Leslie Phillips, Voice of Sorting Hat in ‘Harry Potter’ Dead at 98

Leslie Phillips — a prolific British actor who was half of the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise — has died.

His staff confirmed he handed away Monday peacefully in his sleep, this in accordance with the BBC. No different particulars have been launched.

Phillips is probably finest identified by this technology because the voice of the Sorting Hat in the ‘HP’ flicks — he starred in 3 of them … “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” “Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets” and the ultimate film, “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2.”

(*98*) any wizarding work, although, LP already had fairly a profession on his fingers … having starred in dozens of tasks between radio, movie and TV. He has a whopping 174 appearing credit to his title, many of which date again to the Fifties.

For starters, Phillips made a number of appearances in the famed “Carry On” slapstick comedy motion pictures and TV present in Great Britain.

Other notable motion pictures he is been in through the years … “Empire of the Sun,” “Is Anybody There?,” “August,” “Venus,” and “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.”

When it involves TV collection … he’d been in numerous. ‘Casanova ’73’ and ‘Chancer’ come to thoughts — as does ‘Our Man at St. Marks’ and ‘Honey for Tea,’ amongst others.

The dude was identified for his comedy chops and well-timed catchphrases — undoubtedly an enormous deal in British circles, particularly those that consumed media in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s.