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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/2016
The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons
Character:Himself - Presenter
Release Date:06/10/2016
Filmed in Supermarionation
Character:Self
Release Date:11/10/2014
Frost on Sketch Shows
Character:Self
Release Date:13/03/2013
There Is No Plane to Zagreb
Character:English cuckold
Release Date:20/11/2012
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
Character:Himself - Friend
Release Date:08/11/2011
13 Hours That Saved Britain
Character:Eyewitnesses
Release Date:20/04/2011
Lady Godiva
Character:
Release Date:25/01/2008
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
Character:Self
Release Date:28/12/2006
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Character:Himself
Release Date:16/03/2006
Bottom Mindless Violence
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:22/11/2004
Another Audience With Ken Dodd
Character:Self
Release Date:09/02/2002
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
Character:Self
Release Date:12/06/2001
Hospital!
Character:Wheelchair Man
Release Date:30/03/1997
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
Character:Reverend Wainwright
Release Date:15/11/1989
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Character:Himself
Release Date:05/03/1988
Spy Story
Character:Ben Toliver
Release Date:01/01/1976
The Best of Benny Hill
Character:
Release Date:23/05/1974
S.S. France
Character:Narrator
Release Date:09/05/1973
Danger Point
Character:
Release Date:02/01/1971
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Character:Dudley Heath
Release Date:12/07/1968
The Ghost Goes Gear
Character:
Release Date:01/09/1966
The Wrong Box
Character:Alan Frazer Scrope
Release Date:19/06/1966
Every Day's a Holiday
Character:Julian Goddard
Release Date:14/07/1965
Murder Ahoy
Character:Dr. Crump
Release Date:22/09/1964
Carry On Regardless
Character:Wolf
Release Date:04/04/1961
Doctor in Love
Character:Dr. Hinxman
Release Date:12/07/1960
Let's Get Married
Character:R.A.F. Officer
Release Date:22/03/1960
Upstairs and Downstairs
Character:Brian
Release Date:02/11/1959
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Character:Rodgers
Release Date:10/03/1959
Too Many Crooks
Character:Tommy Weston
Release Date:08/03/1959
Happy Is the Bride
Character:John Royd
Release Date:04/03/1958
Brothers in Law
Character:Charles Poole
Release Date:04/03/1957
Eyewitness
Character:House Surgeon
Release Date:14/08/1956
The Long Arm
Character:Police Constable Bates
Release Date:01/06/1956
An Alligator Named Daisy
Character:News Interviewer (uncredited)
Release Date:13/12/1955
Simon and Laura
Character:TV Producer
Release Date:02/11/1955
To Dorothy, a Son
Character:Passport Official
Release Date:31/10/1954
The Master of Bankdam
Character:Edgar Hoylehouse
Release Date:20/08/1947
Television Appearances
Tales of the Tardis
Character:The Rev. Mr. Wainwright
Presented in Supercolorisation
Character:Sheriff Tex Tucker / Telegraph Operator Dan Morse (voice)
Good Omens
Character:Dagon (voice)
Comedy World Cup
Character:Self
Just a Minute
Character:Himself (host)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Character:Self - Participant
Feast
Character:
How TV Changed Britain
Character:Himself
What the Dickens?
Character:Self
All Star Mr & Mrs
Character:
Agatha Christie's Marple
Character:Father Gorman
Celebrity Going Home
Character:Self
Celebrity Mastermind
Character:
Just A Minute (1999)
Character:
Brass Eye
Character:Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character:Self
Style Challenge
Character:
The Alphabet Game
Character:
Good Morning Summer
Character:
Just A Minute (1994)
Character:
Star Pets
Character:
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
Character:Self
Have I Got News for You
Character:Self - Host
Cluedo
Character:Reverend Green
Spatz
Character:Nicholas Parsons
Bodger and Badger
Character:
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
Character:
The New Statesman
Character:Nicholas Parsons
Surprise, Surprise
Character:Self
Countdown
Character:
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Himself
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Nicholas Parsons
Wogan
Character:Self
Benny Hill Show
Character:
An Audience with...
Character:Self
Target
Character:Self – 'Just a Minute' Host (archive audio)
Sale of the Century
Character:Host
The Benny Hill Show
Character:
The Ugliest Girl in Town
Character:David Courtney
Call My Bluff
Character:
Doctor Who
Character:The Rev. Mr. Wainwright
Four Feather Falls
Character:
The Adventures of the Big Man
Character:Harry
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Character:Sir Walter of the Glen
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