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?. He also became known to a generation of children for voicing the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter films.
Phillips was made an OBE in 1998 and promoted to CBE in 2008.
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