Nicholas Parsons
Acting • Born 1923-10-10 – Died 2020-01-28
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filmography
83 credits
The Long Arm
Movie • 1956
Police Constable Bates
Murder Ahoy
Movie • 1964
Dr. Crump
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Movie • 1959
Rodgers
Frost on Sketch Shows
Movie • 2013
Self
13 Hours That Saved Britain
Movie • 2011
Eyewitnesses
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Movie • 1968
Dudley Heath
Spy Story
Movie • 1976
Ben Toliver
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Movie • 1988
Himself
Lady Godiva
Movie • 2008
Happy Is the Bride
Movie • 1958
John Royd
S.S. France
Movie • 1973
Narrator
Hospital!
Movie • 1997
Wheelchair Man
Another Audience With Ken Dodd
Movie • 2002
Self
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
Movie • 1989
Reverend Wainwright
The Ghost Goes Gear
Movie • 1966
Carry On Regardless
Movie • 1961
Wolf
Doctor in Love
Movie • 1960
Dr. Hinxman
The Best of Benny Hill
Movie • 1974
Danger Point
Movie • 1971
The Wrong Box
Movie • 1966
Alan Frazer Scrope
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Movie • 2006
Himself
To Dorothy, a Son
Movie • 1954
Passport Official
Eyewitness
Movie • 1956
House Surgeon
Every Day's a Holiday
Movie • 1965
Julian Goddard
Brothers in Law
Movie • 1957
Charles Poole
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
Movie • 2011
Himself - Friend
Simon and Laura
Movie • 1955
TV Producer
The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons
Movie • 2016
Himself - Presenter
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
Movie • 2001
Self
An Alligator Named Daisy
Movie • 1955
News Interviewer (uncredited)
Upstairs and Downstairs
Movie • 1959
Brian
The Master of Bankdam
Movie • 1947
Edgar Hoylehouse
Too Many Crooks
Movie • 1959
Tommy Weston
There Is No Plane to Zagreb
Movie • 2012
English cuckold
Filmed in Supermarionation
Movie • 2014
Self
Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
Movie • 2016
Self
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
Movie • 2006
Self
Let's Get Married
Movie • 1960
R.A.F. Officer
Bottom Mindless Violence
Movie • 2004
Himself (archive footage)
Four Feather Falls
TV • 1960
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
The Rev. Mr. Wainwright
Surprise, Surprise
TV • 1984
Self
Bodger and Badger
TV • 1989
Countdown
TV • 1982
The Benny Hill Show
TV • 1969
Good Omens
TV • 2019
Dagon (voice)
Call My Bluff
TV • 1965
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV • 1955
Sir Walter of the Glen
Comedy World Cup
TV • 2012
Self
Feast
TV • 2009
Celebrity Mastermind
TV • 2003
Good Morning Summer
TV • 1995
All Star Mr & Mrs
TV • 2008
The Alphabet Game
TV • 1996
Style Challenge
TV • 1996
Star Pets
TV • 1992
What the Dickens?
TV • 2008
Self
Sale of the Century
TV • 1971
Host
Just a Minute
TV • 2012
Himself (host)
The Ugliest Girl in Town
TV • 1968
David Courtney
An Audience with...
TV • 1978
Self
Wogan
TV • 1982
Self
Tales of the Tardis
TV • 2023
The Rev. Mr. Wainwright
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV • 1996
Self
The New Statesman
TV • 1987
Nicholas Parsons
How TV Changed Britain
TV • 2008
Himself
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV • 2011
Self - Participant
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
TV • 1992
Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV • 2004
Father Gorman
Spatz
TV • 1990
Nicholas Parsons
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Himself
Just A Minute (1994)
TV • 1994
Just A Minute (1999)
TV • 1999
Cluedo
TV • 1990
Reverend Green
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
TV • 1989
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Nicholas Parsons
Celebrity Going Home
TV • 2004
Self
Have I Got News for You
TV • 1990
Self - Host
Benny Hill Show
TV • 1980
Presented in Supercolorisation
TV • 2022
Sheriff Tex Tucker / Telegraph Operator Dan Morse (voice)
Brass Eye
TV • 1997
Self
Target
TV • 1977
Self – 'Just a Minute' Host (archive audio)
The Adventures of the Big Man
TV • 1956
Harry