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Leslie Phillips, the British actor best known for his roles in the bawdy "Carry On" comedies and as the voice of the Sorting Hat in the "Harry Potter" movies, has died. He was 98.

LONDON (AP) — Leslie Phillips, the British actor best known for his roles in the bawdy “Carry On” comedies and as the voice of the Sorting Hat in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. He was 98.

The veteran actor spent eight decades in the spotlight.

Actor Leslie Phillips, best known for his roles as the Sorting Hat in Harry Potter and the Carry On films, has died at the age of 98 after a long illness.

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Veteran English comic actor Leslie Phillips, famous for his roles in the raffish yet hugely popular 'Carry On' series of films, and the voice of the Sorting Hat in 'Harry Potter', died after prolonged illness.Philips, who will be remembered for ...

His agent said he died “peacefully in his sleep” on Monday.

His first wife Penny Bartley was killed in a house fire in 1981. He had stayed in touch with her even after their 1965 divorce, calling the split one of the great failures of his life.

Philips, who will be remembered for catch phrases such as

LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran British actor Leslie Phillips, known for his roles in the "Carry On" comedy films, has died aged 98.