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Phillips died on Monday morning "peacefully in
his sleep", his agent Jonathan Lloyd said in an emailed
statement.
The comic actor, who often played well-spoken English
gentlemen-type roles, was born in Tottenham, north-east London
in 1924 and received elocution lessons as a child to correct his
cockney accent.
Phillips made his debut with an uncredited part in "Lassie from
Lancashire" in 1938 and went on to carve out a successful stage,
screen and radio acting career.
He appeared with comedians Ronnie Barker and Jon Pertwee on BBC
radio show "The Navy Lark" for 17 years, and was the voice of
the Sorting Hat in three of the "Harry Potter" films, sending
the boy wizard to Gryffindor house at Hogwarts school.
However, Phillips, who was nominated for a BAFTA award for his
role in 2006 comedy drama "Venus", is best known for his
smooth-talking rogue parts in the "Carry On" films and his
characters' catchphrases like "Ding Dong" and "Hello".
"I've lost a wonderful husband and the public has lost a truly
great showman. He was quite simply a national treasure,"
Phillips's wife Zara told The Sun newspaper.
"People loved him. He was mobbed everywhere he went."
(Reporting by Lisa Keddie, editing by Ed Osmond)
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