退役軍人 British actor Leslie Phillips dies 老年の 98
LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - 退役軍人 British actor Leslie Phillips, known for his 役割s in the "Carry On" comedy films, has died 老年の 98.
Phillips died on Monday morning "平和的に in his sleep", his スパイ／執行官 Jonathan Lloyd said in an emailed 声明.
The comic actor, who often played 井戸／弁護士席-spoken English gentlemen-type 役割s, was born in Tottenham, north-east London in 1924 and received elocution lessons as a child to 訂正する his cockney accent.
Phillips made his debut with an uncredited part in "Lassie from Lancashire" in 1938 and went on to carve out a successful 行う／開催する／段階, 審査する and 無線で通信する 事実上の／代理 career.
He appeared with comedians Ronnie Barker and Jon Pertwee on BBC 無線で通信する show "The 海軍 Lark" for 17 years, and was the 発言する／表明する of the Sorting Hat in three of the "Harry Potter" films, sending the boy wizard to Gryffindor house at Hogwarts school.
However, Phillips, who was 指名するd for a BAFTA award for his 役割 in 2006 comedy 演劇 "Venus", is best known for his smooth-talking rogue parts in the "Carry On" films and his characters' catchphrases like "Ding Dong" and "Hello".
"I've lost a wonderful husband and the public has lost a truly 広大な／多数の／重要な showman. He was やめる 簡単に a 国家の treasure," Phillips's wife Zara told The Sun newspaper.
"People loved him. He was 襲う everywhere he went." (報告（する）／憶測ing by Lisa Keddie, editing by Ed Osmond)
