The “Harry Potter” family is mourning the reduction of another member.
Leslie Phillips, the actor—who in addition to his a long time-very long occupation in Hollywood—provided the voice of the Sorting Hat in a few of the film’s installments, passed absent on Nov. 7 at the age of 98.
In a statement, his agent, Jonathan Lloyd, verified to E! News that the actor died at house and “was at peace and with his loving wife Zara, including that the star was “the ideal example of a legitimate legend.”
The England native’s spectacular performing job skyrocketed just after he starred in 3 films from the “Carry On” franchise, including “Have On Nurse” and “Carry On Instructor” (each in 1959) and “Have On Constable” in 1960. (He would also appear in a fourth, which was 1992’s “Have On Columbus.”) Right after his overall look in “Carry On Nurse,” Phillips grew to become synonymous with his noteworthy “Ding-Dong” catchphrase, stemming from a person of his on-screen character’s reactions in the film.
In Phillips’ 2012 memoir, “Hello,” the actor reflected on how just two words and phrases would alter the training course of his notoriety from there on out.
“The initial time I might uttered these two phrases I would never ever have thought that I would become so inescapably joined with them in the minds of the community for the upcoming 50 decades and nonetheless counting,” he wrote, per The Hollywood Reporter. “Even currently, I am consistently Ding-Donged as I wander via the streets of London.”
During the study course of his career, the “Harry Potter” actor has appeared in more than 85 movies and 90 television exhibits.
In addition to his spouse of 8 many years, Phillips is also survived by 4 adult kids from a prior connection.
Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who performed Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died at 72.
