Leslie Phillips Trivia
- His association with the catchphrase "Ding
dong," said whenever he saw an attractive women, first started when he
played Jack Bell in Carry on Nurse (1959).
- Considers Carry on Nurse (1959) to be his
funniest film.
- Took over the role of the King of Spain in
Carry on Columbus (1992) after the death of Frankie Howerd, who'd been due
to play the part.
- His favourite actor is Kenneth Connor.
- He received the OBE (Officer of the Order of
the British Empire) in the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his
services to drama.
- Surprisingly with his distinctive plumy
voice, he came from a cockney working background.
- He was supposed to play Terence Longdon's
role in Regardless, However, he changed his mind due to fears of
typecasting, and the part was drastically cut, before being recast.
- Made his professional stage debut in 1937 at
the London Palladium as a wolf in Peter Pan starring Anna Neagle.
- Phillips received the Freedom of the City of
London on 16 November 2010.
- Phillips suffered two strokes six months
apart at the age of 90. After a long illness, he died in his sleep at home
in London on 7 November 2022, aged 98.
