Fans of CARRY On are in mourning after learning that Leslie Phillips, who was 98, has passed away.
On November 7, 2022, the adored actor who had a career spanning eight decades went away.
Who was Leslie Phillips?
Leslie Phillips, who was born on April 20, 1924, in Tottenham, London, appeared in more than 200 movies, TV shows, and radio programmes over his illustrious career.
He appeared for 17 years on the popular BBC radio programme The Navy Lark with Ronnie Barker and Jon Pertwee.
Leslie, a skilled Shakespearian actor, has performed on stages all around the world.
But in the 1950s and 1960s, he became best known for his portrayals as the slick-talking rogue with a thing for women in the Carry On comedy movies.
In the Harry Potter movies, the actor was well known for providing The Sorting Hat’s voice.
The racy Carry On films made him famous for his catchphrases “Ding Dong,” “Well, Hello,” and “I Say.”
How did Leslie Phillips die?
“He was quite simply a national treasure. People loved him. He was mobbed everywhere he went.
In 1948, Leslie wed the actress Penelope Bartley, and the couple went on to have two boys and two daughters.
After divorcing in 1965, the couple remained in contact until she died in a house fire in 1981.
He married Bond girl Angela Scoular the next year.
Five years before to their relationship, she was expecting another man’s son, who Leslie raised as his own.
Then tragedy struck once more in April 2011.
To treat her terminal bowel cancer, his wife Angela—whom he initially met on the set of Carry on Nurse—took a fatal concoction of medications and booze.
After being flown to the hospital, Angela passed away the following day.
Zara Carr, a close family friend, comforted Leslie and assisted him in processing Angela’s passing.
Later, he made a marriage proposal to Zara, who was 30 years younger than him. They were married in 2013 and stayed so until his passing.
