Autographs of Leslie Phillips

Leslie Samuel Phillips (20 April 1924 – 7 November 2022) was an English actor. He achieved prominence in the 1950s, playing smooth, upper-class comic roles utilising his "Ding dong" and "Hello" catchphrases. He appeared in the Carry On and Doctor in the House film series as well as the long-running BBC radio comedy series The Navy Lark. On the stage, Phillips was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance in 1977. In his later career, Phillips took on dramatic parts including a BAFTA-nominated role alongside Peter O'Toole in Venus (2006). He provided the voice of the Sorting Hat in three of the Harry Potter films.
Leslie Samuel Phillips was born in Tottenham on 20 April 1924, the third child of Cecelia Margaret (née Newlove) and Frederick Samuel Phillips, who worked at Glover and Main, manufacturers of cookers in Edmonton. Phillips described his street as "beyond the sonic reach of the Bow Bells but within the general footprint of cockneydom." In 1931, the family moved to Chingford, where Phillips attended Larkswood Primary School. Consequently, Phillips has described himself as both a cockney and an Essex boy. In 1935, his father died at 44, having suffered from a weak heart and oedema brought on by the "filthy, sulphurous" air of the factory.
After his father's death, Phillips was sent to the Italia Conti Academy at his mother's insistence. There, he attended drama, dance and notably elocution to lose his cockney accent; at the time, a regional accent was considered an impediment to an aspiring actor. Phillips took time to refine his Received Pronunciation accent, and later declared that "the biggest elocution lessons came from mixing with people who sounded right, people in theatrical circles and in the officers' mess during the war." He left school at 14 in 1938.
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Traded items with a signature of Leslie Phillips

The most expensive item with a signature of Leslie Phillips (Harry Potter-Leslie Phillips-The Sorting Hat-Signed-Signature-Autograph Card) was sold in January 2023 for £263.68 while the cheapest item (Autograph of Leslie Phillips (Harry Potter / Carry on Films)) found a new owner for £0.99 in April 2022. The month with the most items sold (6) was November 2022 with an average selling price of £37.50 for an autographed item of Leslie Phillips. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with £93.37 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.50 was August 2019. In average, an autographed item from Leslie Phillips is worth £20.00.

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Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Hello The Autobiography Signed First Edition by Leslie Phillips Hardcover Book	£59.99
	Hello The Autobiography Signed First Edition by Leslie Phillips Hardcover Book	£59.99
	Hello The Autobiography Signed First Edition by Leslie Phillips Hardcover Book	£59.99
	Leslie Phillips - SIGNED FIRST EDITION - Hello - Autobiography - 2006, Hardback	£40.04
	Leslie Phillips - SIGNED FIRST EDITION - Hello - Autobiography - 2006, Hardback	£40.04
	Leslie Phillips - SIGNED FIRST EDITION - Hello - Autobiography - 2006, Hardback	£40.04
	Leslie Phillips - SIGNED FIRST EDITION - Hello - Autobiography - 2006, Hardback	£72.89
	Leslie Phillips - SIGNED FIRST EDITION - Hello - Autobiography - 2006, Hardback	£72.89
	Leslie Phillips - SIGNED FIRST EDITION - Hello - Autobiography - 2006, Hardback	£72.89
	LESLIE PHILLIPS. SIGNED AUTOBIOGRAPHY. GOOD.	£19.99
	LESLIE PHILLIPS. SIGNED AUTOBIOGRAPHY. GOOD.	£19.99
	LESLIE PHILLIPS. SIGNED AUTOBIOGRAPHY. GOOD.	£19.99
	SIGNED by LESLIE PHILLIPS - HELLO, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 1ST ED HB. Ding Dong!	£26.94
	SIGNED by LESLIE PHILLIPS - HELLO, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 1ST ED HB. Ding Dong!	£26.94
	SIGNED by LESLIE PHILLIPS - HELLO, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 1ST ED HB. Ding Dong!	£26.94