Leslie Phillips
Biography
Leslie Phillips was an English actor who became a comic presence in British film and radio. Born in Tottenham in 1924, he began on stage as a child in Peter Pan and later made early film appearances, including The Mikado (1939). His screen breakthrough came with Les Girls (1957), after which he specialized in smooth, upper-class characters. He played Jack Bell in Carry On Nurse (1959) and returned for two more Carry On films, Carry On Constable (1960) and Carry On Teacher (1959), while appearing in Doctor in Clover (1966) and The Smallest Show on Earth (1957). He was also a regular on The Navy Lark and was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award in 1977. Later dramatic roles included Out of Africa (1985), Empire of the Sun (1987), Scandal (1989), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and Venus (2006), which brought a BAFTA nomination. He voiced the Sorting Hat in Harry Potter films and was appointed OBE and later CBE.
98years old at death
- Born Tottenham
- Died London
- Star sign: TaurusFirst day of the sign, on the Aries cusp
- Leslie Samuel Phillips (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 30
- Career span
- 72 years1939 to 2011
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First role
Phillips first appeared on stage in 1937, playing a wolf in Peter Pan at the London Palladium with Anna Neagle.
Big break
Phillips's big break in films came with the Gene Kelly musical Les Girls (1957), but he turned down a move to Hollywood, not wanting to become 'the poor man's David Niven'.
Leslie Phillips movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Gerald Thomas directed four of these films, Ken Annakin three and Michael Caton-Jones two. Joan Sims appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Joan Sims's page
James Robertson Justice's page
Cyril Chamberlain's page
Sidney James's page
Charles Hawtrey's page
Kenneth Williams's page
Gerald ThomasDirector, 4 films, 1959 to 1992
All films by Gerald Thomas
Ken AnnakinDirector, 3 films, 1962
All films by Ken Annakin
Michael Caton-JonesDirector, 2 films, 1989 to 1997
All films by Michael Caton-Jones
Also three films together3 more actors
- Kenneth ConnorCarry on Constable (1960), Carry On Teacher (1959) and Carry on Nurse (1959)
- Hattie JacquesCarry on Constable (1960), Carry On Teacher (1959) and Carry on Nurse (1959)
- Eric BarkerDoctor in Clover (1966), The Fast Lady (1962) and Carry on Constable (1960)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Leslie Phillips's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$878 million
11 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 30 films: 11 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 16 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 16Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$275M31.3% of the total
- 2$228M25.9% of the total
- 3$159M18.1% of the total
- 4$67M7.6% of the total
- 5$52M6.0% of the total
- 6$50M5.7% of the total
- 7$26M3.0% of the total
- 8$12M1.3% of the total
$9.6 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors from 1998 to 2008.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2008 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Won | |
| 1998 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.