Nicholas Parsons
Acting
1923-10-10 · Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filmography
Tales of the Tardis
2023 · Series
Presented in Supercolorisation
2022 · Series
Good Omens
2019 · Series
Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
2016 · Movie
The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons
2016 · Movie
Filmed in Supermarionation
2014 · Movie
Frost on Sketch Shows
2013 · Movie
There Is No Plane to Zagreb
2012 · Movie
Comedy World Cup
2012 · Series
Just a Minute
2012 · Series
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
2011 · Movie
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · Series
13 Hours That Saved Britain
2011 · Movie
Feast
2009 · Series
How TV Changed Britain
2008 · Series
What the Dickens?
2008 · Series
All Star Mr & Mrs
2008 · Series
Lady Godiva
2008 · Movie
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
2006 · Movie
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
2006 · Movie
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Series
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004 · Movie
Celebrity Going Home
2004 · Series
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 · Series
Another Audience With Ken Dodd
2002 · Movie
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001 · Movie
Just A Minute (1999)
1999 · Series
Hospital!
1997 · Movie
Brass Eye
1997 · Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · Series
Style Challenge
1996 · Series
The Alphabet Game
1996 · Series
Good Morning Summer
1995 · Series
Just A Minute (1994)
1994 · Series
Star Pets
1992 · Series
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
1992 · Series
Have I Got News for You
1990 · Series
Cluedo
1990 · Series
Spatz
1990 · Series
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
1989 · Movie
Bodger and Badger
1989 · Series
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989 · Series
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988 · Movie
The New Statesman
1987 · Series
Surprise, Surprise
1984 · Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 · Series
Countdown
1982 · Series
Wogan
1982 · Series
Benny Hill Show
1980 · Series
An Audience with...
1978 · Series
Target
1977 · Series
Spy Story
1976 · Movie
The Best of Benny Hill
1974 · Movie
S.S. France
1973 · Movie
Sale of the Century
1971 · Series
Danger Point
1971 · Movie
The Benny Hill Show
1969 · Series
The Ugliest Girl in Town
1968 · Series
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968 · Movie
The Ghost Goes Gear
1966 · Movie
The Wrong Box
1966 · Movie
Call My Bluff
1965 · Series
Every Day's a Holiday
1965 · Movie
Night Train to Surbiton
1965 · Series
Murder Ahoy
1964 · Movie
Doctor Who
1963 · Series
World in Action
1963 · Series
Carry On Regardless
1961 · Movie
Doctor in Love
1960 · Movie
Let's Get Married
1960 · Movie
Four Feather Falls
1960 · Series
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959 · Movie
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959 · Movie
Too Many Crooks
1959 · Movie
Happy Is the Bride
1958 · Movie
Brothers in Law
1957 · Movie
Eyewitness
1956 · Movie
The Long Arm
1956 · Movie
The Adventures of the Big Man
1956 · Series
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · Movie
Simon and Laura
1955 · Movie
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Series
To Dorothy, a Son
1954 · Movie
The Master of Bankdam
1947 · Movie