Nicholas Parsons

Nicholas Parsons

Birthday: 1923-10-10

Deathday: 2020-01-28

Place of birth: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0663880

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.

Played in movies:

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

Score: 8.5

Frost on Sketch Shows

Score: 8.5

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

Score: 8.2

S.S. France

Score: 8.0

Too Many Crooks

Score: 7.4

Filmed in Supermarionation

Score: 7.3

Brothers in Law

Score: 7.1

Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)

Score: 7.0

The Best of Benny Hill

Score: 7.0

Another Audience With Ken Dodd

Score: 7.0

Murder Ahoy

Score: 7.0

The Long Arm

Score: 7.0

Eyewitness

Score: 6.7

Every Day's a Holiday

Score: 6.5

The Wrong Box

Score: 6.5

Carry On Regardless

Score: 6.4

An Alligator Named Daisy

Score: 6.2

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

Score: 6.2

Happy Is the Bride

Score: 6.2

13 Hours That Saved Britain

Score: 6.2

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Score: 6.1

The Master of Bankdam

Score: 6.0

Danger Point

Score: 6.0

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Score: 5.9

Upstairs and Downstairs

Score: 5.6

Simon and Laura

Score: 5.6

To Dorothy, a Son

Score: 5.6

Spy Story

Score: 5.5

Doctor in Love

Score: 5.2

The Ghost Goes Gear

Score: 5.0

Hospital!

Score: 5.0

Lady Godiva

Score: 1.0

Let's Get Married

Score: 0.0

Is Benny Hill Still Funny?

Score: 0.0

There Is No Plane to Zagreb

Score: 0.0

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

Score: 0.0

The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons

Score: 0.0

The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Just a Minute

Score: 9.5

Benny Hill Show

Score: 8.5

Good Omens

Score: 8.0

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

Score: 7.9

Doctor Who

Score: 7.9

Agatha Christie's Marple

Score: 7.7

Brass Eye

Score: 7.5

The New Statesman

Score: 7.5

Call My Bluff

Score: 7.5

The Comic Strip Presents...

Score: 7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Score: 7.4

The Benny Hill Show

Score: 7.3

Have I Got News for You

Score: 7.0

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Score: 7.0

Cluedo

Score: 6.4

Target

Score: 6.3

Bodger and Badger

Score: 6.2

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Score: 6.1

Spatz

Score: 6.0

Celebrity Mastermind

Score: 6.0

Countdown

Score: 6.0

Surprise, Surprise

Score: 5.8

Four Feather Falls

Score: 5.7

An Audience with...

Score: 5.3

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Score: 5.0

Wogan

Score: 4.5

The Ugliest Girl in Town

Score: 4.5

Sale of the Century

Score: 4.5

Tales of the Tardis

Score: 4.4

The Adventures of the Big Man

Score: 0.0

Presented in Supercolorisation

Score: 0.0

Celebrity Going Home

Score: 0.0

Just A Minute (1994)

Score: 0.0

Just A Minute (1999)

Score: 0.0

Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show

Score: 0.0

How TV Changed Britain

Score: 0.0

What the Dickens?

Score: 0.0

Star Pets

Score: 0.0

Style Challenge

Score: 0.0

The Alphabet Game

Score: 0.0

All Star Mr & Mrs

Score: 0.0

Good Morning Summer

Score: 0.0

Feast

Score: 0.0

Comedy World Cup

Score: 0.0