Nicholas Parsons
Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK — Oct 10 1923• Died Jan 28 2020
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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 bega…
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Doctor Who
The Rev. Mr. Wainwright
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
Father Gorman
Good Omens
Dagon (voice)
The Comic Strip Presents...
Himself
Celebrity Mastermind
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Walter of the Glen
Target
Self – 'Just a Minute' Host (archive audio)
Tales of the Tardis
The Rev. Mr. Wainwright
Brass Eye
Self
The New Statesman
Nicholas Parsons
Cluedo
Reverend Green
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
The Benny Hill Show
Surprise, Surprise
Self
Spatz
Nicholas Parsons
Bodger and Badger
Countdown
What the Dickens?
Self
All Star Mr & Mrs
Style Challenge
Four Feather Falls
Comedy World Cup
Self
Good Morning Summer
Benny Hill Show
Carry On Regardless
Wolf
Call My Bluff
Presented in Supercolorisation
Sheriff Tex Tucker / Telegraph Operator Dan Morse (voice)
The Long Arm
Police Constable Bates
Just a Minute
Himself (host)
Murder Ahoy
Dr. Crump
The Alphabet Game
The Wrong Box
Alan Frazer Scrope
Simon and Laura
TV Producer
The Ugliest Girl in Town
David Courtney
How TV Changed Britain
Himself
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Dudley Heath
Happy Is the Bride
John Royd
Doctor in Love
Dr. Hinxman
Brothers in Law
Charles Poole
An Alligator Named Daisy
News Interviewer (uncredited)
Spy Story
Ben Toliver
Bottom Mindless Violence
Himself (archive footage)
Feast
Hospital!
Wheelchair Man
Upstairs and Downstairs
Brian
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Rodgers
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Himself
Too Many Crooks
Tommy Weston
Lady Godiva
Eyewitness
House Surgeon
Let's Get Married
R.A.F. Officer
Celebrity Going Home
Self
To Dorothy, a Son
Passport Official
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
Self
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
Reverend Wainwright
The Adventures of the Big Man
Harry
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Himself
Danger Point
The Ghost Goes Gear
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
Himself - Friend
The Best of Benny Hill
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
Self
Frost on Sketch Shows
Self
Star Pets
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
Self
The Master of Bankdam
Edgar Hoylehouse
Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
Self
Filmed in Supermarionation
Self
Every Day's a Holiday
Julian Goddard
Another Audience With Ken Dodd
Self
There Is No Plane to Zagreb
English cuckold
Sale of the Century
Host
Just A Minute (1999)
The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons
Himself - Presenter
13 Hours That Saved Britain
Eyewitnesses
S.S. France
Narrator
Just A Minute (1994)