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Leslie Phillips: Carry On and Harry Potter star dies aged 98

Actor Leslie Phillips, who was known for appearing in the Carry On films, has died aged 98 after a long illness.

Phillips was also familiar to younger fans as the voice of the Sorting Hat in Harry Potter films.

His wife Zara told the Sun: "I've lost a wonderful husband and the public has lost a truly great showman.

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

Phillips' agent Jonathan Lloyd confirmed the star died peacefully in his sleep on Monday.

The comic actor starred in more than 200 films, TV and radio series over his eight-decade career.

He was known for catchphrases such as "Ding dong" - a reference to the name of his character Jack Bell in 1959's Carry on Nurse - "I say" and "Well, hello", which he delivered with suggestive intonation.

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