Nicholas Parsons
Acting
- Born:
- 1923-10-10
- Died:
- 2020-01-28
- Place of birth:
- Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
Century 21 Revisited
Tales of the Tardis
Presented in Supercolorisation
Good Omens
Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons
Filmed in Supermarionation
Frost on Sketch Shows
There Is No Plane to Zagreb
Comedy World Cup
Just a Minute
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
13 Hours That Saved Britain
Feast
How TV Changed Britain
What the Dickens?
All Star Mr & Mrs
Lady Godiva
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Agatha Christie's Marple
Bottom Mindless Violence
Celebrity Going Home
Celebrity Mastermind
Another Audience With Ken Dodd
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
Just A Minute (1999)
Hospital!
Brass Eye
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Style Challenge
The Alphabet Game
Good Morning Summer
Just A Minute (1994)
Star Pets
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
Have I Got News for You
Cluedo
Spatz
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
Bodger and Badger
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
The New Statesman
Surprise, Surprise
Countdown
The Comic Strip Presents...
Wogan
Benny Hill Show
An Audience with...
Target
Spy Story
The Best of Benny Hill
S.S. France
Sale of the Century
Danger Point
The Benny Hill Show
The Ugliest Girl in Town
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
The Ghost Goes Gear
The Wrong Box
Call My Bluff
Every Day's a Holiday
Night Train to Surbiton
Murder Ahoy
Doctor Who
World in Action
Carry On Regardless
Doctor in Love
Let's Get Married
Four Feather Falls
Upstairs and Downstairs
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Too Many Crooks
Happy Is the Bride
Brothers in Law
Eyewitness
The Long Arm
The Adventures of the Big Man
An Alligator Named Daisy
Simon and Laura
The Adventures of Robin Hood
To Dorothy, a Son
The Master of Bankdam