CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted October 7, 2020 On 06/10/2020 at 09:31, msc said: We all know that when Leslie Philips dies, every deadpool will be in a rush to be the first to use "Ding Dead" as their headline. Or they could just go with Ding Dong Leslie Philips is dead. That's maybe not the cleverest headline ever though... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,579 Posted October 8, 2020 One for all the HP fans Hats That 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,046 Posted October 8, 2020 43 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: One for all the HP fans Hats That Hats off for Leslie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dying Probably 578 Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) He's got 10 hours... Edited December 31, 2020 by Elephant wrong time 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arsewipe 202 Posted December 31, 2020 He'll be the next Biggs/Gabor/Douglas at this rate. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
six feet blunder 161 Posted January 1, 2021 97 Years Old If He Lives Till 2Oth April 2021 . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philip 121 Posted January 1, 2021 On 08/10/2020 at 12:00, Lafaucheuse said: Hats off for Leslie That has to be used for his obit 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CVJJ 9 Posted January 9, 2021 Pretty astonished that he is still going as the last thing I saw him in was in a celebrities remembering VE Day thing the BBC did in 2015; he looked and sounded like he was not too good to put it mildly. But 6 years on... It reminds me of watching Kirk Douglas receive his honorary Oscar in 1996, just after his stroke, and thinking "well, he wont be around much longer.". The guy went on to live another 24 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Putin 423 Posted April 11, 2021 On 20/04/2020 at 01:43, msc said: Its nearly a decade since his wife killed herself and all the talk at the time was this could finish off Leslie as he "was in very frail health"... Well today it is a decade since his wife killed herself, and he is still alive and just 9 days shy to his 97th birthday. Never thought he would last so long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted April 11, 2021 15 hours ago, Putin said: Well today it is a decade since his wife killed herself, and he is still alive and just 9 days shy to his 97th birthday. Never thought he would last so long. It's remarkable as he looked quite old when he was in his 60s. He's quite doddery in the 1989 film Scandal for example and that's over 32 years old. I sadly don't see him lasting much longer. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,579 Posted October 14, 2021 I keep thinking about how astonishing it is that Leslie Phillips is still alive 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arsewipe 202 Posted October 14, 2021 I'll be voting for him in the "Next death of" polls until he sees me off by the looks of it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerberus 302 Posted April 21, 2022 Seems we all missed his 98th birthday yesterday. I thought I posted then but I must have been signed out, or summat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted April 21, 2022 30 minutes ago, Cerberus said: Seems we all missed his 98th birthday yesterday. I thought I posted then but I must have been signed out, or summat. It's where it should be - the Happy Birthday thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerberus 302 Posted April 21, 2022 Fair enough, but don't recall that applied to people in the main list before. Guess it must be a policy change as it was always one of two ways that they had their thread bumped - they'd either got a year older, or died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,731 Posted April 21, 2022 How long is it since the last time we heard anything about him? Excluding the same 2007 The Oldie interview Alice Pitman publishes again every year on the 20th of April after changing Phillips' age. 2016? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted April 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, Cerberus said: Fair enough, but don't recall that applied to people in the main list before. Guess it must be a policy change as it was always one of two ways that they had their thread bumped - they'd either got a year older, or died. That's exactly why the birthday thread was started - because it always excites interest when the thread is bumped. Finding that it's just a birthday and not news is a let-down, so a thread was created for birthdays. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frleon 138 Posted April 21, 2022 Nah, I think for main list picks it's alright to have them bumped randomly once a year. I get the potential for disappointment, but for some of the more obscure names, especially to non-UK readers like me, it's always nice to be reminded they exist. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted April 22, 2022 22 hours ago, arghton said: How long is it since the last time we heard anything about him? Excluding the same 2007 The Oldie interview Alice Pitman publishes again every year on the 20th of April after changing Phillips' age. 2016? It feels like he hasn't been seen in action since 1485. I genuinely have no idea how he is still going. Apparently this photo of him is from 1978. He looked old then. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,317 Posted April 22, 2022 23 hours ago, arghton said: How long is it since the last time we heard anything about him? Excluding the same 2007 The Oldie interview Alice Pitman publishes again every year on the 20th of April after changing Phillips' age. 2016? Yep August 2016 last we had any news. Last photo from that time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,342 Posted April 22, 2022 Just now, Sean said: Yep August 2016 last we had any news. Last photo from that time. Is it known if he receives care at home or is in a care or nursing home now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 374 Posted April 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Deathrace said: It feels like he hasn't been seen in action since 1485. I genuinely have no idea how he is still going. Apparently this photo of him is from 1978. He looked old then. He doesn't look bad for 53 or 54, as he was then. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,317 Posted April 22, 2022 41 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: Is it known if he receives care at home or is in a care or nursing home now? Don't think we know.Probably in Denville or Brinsworth. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,731 Posted August 25, 2022 On 22/04/2022 at 21:57, Sean said: Yep August 2016 last we had any news. Last photo from that time. Sorry to bump this thread again, but I have to say this was actually not his most recent public appearance. He posed for some photos on the 16th of September 2017, before the Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City Premier League match at Wembley Stadium: However seemingly this wasn't in any news articles and I could only find one high quality picture of him at that event, that first one. As far as I know he hasn't made any appearances since. It's been nearly 5 years. Immortal with a capital I. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted August 25, 2022 56 minutes ago, arghton said: Sorry to bump this thread again, but I have to say this was actually not his most recent public appearance. He posed for some photos on the 16th of September 2017, before the Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City Premier League match at Wembley Stadium: However seemingly this wasn't in any news articles and I could only find one high quality picture of him at that event, that first one. As far as I know he hasn't made any appearances since. It's been nearly 5 years. Immortal with a capital I. Fuckin' hell, Swansea were in the Premier League, easy to forget these things, eh? 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites