Leslie Samuel Phillips ( born Leslie Samuel Phillips ; born 1924 ) is an English actor .
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| Birth name | Leslie Samuel Phillips |
| Date of Birth | April 20, 1924 (95 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Westminster , London , England , UK |
| Citizenship |  Great Britain |
| Profession | actor , film producer |
| Career | 1938 — present |
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Biography
Born in Tottenham , North London , in England , in the family of Sicelia Margaret and Frederick Samuel Phillips. The factory’s polluted air caused a heart complication and caused edema, resulting in the death of his father at the age of 44. In 1931, the family moved to Chingford , (a district of London), where Phillips attended Larkswood Elementary School.
Mother decided to send Leslie to study oratory at the Italian Academy of Theater Arts Conti in order to correct the accent. This step was right, and at the age of 14, Leslie became the main breadwinner of the family, earning a living as an actor.
Career
Leslie has been in films since 1938 . He voiced the distribution hat in 3 Harry Potter films (in the first two and in the last films). He is also a film producer.
Filmography
- Hills of Wrath (1959)
- The Longest Day (1962)
- From Africa (1985)
- Empire of the Sun (1987)
- Scandal (1989)
- Lunar Mountains (1990)
- King Ralph (1991)
- The Jackal (1997)
- Save Grace (2000)
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) (scoring)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) (scoring)
- Thunder in Pants (2002)
- Millions (2004)
- Venus (2007)
- Is anybody here? (2009)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) (dubbing)
Rewards
- British Academy, 2007 - Nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role ( Venus )
Personal life
Leslie divorced her first wife and mother of her four children, Roger, Andrew, Claudia and Caroline, Penelope Bartley.
His second wife and mother of Daniel's son, Angela Skular , committed suicide in 2011 .