Harry Potter and Carry On star Leslie Phillips dies aged 98

Oliver Browning

8 November 2022 at 10:18 am·1-min read

Carry On and Harry Potter star Leslie Phillips has died aged 98.

The actor – known for lending his voice to the Sorting Hat in JK Rowling’s famous franchise – passed away on Monday (7 November).

Phillips had been struggling with illness for some time and previously survived two strokes.

“I’ve lost a wonderful husband and the public has lost a truly great showman,” his wife Zara Carr, 63, said in a statement.

“He was quite simply a national treasure. People loved him. He was mobbed everywhere he went.”

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