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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
The Harry Potter household is mourning the nonaccomplishment of different member.
Leslie Phillips, the actor—who successful summation to his decades-long vocation successful Hollywood—provided the dependable of the Sorting Hat successful 3 of the film's installments, passed distant connected Nov. 7 astatine the property of 98.
In a statement, his agent, Jonathan Lloyd, confirmed to E! News that the histrion died astatine location and "was astatine bid and with his loving wife Zara, adding that the prima was "the champion illustration of a existent legend."
The England native's awesome acting vocation skyrocketed aft helium starred successful 3 films from the Carry On franchise, including Carry On Nurse and Carry On Teacher (both successful 1959) and Carry On Constable in 1960. (He would besides look successful a fourth, which was 1992's Carry On Columbus). After his quality in Carry On Nurse, Phillips became synonymous with his notable "Ding-Dong" catchphrase, stemming from 1 of his on-screen character's reactions successful the movie.
In Phillips' 2012 memoir, Hello, the histrion reflected connected however conscionable 2 words would alteration the people of his notoriety from determination connected out.
"The archetypal clip I'd uttered those 2 words I would ne'er person believed that I would go truthful inescapably linked with them successful the minds of the nationalist for the adjacent 50 years and inactive counting," helium wrote, per The Hollywood Reporter. "Even today, I'm regularly Ding-Donged arsenic I locomotion done the streets of London."
Throughout the people of his career, the Harry Potter actor has appeared successful implicit 85 films and 90 tv shows.
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In summation to his woman of 8 years, Phillips is besides survived by 4 big children from a erstwhile relationship.
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