Nicholas Parsons
Biography
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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Filmography
Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
2016
as Self
The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons
2016
as Self - Presenter
Filmed in Supermarionation
2014
as Self
Frost on Sketch Shows
2013
as Self
There Is No Plane to Zagreb
2012
as English cuckold
- No poster
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
2011
as Himself - Friend
13 Hours That Saved Britain
2011
as Eyewitnesses
Lady Godiva
2008
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
2006
as Self
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
2006
as Himself
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
as Himself (archive footage)
Another Audience With Ken Dodd
2002
as Self
- No poster
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
as Self
Hospital!
1997
as Wheelchair Man
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
1989
as Reverend Wainwright
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988
as Himself
Spy Story
1976
as Ben Toliver
The Best of Benny Hill
1974
S.S. France
1973
as Narrator
- No poster
Danger Point
1971
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968
as Dudley Heath
The Ghost Goes Gear
1966
The Wrong Box
1966
as Alan Frazer Scrope
Every Day's a Holiday
1965
as Julian Goddard