English actor, straight man and presenter (1923–2020)
Nicholas Parsons
CBE
Parsons recording Just a Minute at the Pleasance Grand, Edinburgh, in 2007
Born
Christopher Nicholas Parsons
(1923-10-10)10 October 1923
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Died
28 January 2020(2020-01-28) (aged 96)
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Education
St Paul's School, London
Alma mater
University of Glasgow
Occupations
Actor
presenter
straight man
Years active
1945–2020
Known for
Just a Minute (1967–2019) Sale of the Century (1971–1983)
Office
Rector of the University of St Andrews (1988–1991)
President of the Lord's Taverners (1998–1999)
Spouses
Denise Bryer
(m. 1954; div. 1989)
Ann Reynolds
(m. 1995)
Children
2
Nicholas Parsons' voice
from the BBC programme Great Lives, 13 May 2008.[1]
Christopher Nicholas ParsonsCBE (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 as his straight man. 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.
^Parsons, Nicholas (13 May 2008). "Edward Lear". Great Lives. Series 15. Episode 7. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
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in 1968 until his death. He frequently got into arguments with host NicholasParsons and other guests on the show. (Russell Davies, editor of The Kenneth...
supposed to air talent for the new independent television station. NicholasParsons (in That Reminds Me, April 1999) said the show was awful, but he was...
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film, directed by Hugh Gladwish, and also featuring Sheila White and NicholasParsons. It was not well received and Winwood later considered it a career...
10) and won on all four occasions. After original Just a Minute host NicholasParsons died in 2020, Perkins was part of the roster of guest hosts for the...
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hastily recorded Burrito Deluxe. Parsons was fired from the band before the album's release in early 1970. Parsons spent the first half of 1971 with...
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