Nicholas Parsons
Birthday
1923/10/10
Day of death
2020/01/28 (96 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also know as
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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 t...Read more
Acting
(1956) The Long Arm
as Police Constable Bates
(1964) Murder Ahoy
as Dr. Crump
(1959) Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Rodgers
(2013) Frost on Sketch Shows
as Self
(2011) 13 Hours That Saved Britain
as Eyewitnesses
(1968) Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
as Dudley Heath
(1976) Spy Story
as Ben Toliver
(1988) Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
as Himself
(2008) Lady Godiva
as ---
(1958) Happy Is the Bride
as John Royd
(1973) S.S. France
as Narrator
(1997) Hospital!
as Wheelchair Man
(2002) Another Audience With Ken Dodd
as Self
(1989) Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
as Reverend Wainwright
(1966) The Ghost Goes Gear
as ---
(1961) Carry On Regardless
as Wolf
(1960) Doctor in Love
as Dr. Hinxman
(1974) The Best Of Benny Hill
as ---
(1971) Danger Point
as ---
(1966) The Wrong Box
as Alan Frazer Scrope
(2006) Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
as Himself
(1954) To Dorothy, a Son
as Passport Official
(1956) Eyewitness
as House Surgeon
(1965) Every Day's a Holiday
as Julian Goddard
(1957) Brothers in Law
as Charles Poole
(2011) The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
as Himself - Friend
(1955) Simon and Laura
as TV Producer
(2016) The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons
as Himself - Presenter
(2001) Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
as ---
(1955) An Alligator Named Daisy
as News Interviewer (uncredited)
(1959) Upstairs and Downstairs
as Brian
(1947) The Master of Bankdam
as Edgar Hoylehouse
(1959) Too Many Crooks
as Tommy
(2012) There Is No Plane to Zagreb
as English cuckold
(2014) Filmed in Supermarionation
as Self
(2016) Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
as Self
(2006) Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
as Self
(1960) Four Feather Falls
as ---
(1963) Doctor Who
as The Rev. Mr. Wainwright
(1984) Surprise, Surprise
as Self
(1989) Bodger and Badger
as ---
(1982) Countdown
as ---
(1969) The Benny Hill Show
as ---
(2019) Good Omens
as Dagon (voice)
(1965) Call My Bluff
as ---
(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Walter of the Glen
(2012) Comedy World Cup
as Self
(2009) Feast
as ---
(2003) Celebrity Mastermind
as ---
(1995) Good Morning Summer
as ---
(2008) All Star Mr & Mrs
as ---
(1996) The Alphabet Game
as ---
(1996) Style Challenge
as ---
(1992) Star Pets
as ---
(2008) What the Dickens?
as Self
(1971) Sale of the Century
as Host
(2012) Just a Minute
as Himself (host)
(1968) The Ugliest Girl in Town
as David Courtney
(1978) An Audience with...
as Self
(1982) Wogan
as Self
(2023) Tales of the Tardis
as The Rev. Mr. Wainwright
(1996) Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
(1987) The New Statesman
as Nicholas Parsons
(2008) How TV Changed Britain
as Himself
(2011) Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
(1992) Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
as Self
(2004) Agatha Christie's Marple
as Father Gorman
(1990) Spatz
as Nicholas Parsons
(1982) The Comic Strip Presents...
as Himself
(1999) Just A Minute (1999)
as ---
(1994) Just A Minute (1994)
as ---
(1990) Cluedo
as Reverend Green
(1989) A Bit of Fry & Laurie
as ---
(1982) The Comic Strip Presents...
as Nicholas Parsons
(2004) Celebrity Going Home
as Self
(1990) Have I Got News for You
as Self - Host
(1980) Benny Hill Show
as ---