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Nicholas Parsons

Cast & creator

Nicholas Parsons

1923-10-10 (died at 96) Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Doctor Who, Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks

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.

Movies

40

film credits

Series

48

television credits

Career

86

1947–2025 · acting roles

Credit score

6.9

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Reverend Wainwright · 1963

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

Self - Host · 1990

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self · 1996

Wogan

Wogan

Self · 1982

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

Father Gorman · 2004

Across film & television

Filmography (88)

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Showing 88 of 88 credits

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Reverend Wainwright

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

Self - Host

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self

Wogan

Wogan

Self

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

Father Gorman

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

Self

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Sir Walter of the Glen

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Self - Participant

Good Omens

Good Omens

Dagon (voice)

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents...

Himself

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents...

Nicholas Parsons

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind

World in Action

World in Action

The Benny Hill Show

The Benny Hill Show

Surprise, Surprise

Surprise, Surprise

Self

Style Challenge

Target

Target

Self – 'Just a Minute' Host (archive audio)

Benny Hill Show

Benny Hill Show

The New Statesman

The New Statesman

Nicholas Parsons

Countdown

Countdown

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

Cluedo

Cluedo

Reverend Green

Brass Eye

Brass Eye

Self

Tales of the Tardis

Tales of the Tardis

The Rev. Mr. Wainwright

Call My Bluff

Call My Bluff

All Star Mr & Mrs

All Star Mr & Mrs

Spatz

Spatz

Nicholas Parsons

Bodger and Badger

Bodger and Badger

Four Feather Falls

Four Feather Falls

What the Dickens?

What the Dickens?

Self

The Alphabet Game

The Alphabet Game

Comedy World Cup

Comedy World Cup

Self

Just a Minute

Just a Minute

Himself (host)

The Ugliest Girl in Town

The Ugliest Girl in Town

David Courtney

Presented in Supercolorisation

Presented in Supercolorisation

Sheriff Tex Tucker / Telegraph Operator Dan Morse (voice)

The Adventures of the Big Man

Harry

How TV Changed Britain

Himself

Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show

Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show

Self

The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

Alan Frazer Scrope

Good Morning Summer

Murder Ahoy

Murder Ahoy

Dr. Crump

The Long Arm

The Long Arm

Police Constable Bates

Lady Godiva

Lady Godiva

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Dudley Heath

Feast

An Alligator Named Daisy

An Alligator Named Daisy

News Interviewer (uncredited)

Carry On Regardless

Carry On Regardless

Wolf

Happy Is the Bride

Happy Is the Bride

John Royd

To Dorothy, a Son

To Dorothy, a Son

Passport Official

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

Reverend Wainwright

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Rodgers

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

Himself

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

Self

Simon and Laura

Simon and Laura

TV Producer

Frost on Sketch Shows

Frost on Sketch Shows

Self

Let's Get Married

R.A.F. Officer

Upstairs and Downstairs

Upstairs and Downstairs

Brian

Doctor in Love

Doctor in Love

Dr. Hinxman

Celebrity Going Home

Self

Just A Minute (1994)

Just A Minute (1994)

Creator

Every Day's a Holiday

Every Day's a Holiday

Julian Goddard

Star Pets

Bottom Mindless Violence

Bottom Mindless Violence

Himself (archive footage)

Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks

Tommy Weston

The Best of Benny Hill

The Best of Benny Hill

13 Hours That Saved Britain

13 Hours That Saved Britain

Eyewitnesses

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

Himself

Century 21 Revisited

Century 21 Revisited

Himself

Brothers in Law

Brothers in Law

Charles Poole

The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom

Himself - Friend

Spy Story

Spy Story

Ben Toliver

Sale of the Century

Host

Is Benny Hill Still Funny?

Is Benny Hill Still Funny?

Self

Hospital!

Hospital!

Wheelchair Man

The Master of Bankdam

The Master of Bankdam

Edgar Hoylehouse

Danger Point

Eyewitness

Eyewitness

House Surgeon

Night Train to Surbiton

Guy Bretherton

There Is No Plane to Zagreb

There Is No Plane to Zagreb

English cuckold

Another Audience With Ken Dodd

Another Audience With Ken Dodd

Self

Filmed in Supermarionation

Filmed in Supermarionation

Self

The Ghost Goes Gear

The Ghost Goes Gear

Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)

Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)

Self

Just A Minute (1999)

Just A Minute (1999)

Creator

The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons

The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons

Self - Presenter

S.S. France

S.S. France

Narrator