Leslie Phillips

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Career

In Peter Pan, Phillips made his stage debut as a wolf alongside Anna Neagle at the London Palladium in 1937. He was promoted to John Napoleon Darling in the 1938-39 season, alongside Jean Forbes-Robertson as Peter and Seymour Hicks as Captain Hook. Acting allowed Phillips to make more money for his family, who had to struggled financially after his father's death.

Phillips made his first film appearance in Lancashire's 1938 musical comedy Lassie. He made two more uncredited appearances in Climbing High (1938) and The Mikado (1939), two of the oldest films at Pinewood Studios. Phillips considered himself one of the first actors to have performed there on the 70th anniversary of the studios' in 2006. Phillips had the opportunity to work alongside Paul Robeson, whom he adored greatly.

Phillips worked in the West End for Theatre Royal Haymarket's Binkie Beaumont and H. M. Tennent in the early years of the Second World War. "Audiences would evaporate and descend into cellars or Underground stations," air-raid sirens and Phillips later announced that "audiences would fade and devolve into basements or Underground stations." Phillips rose to the rank of lance-bombardier in the Royal Artillery when he was called up to the British Army in 1942. Phillips was chosen for officer preparation at Catterick and then commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in 1943 thanks to his acquired upper class accent. In his autobiography, he'd mention that his anti-aircraft battery had decommissioned many German V1 flying bombs launched against the United Kingdom during the period. He was drafted to the Durham Light Infantry in 1944, but was later found unfit for service just before D-Day after being diagnosed with a neurological disorder that caused partial paralysis. He was initially sent to a psychiatric hospital in error but was then transferred to the correct hospital for treatment.

Phillips' debut as a lieutenant in December 1944 began as "the murkiest rat-infested old playhouses and concert halls in the north of England." He became popular in the 1950s for inventing amusing English stereotypes. In the sitcom My Wife Jacqueline (1952), his first lead role in a television serial was in the sitcom My Wife Jacqueline (1952). "I say Ding Dong" (originally the catch of Phillips' character Jack Bell in Carry On Nurse) and "Hello" with a smocky introduction that were partly based on fellow actor Terry-Thomas' character who was also known for playing cads.

In the Gene Kelly film Les Girls (1957), he had his biggest break in the films. Despite the fact that the film was a critical hit, he decided against a move to Hollywood in part because he was primarily a theatre actor and didn't want to be "the poor man's David Niven." Carry On Nurse, Carry On Teacher (both 1959), Carry On Nurse (1960), which cemented his reputation for playing upper class fools and lecherous smoothies, he appeared in three of Carry On Films' beginnings. After Constable, he told producer Peter Rogers that he did not want to do any more Carry On Carry On, although he did appear much later for Carry On Columbus (1992). In several of the Doctor film comedies, he took over from Dirk Bogarde in the 1960s.

In 1959, Phillips played the role of an English journalist on a business trip to Naples, playing Ferdinando I °, Re di Napoli (Ferdinand the 1st King of Naples), starring Eduardo Peppino and Titina De Filippo, one of Italy's top actors in the Italian Renaissance. In addition, Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica, Renato Rascel, Renato Rascel, and a young Marcello Mastroianni appeared on the cast members, as well as a young Marcello Mastroianni.

Phillips, as Sub-Lieutenant Phillips in the comedy The Navy Lark, with Jon Pertwee and Ronnie Barker, became well-known on radio between 1959 and 1977. He appeared in the film version of The Navy Lark (1959), becoming the first cast member of the radio show to do so.

Phillips decided to move away from portraying the kind of lecherous twits with suave chat-up lines, which had characterized much of his previous work. He was active in both stage and television productions, as well as supporting roles in films including Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987), Scandal (1989), and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001). In addition to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2004), and the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2010), Phillips appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). He appeared in British television sitcoms such as Honey for Tea with Felicity Kendal, as well as appearing in guest roles in popular series such as The Bill, Holby City, and Midsomer Murders. In Hanif Kureishi's film Venus, Phillips portrays veteran actor Ian alongside Peter O'Toole. In 2007, he was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor. Hello, Phillips' autobiography, ISBN 0-7528-8178-7), was published by Orion in 2006.

In the 2008 New Year Honours, he was commissioned Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1998 Birthday Honours and was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

Phillips, alongside Jules Williams and Back Door Productions, co-produced the Sky Arts show Living The Life, which aired for three seasons.

Phillips starred in the audiobook Chequered Justice by former racing driver John Bartlett in 2012 (ISBN 9780959610486).

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