Nicholas Parsons
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.
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Full filmography
- Doctor Who (1963) as The Rev. Mr. Wainwright
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Father Gorman
- Have I Got News for You (1990) as Self - Host
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- Good Omens (2019) as Dagon (voice)
- World in Action (1963)
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996) as Self
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011) as Self - Participant
- The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) as Himself
- The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) as Nicholas Parsons
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) as Sir Walter of the Glen
- An Audience with... (1978) as Self
- Style Challenge (1996)
- Celebrity Mastermind (2003)
- The Benny Hill Show (1969)
- Target (1977) as Self – 'Just a Minute' Host (archive audio)
- The New Statesman (1987) as Nicholas Parsons
- Surprise, Surprise (1984) as Self
- Brass Eye (1997) as Self
- Presented in Supercolorisation (2022) as Sheriff Tex Tucker / Telegraph Operator Dan Morse (voice)
- A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989)
- Cluedo (1990) as Reverend Green
- Tales of the Tardis (2023) as The Rev. Mr. Wainwright
- Bodger and Badger (1989)