Real name: Leslie Samuel Phillips

Effective period / Period of releases: 1959 - 1972

English actor, born 20 April 1924 in Tottenham, London, England. Died 7 November 2022, aged 98 after a long illness.

He came to prominence in films in the 1950s, acting as a suave charmer with an exaggerated upper class accent, in the style of Terry-Thomas. After a notable success in three Carry On films and in three of the Doctor series, he moved away from comedy into character roles in the Harry Potter series and many TV sitcoms, as well as stage work.