Nicholas Parsons
British actor, rector and radio-TV presenter (1923-2020) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 96
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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2020Died28 January 20202014
Filmed in SupermarionationFilm2011
Celebrity Antiques Road TripSeries
13 Hours That Saved BritainFilm, 2011Eyewitnesses2006
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?Film2003
Celebrity MastermindSeries2002
Another Audience With Ken DoddFilm1996
Never Mind the BuzzcocksSeries1989
A Bit of Fry & LaurieSeries
Doctor Who: The Curse of FenricFilm, 1989Reverend Wainwright1987
The New StatesmanSeries, Nicholas Parsons1982
CountdownSeries1978
An Audience with...Series1976
Spy StoryFilm, Ben Toliver1973
S.S. FranceFilm, Narrator1969
The Benny Hill ShowSeries1968
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the RiverFilm, Dudley Heath1964
Murder AhoyFilm, Dr. Crump1960
Doctor in LoveFilm, Dr. Hinxman1958
Happy Is the BrideFilm, John Royd1955
The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries, Sir Walter of the Glen
An Alligator Named DaisyFilm, 1955News Interviewer (uncredited)1947
The Master of BankdamFilm, Edgar Hoylehouse1923Born10 October 1923
Filmed in SupermarionationFilm2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSeries13 Hours That Saved BritainFilm, 2011Eyewitnesses2006Is Benny Hill Still Funny?Film2003Celebrity MastermindSeries2002Another Audience With Ken DoddFilm1996Never Mind the BuzzcocksSeries1989A Bit of Fry & LaurieSeriesDoctor Who: The Curse of FenricFilm, 1989Reverend Wainwright1987The New StatesmanSeries, Nicholas Parsons1982CountdownSeries1978An Audience with...Series1976Spy StoryFilm, Ben Toliver1973S.S. FranceFilm, Narrator1969The Benny Hill ShowSeries1968Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the RiverFilm, Dudley Heath1964Murder AhoyFilm, Dr. Crump1960Doctor in LoveFilm, Dr. Hinxman1958Happy Is the BrideFilm, John Royd1955The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries, Sir Walter of the GlenAn Alligator Named DaisyFilm, 1955News Interviewer (uncredited)1947The Master of BankdamFilm, Edgar Hoylehouse1923Born10 October 1923People around Nicholas
Ralph Thomas Directed Carry On Regardless (1961)
Derek Nimmo Duets: Reverend Green- William Mervyn Also in Murder Ahoy! and The Long Arm
Liz Fraser Also in Carry On Regardless and Doctor in Love
George Pollock Directed Murder Ahoy! (1965)- Muriel Box Directed To Dorothy, a Son and Simon and Laura
Michael Craig Also in Eyewitness and Upstairs and Downstairs- Kynaston Reeves Also in Brothers in Law (1957)
Walter Forde Directed Master of Bankdam (1947)
Roy Boulting Directed Brothers in Law and Happy Is the Bride- Sydney Tafler Also in The Long Arm and Too Many Crooks
- Jeffrey Dell Wrote Brothers in Law and Happy Is the Bride
Margaret Rutherford Also in Murder Ahoy! and Murder Ahoy
Fenella Fielding Also in Doctor in Love and Carry On Regardless
Norman Rossington Also in Carry On Regardless and The Wrong Box- Esma Cannon Also in Carry On Regardless and Simon and Laura
Richard Wilson Duets: Reverend Green- Joan Sims Also in Doctor in Love and Carry On Regardless
Francis Matthews Also in Murder Ahoy! and Murder Ahoy
John Stuart Also in Eyewitness and Too Many Crooks- Harold Goodwin Also in The Long Arm (1956)
- Eric Barker Also in Brothers in Law and Happy Is the Bride
- Joan Benham Also in Murder Ahoy! and Murder Ahoy
- Diane Clare Also in Let's Get Married and The Wrong Box
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Murder Ahoy 1964
The Wrong Box 1966
Carry On Regardless 1961
Also in Deutsch
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Television 24
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United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2020 · aged 96
In the same film or series as Nicholas
Vera LynnAlso in 13 Hours That Saved Britain (2011)
Bradley WalshAlso in The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom (2011)
Sylvester McCoyAlso in Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric (1989)
Joseph MorganAlso in Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (2006)
Ron MoodyAlso in Every Day's a Holiday (1965)
Luciana PaluzziAlso in Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)