslie's fra...
After Death
2012
as Jerimiah Jones
Following the sudden death of their last surviving parent - their Dad, two brothers and two sisters return to the family home after many years to face...
Late Bloomers
2011
as Leo
Late Bloomers stars Isabella Rossellini and William Hurt as a married couple pulled apart by the threat of old age. Each reacts in a different way: Hu...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
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 wiza...
Britain's Ugliest Models
2009
as Himself (Narrator)
This exclusive look into the leaders in alternative modeling allows you to explore the weird and wonderful characters that suggest you don't have to b...
Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009
as Self
An exploration of how the once taboo art form has become socially acceptable.
Is Anybody There?
2009
as Reg
A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.
The Dead Peasants Society
2007
as Alistair Robertson
A semi-secret fraternal organization modeled loosely on the Masons apparently appears to be running a life insurance scam.
Venus
2006
as Ian
Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and p...
Colour Me Kubrick
2005
as Freddie
The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut, despite knowing very littl...
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
A look back at the comedy series The Comic Strip Presents
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004
as Lord W'ruff
A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that since their lead is rather unglamorous, they will draft in an American G.I...
Millions
2004
as Himself
Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the Uni...
Collusion
2003
as Herbert Ames
Jack Littlemore's in art security, but he's already in enough trouble – then an old friend comes out of his past and threatens to finish him off compl...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
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 aw...
Thunderpants
2002
as Judge
An 11-year-old boy's amazing ability to break wind leads him first to fame and then to death row, before it helps him to fulfill his ambition of becom...
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
as The Sorting Hat (voice)
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 ...
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001
as Wilson
Orphaned heiress, English aristocrat and intrepid archaeologist, Lara Croft, embarks on a dangerous quest to retrieve the two halves of an ancient art...
Sword of Honour
2001
Guy Crouchback joins the war effort during World War 2, an idealistic quest to join the forces of good in the fight against evil. But his efforts is n...
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
2000
as Prince Hugely Suave
A televised pantomime of Aladdin with characters played by well-known celebrities.
Saving Grace
2000
as Vicar Gerald Perey
Unexpectedly widowed, prim and proper housewife Grace Trevethyn finds herself in dire financial straits when she inherits massive debts her late husba...
Cinderella
2000
as Felim
Zezolla and her family live mid 20th century, where fashion is practically everything. As her father is won over by a selfish woman named Claudette, C...
What's a Carry On?
1998
as Self - Interviewee /Various Characters
Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips and out-takes are mixed with interviews with the ca...
The Jackal
1997
as Woolburton
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal prov...
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
1997
as Lincoln Bradley
Writer Mark Easterbrook has a vested interest in solving the murder of a priest. That's because Mark himself is under suspicion. But to save his reput...
Caught in the Act
1997
as Sydney Fisher
Lucinda goes on a trip away with her two friends Katherine and Amanda and convinces them to join her on form a variety act in order to impress her chi...
August
1996
as Professor Alexander Blathwaite
Set in 1890s North Wales over a long, hot August weekend, the Victorian calm of a household is suddenly upset with the arrival of a London couple who ...
Der Blinde
1996
as Sir John
An encounter with a blind man ends unexpectedly for Susan Howard. The supposedly helpless man stuns and kidnaps her. The case is handed over by the Ho...
Das Karussell des Todes
1996
as Sir John
Lady Osborne's gardener becomes the victim of a burglar when he catches him in the Lady's house. Soon more mysterious murders occur and Inspectors Hig...
Die Katze von Kensington
1996
as Sir John
Whenever a criminal is killed in London, a black Jaguar is nearby, with a white cat always sitting in the passenger seat. Inspector Higgins and Inspec...
The Canterville Ghost
1996
as George, Lord Canterville
When a teenaged girl moves to England, with her brothers and parents into the ancient Canterville Hall, she's not at all happy. Especially as there's ...
Two Golden Balls
1994
as Viscount Osgood
A repressed anti-porn campaigner meets a glamorous American porn actress who changes her outlook on life.
Bermuda Grace
1994
The Changeling
1993
as Vermandero
Just days before her wedding, Beatrice-Joanna has a chance encounter with Alsemero, and realizes that she has met her one true love. To marry the man ...
Royal Celebration
1993
as Johnny
A bittersweet drama about a street party held in a suburban London square to mark the 1981 Royal Wedding. After two years of the Thatcher administrati...
Carry On Columbus
1992
as King Ferdinand
Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance his expedition...
Thacker
1992
as George Thacker
A Gothic comedy, featuring a distinguished cast, and starring Leslie Phillips and Margaret Tyzack. Retired colonial army officer George Thacker has h...
