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Nicholas Parsons
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Life & Death

Died aged 96
GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn10/10/1923Born inGrantham, Lincolnshire, England, UKDied28/01/2020 (aged 96)Died inAylesburyCausefalling from heightWikidataQ1337855 ↗Buried atSt John-at-Hampstead churchTMDb#47394 ↗

Christopher Nicholas Parsons 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.

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Filmography56 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025Century 21 RevisitedMovieHimself102
2019Good OmensSeriesDagon (voice)96
2013Frost on Sketch ShowsMovieSelf90
2012There Is No Plane to ZagrebMovieEnglish cuckold89
2012Just a MinuteSeriesHimself (host)89
2012Comedy World CupSeriesSelf89
2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSeriesSelf - Participant88
2009FeastSeries—86
2008How TV Changed BritainSeriesHimself85
2008All Star Mr & MrsSeries—85
2008What the Dickens?SeriesSelf85
2008Lady GodivaMovie—85
2006Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!MovieHimself83
2004Agatha Christie's MarpleSeriesFather Gorman81
2004Bottom Mindless ViolenceMovieHimself (archive footage)81
2004Celebrity Going HomeSeriesSelf81
2003Celebrity MastermindSeries—80
2002Another Audience With Ken DoddMovieSelf79
2001Wendy Richard: A Life on the BoxMovieSelf78
1997Brass EyeSeriesSelf74
1996Never Mind the BuzzcocksSeriesSelf73
1996The Alphabet GameSeries—73
1995Good Morning SummerSeries—72
1992Star PetsSeries—69
1990CluedoSeriesReverend Green67
1990Have I Got News for YouSeriesSelf - Host67
1989Bodger and BadgerSeries—66
1989A Bit of Fry & LaurieSeries—66
1989Doctor Who: The Curse of FenricMovieReverend Wainwright66
1988Mr Jolly Lives Next DoorMovieHimself65
1987The New StatesmanSeriesNicholas Parsons64
1984Surprise, SurpriseSeriesSelf61
1982CountdownSeries—59
1982The Comic Strip Presents...SeriesHimself59
1980Benny Hill ShowSeries—57
1978An Audience with...SeriesSelf55
1977TargetSeriesSelf – 'Just a Minute' Host (archive audio)54
1974The Best of Benny HillMovie—51
1969The Benny Hill ShowSeries—46
1968The Ugliest Girl in TownSeriesDavid Courtney45
1968Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the RiverMovieDudley Heath45
1965Every Day's a HolidayMovieJulian Goddard42
1965Night Train to SurbitonSeriesGuy Bretherton42
1963Doctor WhoSeriesThe Rev. Mr. Wainwright40
1963World in ActionSeries—40
1960Let's Get MarriedMovieR.A.F. Officer37
1960Four Feather FallsSeriesSheriff Tex Tucker (voice)37
1959Upstairs and DownstairsMovieBrian36
1959Carlton-Browne of the F.O.MovieRodgers36
1958Happy Is the BrideMovieJohn Royd35
1957Brothers in LawMovieCharles Poole34
1956The Long ArmMoviePolice Constable Bates33
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodSeriesSir Walter of the Glen32
1955An Alligator Named DaisyMovieNews Interviewer (uncredited)32
1954To Dorothy, a SonMoviePassport Official31
1947The Master of BankdamMovieEdgar Hoylehouse24