Nicholas Parsons
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Reverend Wainwright
1963
Series
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host
1990
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Father Gorman
2004
Series
Good Omens
Dagon (voice)
2019
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Series
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Series
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Walter of the Glen
1955
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Himself
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Nicholas Parsons
1982
Series
World in Action
1963
Series
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Series
Benny Hill Show
1980
Series
The Benny Hill Show
1969
Style Challenge
1996
Series
Target
Self – 'Just a Minute' Host (archive audio)
1977
Series
The New Statesman
Nicholas Parsons
1987
Series
Surprise, Surprise
Self
1984
Series
Countdown
1982
Series
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
Series
Brass Eye
Self
1997
Series
Cluedo
Reverend Green
1990
Series
Tales of the Tardis
The Rev. Mr. Wainwright
2023
Series
All Star Mr & Mrs
2008
Series
Bodger and Badger
1989
Series
Spatz
Nicholas Parsons
1990
Series
What the Dickens?
Self
2008
Series
The Alphabet Game
1996
Series
Call My Bluff
1965
Series
Comedy World Cup
Self
2012
Series
The Ugliest Girl in Town
David Courtney
1968
Series
Four Feather Falls
1960
Series
Just a Minute
Himself (host)
2012
Series
Presented in Supercolorisation
Sheriff Tex Tucker / Telegraph Operator Dan Morse (voice)
2022
The Adventures of the Big Man
Harry
1956
Good Morning Summer
1995
Series
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
Self
1992
Film
Carry On Regardless
Wolf
1961
How TV Changed Britain
Himself
2008
Film
Murder Ahoy
Dr. Crump
1964
Film
The Wrong Box
Alan Frazer Scrope
1966
Film
The Long Arm
Police Constable Bates
1956
Film
Century 21 Revisited
Himself
2025
Feast
2009
Film
Lady Godiva
2008
Film
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
Reverend Wainwright
1989
Film
An Alligator Named Daisy
News Interviewer (uncredited)
1955
Film
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Dudley Heath
1968
Film
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Himself
1988
Star Pets
1992
Film
Brothers in Law
Charles Poole
1957
Film
Happy Is the Bride
John Royd
1958
Film
Every Day's a Holiday
Julian Goddard
1965
Film
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
Self
2006
Film
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Rodgers
1959
Film
Frost on Sketch Shows
Self
2013
Film
To Dorothy, a Son
Passport Official
1954
Film
13 Hours That Saved Britain
Eyewitnesses
2011
Film
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
Self
2001
Film
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Himself
2006
Night Train to Surbiton
Guy Bretherton
1965
Film
Upstairs and Downstairs
Brian
1959
Film
Another Audience With Ken Dodd
Self
2002
Just A Minute (1994)
1994
Film
Doctor in Love
Dr. Hinxman
1960
Film
Simon and Laura
TV Producer
1955
Sale of the Century
Host
1971
Film
The Master of Bankdam
Edgar Hoylehouse
1947
Celebrity Going Home
Self
2004
Film
Hospital!
Wheelchair Man
1997
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
Himself - Friend
2011
Let's Get Married
R.A.F. Officer
1960
Film
The Best of Benny Hill
1974
Just A Minute (1999)
1999
Film
The Ghost Goes Gear
1966
Film
There Is No Plane to Zagreb
English cuckold
2012
Film
The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons
Self - Presenter
2016
Film
Spy Story
Ben Toliver
1976
Film
Eyewitness
House Surgeon
1956
Danger Point
1971
Film
Too Many Crooks
Tommy Weston
1959
Film
Filmed in Supermarionation
Self
2014
Film
Bottom Mindless Violence
Himself (archive footage)
2004
Film
Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
Self
2016
Film
S.S. France
Narrator
1973