Acting credits
67
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Nicholas Parsons
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 35Series: 32
TMDB ID: 47394
IMDb ID: nm0663880
Known for: Acting
Born: October 10, 1923
Died: January 28, 2020
Age: 96
Place of birth: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1947 - 2023
Years active: 77
Average TMDB rating: 7.16
Wikidata: Q1337855
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Nicholas Parsons.
as Self
Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
2016 • Movie
as Self - Presenter
The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons
2016 • Movie
as Self
Filmed in Supermarionation
2014 • Movie
as Self
Frost on Sketch Shows
2013 • Movie
as English cuckold
There Is No Plane to Zagreb
2012 • Movie
as Eyewitnesses
13 Hours That Saved Britain
2011 • Movie
Lady Godiva
2008 • Movie
as Self
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
2006 • Movie
as Himself
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
2006 • Movie
as Himself (archive footage)
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004 • Movie
as Self
Another Audience With Ken Dodd
2002 • Movie
as Wheelchair Man
Hospital!
1997 • Movie
as Reverend Wainwright
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
1989 • Movie
as Himself
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988 • Movie
as Ben Toliver
Spy Story
1976 • Movie
The Best of Benny Hill
1974 • Movie
as Narrator
S.S. France
1973 • Movie
as Dudley Heath
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968 • Movie
The Ghost Goes Gear
1966 • Movie
as Alan Frazer Scrope
The Wrong Box
1966 • Movie
as Julian Goddard
Every Day's a Holiday
1965 • Movie
as Dr. Crump
Murder Ahoy
1964 • Movie
as Wolf
Carry On Regardless
1961 • Movie
as Dr. Hinxman
Doctor in Love
1960 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Nicholas Parsons.
as The Rev. Mr. Wainwright • 1 eps
Tales of the Tardis
2023 • Series
as Sheriff Tex Tucker / Telegraph Operator Dan Morse (voice) • 1 eps
Presented in Supercolorisation
2022 • Series
as Dagon (voice) • 1 eps
Good Omens
2019 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Comedy World Cup
2012 • Series
as Himself (host) • 14 eps
Just a Minute
2012 • Series
as Self - Participant • 1 eps
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
What the Dickens?
2008 • Series
1 eps
All Star Mr & Mrs
2008 • Series
as Father Gorman • 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 • Series
1 eps
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Brass Eye
1997 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 • Series
5 eps
The Alphabet Game
1996 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
1992 • Series
as Self - Host • 1 eps
Have I Got News for You
1990 • Series
as Reverend Green • 6 eps
Cluedo
1990 • Series
as Nicholas Parsons • 1 eps
Spatz
1990 • Series
1 eps
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989 • Series
as Nicholas Parsons • 1 eps
The New Statesman
1987 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Surprise, Surprise
1984 • Series
5 eps
Countdown
1982 • Series
as Himself • 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Wogan
1982 • Series
78 eps
Benny Hill Show
1980 • Series