Leslie Phillips Biography

Fast Facts

• For his services to drama, he was awarded the OBE in 1998 and the CBE in 2008
• Quote: "I don't think actors do retire․ They're like old soldiers, they fade away․"
• Quote: "[on Bill Nighy] "He shares so much of his life with other actors and taught me that in order to get on as an actor one must give and one must share not just take from the other actors and compete with them․ Everyone must develop together․""
• Though he was originally known as a comedy actor, he transitioned into playing supporting roles later in his career
• Known for his upper class accent, which he acquired from elocution lessons at the Italia Conti Academy, he voices such characters as the Sorting Hat in several installments of the "Harry Potter" film franchise
• Voiced the unabridged audio book edition of "Chequered Justice․"