Nicholas Parsons
Acting
Born 1923-10-10
Died 2020-01-28
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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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 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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Doctor Who
Have I Got News for You
Agatha Christie's Marple
Wogan
Good Omens
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
The Adventures of Robin Hood
An Audience with...
The Comic Strip Presents...
World in Action
The Benny Hill Show
Celebrity Mastermind
Surprise, Surprise
The New Statesman
Benny Hill Show
Target
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
Style Challenge
Brass Eye
Cluedo
Tales of the Tardis
All Star Mr & Mrs
Bodger and Badger
Call My Bluff
Countdown
Spatz
What the Dickens?
Just a Minute
The Wrong Box
Four Feather Falls
Murder Ahoy
The Long Arm
Presented in Supercolorisation
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
The Ugliest Girl in Town
The Adventures of the Big Man
The Alphabet Game
Comedy World Cup
Lady Godiva
Carry On Regardless
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Brothers in Law
Upstairs and Downstairs
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Feast
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
Star Pets
Good Morning Summer
Happy Is the Bride
Doctor in Love
Bottom Mindless Violence
Celebrity Going Home
An Alligator Named Daisy
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
How TV Changed Britain
Hospital!
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Eyewitness
Too Many Crooks
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