Nicholas Parsons
Known for: Acting
Born: October 10, 1923
Died: January 28, 2020
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…
Known for
S.S. France
1973
The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons
2016
Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
2016
13 Hours That Saved Britain
2011
Another Audience With Ken Dodd
2002
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988
The Best of Benny Hill
1974
Filmed in Supermarionation
2014
Lady Godiva
2008
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
1989
The Ghost Goes Gear
1966
Danger Point
1971
There Is No Plane to Zagreb
2012
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968
Spy Story
1976
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
Murder Ahoy
1964
Frost on Sketch Shows
2013
Brothers in Law
1957
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
2011
The Master of Bankdam
1947
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
2006
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
2006
Let's Get Married
1960
Too Many Crooks
1959
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959
Eyewitness
1956
Every Day's a Holiday
1965
Happy Is the Bride
1958
To Dorothy, a Son
1954
Hospital!
1997
Doctor in Love
1960
Simon and Laura
1955
Carry On Regardless
1961
The Long Arm
1956
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
The Wrong Box
1966
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959
Four Feather Falls
1960
Doctor Who
1963
Surprise, Surprise
1984
Bodger and Badger
1989
Countdown
1982
The Benny Hill Show
1969
Good Omens
2019
Call My Bluff
1965
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
Comedy World Cup
2012
Feast
2009
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Good Morning Summer
1995
All Star Mr & Mrs
2008
The Alphabet Game
1996
Style Challenge
1996
Star Pets
1992
What the Dickens?
2008
Sale of the Century
1971
Just a Minute
2012
The Ugliest Girl in Town
1968
An Audience with...
1978
Wogan
1982
Tales of the Tardis
2023
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
The New Statesman
1987
How TV Changed Britain
2008
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
1992
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Spatz
1990
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
Just A Minute (1994)
1994
Just A Minute (1999)
1999
Cluedo
1990
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
Celebrity Going Home
2004
Have I Got News for You
1990
Benny Hill Show
1980
Presented in Supercolorisation
2022
Brass Eye
1997
Target
1977
The Adventures of the Big Man
1956
World in Action
1963