English actor Leslie Phillips has died at age 98.
The star, who played the voice of the Sorting Hat in the “Harry Potter” films, passed away after a long illness, according to The Sun.
Phillips, who was made an OBE in the 1998 Birthday Honours list before being promoted to Cbe in the 2008 New Year Honours, had a career spanning eight decades in showbiz, with him also starring in the “Carry On” films.
The actor’s agent Jonathan Lloyd confirmed Phillips died “peacefully in his sleep.”
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His wife Zara told the paper, “I’ve lost a wonderful husband and the public has lost a truly great showman.
“He was quite simply a national treasure. People loved him. He was mobbed everywhere he went.
“When we married he cheekily introduced me to the Press as royalty, insisting I was the new...
The star, who played the voice of the Sorting Hat in the “Harry Potter” films, passed away after a long illness, according to The Sun.
Phillips, who was made an OBE in the 1998 Birthday Honours list before being promoted to Cbe in the 2008 New Year Honours, had a career spanning eight decades in showbiz, with him also starring in the “Carry On” films.
The actor’s agent Jonathan Lloyd confirmed Phillips died “peacefully in his sleep.”
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His wife Zara told the paper, “I’ve lost a wonderful husband and the public has lost a truly great showman.
“He was quite simply a national treasure. People loved him. He was mobbed everywhere he went.
“When we married he cheekily introduced me to the Press as royalty, insisting I was the new...
- 11/8/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Phillips earned a Bafta nomination for ’Venus’.
UK actor Leslie Phillips, who appeared in several Carry On films and Roger Michell’s Venus, has died aged 98.
Phillips’ agent Jonathan Lloyd confirmed that he died peacefully in his sleep on Monday (November 7) after a long illness.
Phillips was a noted comic actor, famous for his suggestive catchphrases, but he also took on dramatic film roles such as Venus opposite Peter O’Toole, for which he earned a Bafta nomination in 2007.
His other film credits include Les Girls, Out Of Africa, Empire Of The Sun, Scandal, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Is Anybody There?...
UK actor Leslie Phillips, who appeared in several Carry On films and Roger Michell’s Venus, has died aged 98.
Phillips’ agent Jonathan Lloyd confirmed that he died peacefully in his sleep on Monday (November 7) after a long illness.
Phillips was a noted comic actor, famous for his suggestive catchphrases, but he also took on dramatic film roles such as Venus opposite Peter O’Toole, for which he earned a Bafta nomination in 2007.
His other film credits include Les Girls, Out Of Africa, Empire Of The Sun, Scandal, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Is Anybody There?...
- 11/8/2022
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Leslie Phillips, Debonair British Actor of ‘Carry On,’ ‘Doctor’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Films, Dies at 98
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Leslie Phillips, the British actor and Casanova of the Carry On movies who turned to serious supporting roles in Out of Africa and Empire of the Sun before voicing The Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter franchise, has died. He was 98.
Phillips died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, agent Jonathan Lloyd told the BBC on Tuesday.
With an eye for the ladies onscreen and off, the sophisticated Phillips appeared in more than 170 roles across screens big and small, portraying policemen, military officials, reverends and judges. But for audiences in the 1950s and ’60s, he was synonymous with the low-budget Carry On and Doctor series (he took over from Dirk Bogarde in the latter).
In the ’80s, he distanced himself from his playboy roles to lend gravitas to Sydney Pollack’s Oscar best picture winner Out of Africa (1985) and to Steven Spielberg’s...
Leslie Phillips, the British actor and Casanova of the Carry On movies who turned to serious supporting roles in Out of Africa and Empire of the Sun before voicing The Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter franchise, has died. He was 98.
Phillips died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, agent Jonathan Lloyd told the BBC on Tuesday.
With an eye for the ladies onscreen and off, the sophisticated Phillips appeared in more than 170 roles across screens big and small, portraying policemen, military officials, reverends and judges. But for audiences in the 1950s and ’60s, he was synonymous with the low-budget Carry On and Doctor series (he took over from Dirk Bogarde in the latter).
In the ’80s, he distanced himself from his playboy roles to lend gravitas to Sydney Pollack’s Oscar best picture winner Out of Africa (1985) and to Steven Spielberg’s...
- 11/8/2022
- by Rhett Bartlett
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Leslie Phillips, the British actor known for his roles in the Harry Potter and Carry On franchises, died Monday following a long illness. He was 98.
His agent Jonathan Lloyd confirmed to Deadline that Phillips died peacefully in his sleep.
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Phillips began acting back in the 1930s and went on to have a glittering stage and screen career, appearing in several of the British Carry On comedies of the 20th century and as the voice of the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter films.
He was nominated for a BAFTA and won a British Independent Film Award for his role in Hanif Kurieshi...
His agent Jonathan Lloyd confirmed to Deadline that Phillips died peacefully in his sleep.
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Phillips began acting back in the 1930s and went on to have a glittering stage and screen career, appearing in several of the British Carry On comedies of the 20th century and as the voice of the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter films.
He was nominated for a BAFTA and won a British Independent Film Award for his role in Hanif Kurieshi...
- 11/8/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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