The Trials of Oz
1991
as Judge Michael Argyle
Dramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine "Oz" were charged with obscenity.
King Ralph
1991
as Gordon Halliwell
As the only relative in line to ascend the Royal throne, a down-on-his-luck American slob must learn the ways of the English.
Life After Life
1990
as Wing Commander Boyle
A 70 year old man gets shunned into a retirement home.
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as Lord Chief Justice Lane
Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in proving that the "Birmingham Six" only admitted t...
Oxford
1990
as Dean
When American comic actor Steve 'Zoo Zoo Zoo Off Come My Pants' Wild arrives in Oxford to make a comedy film, his girlfriend Caroline goes behind his ...
Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Mr. Arundell
The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victor...
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
as Sir Horace Cutler
The Greater London Council fight to save the capital against the wicked Ice Maiden.
Scandal
1989
as Lord Astor
An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through ...
Empire of the Sun
1987
as Maxton
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured w...
Out of Africa
1985
as Sir Joseph
Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film...
That's Carry On!
1977
as Various Characters
Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film s...
Spanish Fly
1976
as Mike Scott
British sex comedy. Sir Percy de Courcy accidentally turns some poor tasting wine into an aphrodisiac when his old school chum, Mike Scott arrives wit...
Not Now, Comrade
1976
as Commander Rimmington
Not Now, Comrade tells the story of Rudi, a Russian ballet star who defects to the West, and the chaos that befalls those who try to help him... not l...
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1973
as Minister
Based on the hit play. A British Government Minister puts forward a bill to battle filth in the UK but that doesn't stop him having an affair with bot...
Not Now Darling
1973
as Gilbert Bodley
A married British furrier gives a mobster's mistress a cheap mink coat.
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971
as Dickie (segment "Gluttony")
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 British comedy film directed and produced by Graham Stark. Its title is a conflation of The Magnificent Se...
Doctor in Trouble
1970
as Doctor Anthony Burke
Dr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a cruise to the Mediterranean. Also on board the cruise sh...
Some Will, Some Won't
1970
as Simon Russell
Four people go to great lengths to obtain the fortune left in a will by a very wealthy practical joker.
Maroc 7
1967
as Raymond Lowe
The lady of a top fashion magazine doubles as a jewel thief and becomes involved in Moroccan intrigue.
Maroc 7
1967
Producer
The lady of a top fashion magazine doubles as a jewel thief and becomes involved in Moroccan intrigue.
Doctor in Clover
1966
as Dr Gaston Grimsdyke
Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the hospi...
The Gong Game
1965
as Clive Breeze
Once, long ago, Clive Breeze was a hero whose bravery won him a medal. Now, he's a middle-aged failure who's in big, big trouble.
You Must Be Joking
1965
as Young Husband
A motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a selection of esoteric items.
Father Came Too!
1964
as Roddy Chipfield
When Dexter Munro and his new wife Juliet get married, they decide to escape Juliet's meddling father by buying a rundown cottage and doing it up them...
The Fast Lady
1962
as Freddie
A Scottish civil servant must learn how to drive a Bentley to impress his girlfriend's tycoon father.
The Longest Day
1962
as RAF Officer Mac
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the d...
In the Doghouse
1962
as Jimmy Fox-Upton
After 10 years of failure a bumbling vet finally graduates and takes on his own practice.
Crooks Anonymous
1962
as Dandy Forsdyke
A former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods as AA. Through the process, he takes work as a depart...
Raising the Wind
1961
as Mervyn Hughes
'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth ...
Very Important Person
1961
as Jimmy Cooper
Comedy set in World War Two, starring James Robertson-Justice and Leslie Phillips. Sir Ernest Pease (Robertson-Justice) is a self-important scientist ...
A Weekend with Lulu
1961
as Timothy Gray
Fred, Tim and Deirdre plan a fun weekend break on the coast. What they didn't make allowances for was the company of Deirdre's mother who insists on c...
No Kidding
1960
as David Robinson
A young couple, David and Catherine Robinson, has to turn their large country house into a money-making proposition. Their solution is to invite the k...
Watch Your Stern
1960
as Lt. Cmdr. Bill Fanshawe
When the details of a secret torpedo are destroyed by an incompetent seaman, the crew of the ship rally round, when the Admiral needs the plans to sho...
Doctor in Love
1960
as Dr Tony Burke
Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness Anti-c...
Carry On Constable
1960
as P.C. Tom Potter
With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police station. With help from Special Constable Gorse, ...
Inn for Trouble
1960
as John Belcher
Peggy Mount and David Kossoff star as Ada and Alf Larkin in this big screen version of the hugely popular 1950s TV comedy. Alf Larkin has finally made...
