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Nicholas Parsons
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British actor, rector and radio-TV presenter (1923-2020)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Straight White Male
- Just A Minute : The Classic Collection
- The Books of literary Lists
- New Devil's Dictionary
- Austria
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Film & TV
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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…
Known for
- Tales of the Tardis — The Rev. Mr. Wainwright2023
- Presented in Supercolorisation — Sheriff Tex Tucker / Telegraph Operator Dan Morse (voice)2022
- Good Omens — Dagon (voice)2019
- The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons — Self - Presenter2016
- Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool) — Self2016
- Filmed in Supermarionation — Self2014
- Frost on Sketch Shows — Self2013
- There Is No Plane to Zagreb — English cuckold2012
- Comedy World Cup — Self2012
- Just a Minute — Himself (host)2012
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1923-10-10
- Active to
- 2020-01-28
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 719
- Total plays
- 5,791
Nicholas Parsons OBE (born Christopher Nicholas Parsons on 10 October 1923 in Grantham, Lincolnshire) is a British actor and radio and television presenter. He started his career while training as an engineering apprentice; he was found by Canadian impresario Carroll Levis, doing impressions and working in small repertory theatres in Glasgow. Parsons has been the host of the BBC Radio 4 panel game Just a Minute since it was first broadcast on 22 December 1967. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nicholas
- Family name
- Parsons
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Grantham
- Place of death
- Aylesbury
- Spouse
- Denise Bryer
- Occupation
- comedian
- Position held
- rector
- Employer
- St. Andrews University
- