Nicholas Parsons
Actor
Born October 10, 1923 in 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.
Filmography
Tales of the Tardis
The Rev. Mr. Wainwright
Presented in Supercolorisation
Sheriff Tex Tucker / Telegraph Operator Dan Morse (voice)
Good Omens
Dagon (voice)
Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
Self
The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons
Self - Presenter
Filmed in Supermarionation
Self
Frost on Sketch Shows
Self
There Is No Plane to Zagreb
English cuckold
Comedy World Cup
Self
Just a Minute
Himself (host)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
13 Hours That Saved Britain
Eyewitnesses
What the Dickens?
Self
All Star Mr & Mrs
Lady Godiva
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
Self
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Himself
Agatha Christie's Marple
Father Gorman
Bottom Mindless Violence
Himself (archive footage)
Celebrity Mastermind
Another Audience With Ken Dodd
Self
Hospital!
Wheelchair Man
Brass Eye
Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
The Alphabet Game
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
Self
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host
Cluedo
Reverend Green
Spatz
Nicholas Parsons
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
Reverend Wainwright
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Himself
The New Statesman
Nicholas Parsons
Surprise, Surprise
Self
Countdown
The Comic Strip Presents...
Himself
Wogan
Self
Benny Hill Show
An Audience with...
Self
Target
Self – 'Just a Minute' Host (archive audio)
Spy Story
Ben Toliver
The Best of Benny Hill
S.S. France
Narrator
The Benny Hill Show
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Dudley Heath
The Ghost Goes Gear
The Wrong Box
Alan Frazer Scrope
Call My Bluff
Every Day's a Holiday
Julian Goddard
Murder Ahoy
Dr. Crump
Doctor Who
The Rev. Mr. Wainwright
World in Action
Carry On Regardless
Wolf
Doctor in Love
Dr. Hinxman
Four Feather Falls
Upstairs and Downstairs
Brian
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Rodgers
Too Many Crooks
Tommy Weston
Happy Is the Bride
John Royd
Brothers in Law
Charles Poole
Eyewitness
House Surgeon
The Long Arm
Police Constable Bates
An Alligator Named Daisy
News Interviewer (uncredited)
Simon and Laura
TV Producer
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Walter of the Glen
To Dorothy, a Son
Passport Official
The Master of Bankdam
Edgar Hoylehouse