Ferdinand I King of Naples
1959
as Giornalista inglese
The story of "King Lazzarone" Ferdinand I of Bourbon whose pastime was to neglect the government and disguise himself as a poor man and turn to the in...
Please Turn Over
1959
as Dr. Henry Manners
The orderly suburban life of a 1950's English town is turned on its head when the teenaged daughter of one of the residents writes a steamy bestseller...
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959
as Squadron Leader Thomas
The movie takes place during WWII. A dashing British RAF Officer is earmarked for a secret mission behind enemy lines in occupied France, but wishing...
Carry On Teacher
1959
as Alistair Grigg
When a well-loved headmaster decides to retire, his scheming pupils have other ideas. The cunning boys unleash a campaign of practical jokes, armed wi...
The Angry Hills
1959
as Ray Taylor
In 1941 Greece, on the eve of German occupation, cynical American foreign correspondent Michael Morrison arrives in Athens, intending to depart for Lo...
Carry On Nurse
1959
as Jack Bell
In Haven Hospital, a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital altogether. The formidable Matron's debut gives everyone a chill...
The Navy Lark
1959
as Lt. Pouter
An Inshore Minesweeping Unit has been forgotten by the Navy after World War II on the peaceful island of Boonsley and they have adapted to their circu...
The Man Who Liked Funerals
1959
as Simon Hurd
A man wants to help a youth club that is in danger of closure. He decides to resort to blackmailing the relatives of the recently deceased, threatenin...
This Other Eden
1959
as Crispin Brown
A small town plans to erect a monument in memory of an IRA rebel killed during the 1920s. The son of the English Colonel who killed the rebel objects ...
I Was Monty's Double
1958
as Major Tennant
The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery to mislead the Germans about his intentions befor...
The Big Money
1958
as Receptionist
Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that they have been given all the same serial number. But this is only...
Just My Luck
1957
as Hon. Richard Lumb
Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dresser across the road from his workshop. He wants t...
Les Girls
1957
as Sir Gerald Wren
After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls", Sybil Wren is sued for libeling her fellow dancer Ange...
High Flight
1957
as Blake
The Commanding Officer of an RAF Training School must deal with a difficult cadet, but the cadet reminds the C.O. of himself when young.
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
as Robin Carter
Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them Bill's long-lost uncle has died a...
Brothers in Law
1957
as Shop Assistant
Roger Thursby is an overly keen, newly-qualified barrister who rubs his fellow barristers up the wrong way. When he is thrown in at the deep-end, with...
The Gamma People
1956
as Howard Meade
An American reporter smells a story when he is stranded in an Iron Curtain country where the local dictator is using gamma rays to transform children ...
Value for Money
1955
as Robjohns
A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he decide...
As Long as They're Happy
1955
as Box Office Manager
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 Co...
The Limping Man
1953
as Detective Cameron
An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a ...
The Fake
1953
as Boy Student
Someone is stealing priceless paintings from the great museums of the world and replacing them with nearly flawless forgeries. Leonardo da Vinci's "Ma...
Time Bomb
1953
When a saboteur places an explosive device on a train full of sea mines, the authorities call for bomb expert Peter Lyncort to diffuse the situation, ...
The Sound Barrier
1952
as Controller
Fictionalized story of British aerospace engineers solving the problem of supersonic flight.
The Galloping Major
1951
as Reporter (uncredited)
A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake. Unfortunately the horse is useless on the flat, so they try...
Pool of London
1951
as Harry
Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
The Woman with No Name
1950
as 1st Sapper officer
This is a British drama film from 1950 about a young woman in London in WW2 with amnesia.
Train of Events
1949
as Stacey's Fireman
A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.
Anna Karenina
1948
Stefan and Dolly Oblonsky have had a spat and Stefan has asked his sister, Anna Karenina, to come down to Moscow to help mend the rift. Anna's compani...
The Proud Valley
1940
as Minor Role
In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.
The Thief of Bagdad
1940
as Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, a...
The Mikado
1939
as Boy
In a small Japanese town, Ko-Ko is appointed to the unenviable position of executioner. Knowing he must successfully perform before the appearance of ...
The Four Feathers
1939
as Boy Doffing Cap at Parade
A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.
The Citadel
1938
as Girl (uncredited)
Andrew Manson, a young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor arrives in Wales takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the...
Lassie from Lancashire
1938
as Bit Part
Struggling young actress Jenny (Marjorie Browne) joins her dad (Mark Daly) when he moves into Aunt Hetty's (Elsie Wagstaff) boarding house. Aunt Hetty...
Hotel Caledonia
N/A
as The Narrator
Follows the journey of inconsequential loser, Norman Tickle, his best friend, and a bunch of backpackers to work the summer season at an isolated Scot...