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Acting

Leslie Phillips

Career: Active from 1953 to 2012, with a break from 1977 to 1986, busiest in 1959 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles: 41
top three billing

Average score: 57/100

Highest rated: The Longest Day
78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 75 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Leslie Phillips Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.7, average 5.4
Violence
2.5, average 4.1
Psychological
4.1, average 5.5
Tension
4.8, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic British Comedy 5
Gentle Humor 5
Family-Friendly 5
British Comedy 5
Lighthearted 4
Character Study 4
Nostalgic Charm 3
Gentle Satire 3
Slapstick 3
Nostalgic 3
Ensemble Cast 3
Quirky Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

139

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

Hotel Caledonia

as The Narrator

2010s

5 titles · average score 56

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

Producer

After Death

39

as Jerimiah Jones

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

83

as The Sorting Hat (voice)

Late Bloomers

48

as Leo

TV show

2000s

20 titles · average score 61

Venus

77

as Ian

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

42

as Lord W'ruff

Agatha Christie's Marple

75

TV show · as Sir Philip Starke

as Herbert Ames

The Last Detective

78

TV show · as Alistair Robertson

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

74

as The Sorting Hat (voice)

Thunderpants

53

as Judge

Sword of Honour

64

TV show · as Gervase Crouchback

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

71

as The Sorting Hat (voice)

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

41

as Wilson

Cinderella

58

as Felim

Monarch of the Glen

50

TV show · as Louis Grimshaw

1990s

31 titles · average score 57

Midsomer Murders

80

TV show · as Godfrey Teal

Caught in the Act

as Sydney Fisher

August

41

as Professor Alexander Blathwaite

The Canterville Ghost

62

as George, Lord Canterville

Die Katze von Kensington

as Sir John

Der Blinde

as Sir John

Love on a Branch Line

65

TV show · as Lord Flamborough

The House of Windsor

TV show · as Lord Montague Bermondsey

TV show · as Sir Dickie Hobhouse

Thacker

as George Thacker

King Ralph

37

as Gordon

Chancer

45

TV show · as Jimmy Blake

1980s

12 titles · average score 67

Scandal

76

as Lord Astor

Tales from the Crypt

75

TV show · as Mycroft Amberson

Screen One

TV show · as Viscount Osgood / Johnny

Empire of the Sun

73

as Maxton

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

45

TV show · as Justin Whittaker

Lovejoy

50

TV show · as Major Eddie Turpin

Boon

61

TV show · as Alan Steen

Out of Africa

69

as Sir Joseph

Super Gran

64

TV show · as P.O.W.

The Bill

77

TV show

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

67

TV show · as Styles

The Comic Strip Presents...

76

TV show · as Dean / Sir Horace Cutler

1970s

10 titles · average score 51

That's Carry On!

51

as Mr. Alistair Grigg / Constable Tom Potter (archive footage)

Spanish Fly

47

as Mike Scott

Not Now, Comrade

55

as Commander Rimmington

Rumpole of the Bailey

77

TV show · as 'Boxey' Horne

Casanova '73

TV show · as Henry Newhouse

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

46

as Minister

Not Now Darling

46

as Gilbert Bodley

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

34

as Dickie (segment "Gluttony")

Doctor in Trouble

52

as Dr. Tony Burke

Some Will, Some Won't

55

as Simon Russell

1960s

21 titles · average score 58

Galton and Simpson Comedy

TV show

Doctor in Clover

51

as Dr. Gaston Grimsdyke

Father Came Too!

60

as Mr. Roddy Chipfield

Crooks Anonymous

56

as Fred "Captain 'Dandy' Forsdyke" Cox

The Longest Day

78

as RAF Officer Mac

The Fast Lady

58

as Freddie Fox

Raising the Wind

61

as Mervyn Hughes

A Weekend with Lulu

57

as Timothy Gray

Very Important Person

62

as Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper

Doctor in Love

44

as Dr. Tony Burke

Watch Your Stern

62

as Lt. Cmdr. Bill Fanshawe

Inn for Trouble

63

as John Belcher

1950s

31 titles · average score 61

Carry On Teacher

63

as Mr. Alistair Grigg

Please Turn Over

62

as Dr. Henry Manners

The Navy Lark

as Lt. Pouter

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

56

as Squadron Leader Thomas

Carry On Nurse

60

as Jack Bell

Ferdinand I King of Naples

65

as Giornalista inglese

This Other Eden

as Crispin Brown

The Man Who Liked Funerals

as Simon Hurd

Les Girls

78

as Sir Gerald Wren

The Smallest Show on Earth

68

as Robin Carter

The Gamma People

39

as Howard Meade

The Limping Man

44

as Detective Cameron

1940s

3 titles · average score 71

Train of Events

64

as Stacey's Fireman

The Thief of Bagdad

87

as Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)

The Proud Valley

62

as Minor Role

1930s

5 titles · average score 73

The Four Feathers

83

as Boy Doffing Cap at Parade

The Mikado

66

as Boy

The Citadel

78

as Girl (uncredited)

Climbing High

65

as Child actor (uncredited)

Lassie from Lancashire

as Bit Part