Leslie Phillips' Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong (UK) Himself - V… Chancer (UK) Jimmy Blake Days Like These (UK) Saint Peter This Week (UK) Leslie Phil… Casanova '73 (UK) Henry Newho… Foreign Affairs (UK) Dennis Prou… Honey for Tea (UK) Sir Richard… Love On A Branch Line (UK) Lord Flambo… Our Man At St Mark's (UK) Rev. Andrew… Summer's Lease (UK) William Fos… The Culture Vultures (UK) Dr. Michael… The House of Windsor (UK) Lord Montag…

Main Movie Roles 2008 - Is Anybody There? 2005 - Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story 2004 - Millions 2002 - Thunderpants 2002 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2001 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 2000 - Saving Grace 1997 - The Jackal 1991 - King Ralph 1990 - Mountains of the Moon 1989 - Scandal 1987 - Empire of the Sun 1985 - Out of Africa 1962 - The Longest Day 1959 - Carry On Teacher 1959 - Carry On Nurse 1957 - Les Girls 1957 - The Smallest Show on Earth 1956 - The Gamma People 1948 - Anna Karenina 1940 - The Thief of Bagdad 1939 - The Four Feathers

BIOGRAPHY:

A much-loved comic actor who has specialized in playing plummy, quintessentially English stereotypes, Leslie Phillips' heart was in acting from a very young age. He received elocution lessons as a child in order to lose his natural cockney accent (at that time a regional British accent was a major impediment to an aspiring actor) and he attended the Italia Conti School.

During the Second World War, he served with the Durham Light Infantry (1942-45) until he was invalided out suffering from shellshock. He returned to acting, and it was during the 1950s that he established himself as a notable player in British movies. His greatest claim to fame to this day are the "Doctor" series of movies, which he inherited from Dirk Bogarde. He also worked on radio, most notably _'The Navy Lark' for the BBC.

In later life, he returned to playing supporting roles and even appeared in 'Steven Spielberg''s _Empire of the Sun_. He continues to make cameo appearances in films and television and is a regular guest on British chat shows.


TRIVIA:

• His favourite actor is 'Kenneth Connor' (qv).
• Friends with actors 'Denholm Elliott' (qv) and 'Jon Pertwee' (qv) for many years, both of whom, like Phillips, had homes in Ibiza.
• Supports Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
• He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2008 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to drama.
• He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.
• His association with the catchphrase "Ding dong," said whenever he saw an attractive women, first started when he played Jack Bell in _Carry on Nurse (1959)_ (qv).
• Worked on the BBC radio comedy The Navy Lark with other famous British comic actors 'Jon Pertwee' (qv) and 'Ronnie Barker' (qv).