Just as roguishly charming in real life as his comic characters, Leslie Phillips had a knack for making people laugh and that unmistakable twinkle in his eye even in his 98th year.
And, of course, he could never escape his suggestively-delivered catchphrases – “Ding-dong” and “Well, hello”.
The actor, best known for the Carry On and Doctor films, and to younger fans as the voice of the Sorting Hat in Harry Potter, died on Monday after a long illness.
