Leslie Phillips: Carry On and Harry Potter star dies aged 98 - BBC

Actor Leslie Phillips, who was known for appearing successful the Carry On films, has died aged 98 aft a agelong illness.

Phillips was besides acquainted to younger fans arsenic the dependable of the Sorting Hat successful Harry Potter films.

His woman Zara told the Sun: "I've mislaid a fantastic hubby and the nationalist has mislaid a genuinely large showman.

"He was rather simply a nationalist treasure. People loved him. He was mobbed everyplace helium went."

Phillips' cause Jonathan Lloyd confirmed the prima died peacefully successful his slumber connected Monday.

The comic histrion starred successful much 200 films, TV and vigor bid implicit his eight-decade career.

He was known for catchphrases specified arsenic "Ding dong", "I say" and "Well, hello", which helium delivered with suggestive intonation.

While helium lone starred successful 4 of the 31 Carry On films, the histrion said his celebrated catchphrases followed him for the remainder of his career.

His decease - which comes 2 years aft Barbara Windsor's - leaves Jim Dale, 86, arsenic the past surviving regular from the Carry On films.

Although helium became known for his plummy accent and exaggerated portrayals of the English upper-class, Phillips was calved successful Tottenham, northbound London, speaking estuary English.

He attended Italia Conti Stage School earlier serving arsenic a lieutenant successful the Durham Light Infantry during World War Two - betwixt 1942 and 1945, erstwhile helium was invalided out.

The 1930s marked his archetypal movie appearances and successful 1959 and 1960 helium starred successful Carry On Nurse, Carry On Teacher and Carry On Constable.

For 17 years helium appeared alongside Ronnie Barker and Jon Pertwee connected deed BBC vigor amusement The Navy Lark.

He besides took connected melodramatic roles, including a Bafta-nominated quality other Peter O'Toole successful 2006's Venus.

Phillips was made an OBE successful the 1998 Birthday Honours database and was promoted to CBE successful the 2008 New Year Honours.

The histrion suffered 2 strokes six months isolated astatine the property of 90.