Cast & creator
Paul Nicholas
Best known for The One Show, The Wednesday Play, Wogan
Paul Nicholas is an English actor and singer. He started out with a pop career, but soon changed to musical theatre. Later, in the 1970s, he began an acting career. He returned to the pop charts, starring in the 1983 BBC sitcom Just Good Friends, for which he is best known. The show won a BAFTA and Nicholas was also nominated for best comedy performance. After the show ended, he returned to musical theatre and various other entertainment roles, including producing and directing. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Nicholas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
26
film credits
25
television credits
50
1964–2025 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (51)
Showing 51 of 51 credits
The One Show
Self
2006
The Wednesday Play
Jake
1964
Wogan
Self
1982
Heartbeat
Sven Larson
1992
Richard & Judy
Self
2001
GMTV
Self
1993Pebble Mill
Self
1991
Songs of Praise
2001Challenge Anneka
Self
1989
Lady Killers
Frank Hogg
1980
The Cannon & Ball Show
Self
1979
Just Good Friends
Vince Pinner
1983
Sunburn
David Janus
1999Close to Home
James Shepherd
1989
The Story of Musicals
Self
2012
Bust
Neil Walsh
1987
Tommy
Cousin Kevin
1975
The Real Marigold on Tour
Self
2016
The Real Marigold Hotel
Self
2016
The Adventures of Spot
Narrator (voice)
1987
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Dougie Shears
1978That's What I Call Television
Self
2007Plays for Pleasure
Sam
1981
The Jazz Singer
Keith Lennox
1980
Burnside
Ronnie Buchan
2000
The Royal Today
Mr Woods
2008Only Fools on Horses
2006
See No Evil
Jacko
1971
Cannabis
Paul
1970
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
1998Two Up, Two Down
1979
Lisztomania
Richard Wagner
1975
Three for All
Gary
1975
Spot's Magical Christmas
Sam(voice: UK version)
1995
Yesterday's Hero
Clint
1979
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Fawlty Towers: The Play
Major Gowen
2025
Invitation to the Wedding
1983
Consuming Passion
Alan Boon
2008
Nutcracker
Mike McCann
1982
Season of the Witch
Jake
1970
What Became of Jack and Jill?
Johnnie Tallent
1972
Alice
Cheshire Cat / Caterpillar
1982
A Prominent Patient
Neville Chamberlain
2017
Stardust
Johnny
1974
When Snooker Ruled the World
Self
2002
Early Struggles
Kevin
1976
The Children of Captain Grant
Screenplay
1997
Screaming Lord Sutch: Jack the Ripper
1965
Doubting Thomas
Thomas Didymus
1983