Nicholas Parsons
Christopher Nicholas Parsons (10 October 1923 – 28 January 2020) was an English actor, straight man and radio and television presenter. He was the long-running presenter of the comedy radio show Just a Minute and hosted the game show Sale of the Century during the 1970s and early 1980s.
Parsons was born and grew up in Grantham, Lincolnshire, and was educated at St Paul's School, London. He became a full-time actor following the Second World War and began appearing in various theatre, film and television roles, including support to Arthur Haynes. He began presenting Just a Minute in 1967 and never missed a show until 2018. In addition to his well-known roles on this and Sale of the Century, he appeared as a guest on other television shows, including Doctor Who and Have I Got News for You.
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Known for
Style Challenge
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
Doctor Who
The Rev. Mr. Wainwright
Agatha Christie's Marple
Father Gorman
The New Statesman
Nicholas Parsons
Surprise, Surprise
Self
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Walter of the Glen
The Comic Strip Presents...
Himself
The Comic Strip Presents...
Nicholas Parsons
Good Omens
Dagon (voice)
All Star Mr & Mrs
Four Feather Falls
Tales of the Tardis
The Rev. Mr. Wainwright
Celebrity Mastermind
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
Just a Minute
Himself (host)
The Benny Hill Show
Call My Bluff
Bodger and Badger
What the Dickens?
Self
The Alphabet Game
Presented in Supercolorisation
Sheriff Tex Tucker / Telegraph Operator Dan Morse (voice)
Brass Eye
Self
Good Morning Summer
Spatz
Nicholas Parsons
Benny Hill Show
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
Self
How TV Changed Britain
Himself
Comedy World Cup
Self
Cluedo
Reverend Green
Celebrity Going Home
Self
Star Pets
Countdown
Just A Minute (1994)
Just A Minute (1999)
Feast
The Ugliest Girl in Town
David Courtney
Sale of the Century
Host
Murder Ahoy
Dr. Crump
The Long Arm
Police Constable Bates
The Wrong Box
Alan Frazer Scrope
Carry On Regardless
Wolf
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Dudley Heath
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Rodgers
Simon and Laura
TV Producer
An Alligator Named Daisy
News Interviewer (uncredited)
Eyewitness
House Surgeon
Hospital!
Wheelchair Man
Spy Story
Ben Toliver
Brothers in Law
Charles Poole
Doctor in Love
Dr. Hinxman
Filmed in Supermarionation
Self
The Best of Benny Hill
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Himself
Too Many Crooks
Tommy
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
Reverend Wainwright
Upstairs and Downstairs
Brian
13 Hours That Saved Britain
Eyewitnesses
Happy Is the Bride
John Royd
The Master of Bankdam
Edgar Hoylehouse
To Dorothy, a Son
Passport Official
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Himself
Every Day's a Holiday
Julian Goddard
Let's Get Married
R.A.F. Officer
There Is No Plane to Zagreb
English cuckold
Frost on Sketch Shows
Self
The Ghost Goes Gear
Lady Godiva
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
Self
Danger Point
Another Audience With Ken Dodd
Self
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
Himself - Friend
Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
Self
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
S.S. France
Narrator
The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons
Himself - Presenter
An Audience with...
Self
Wogan
Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant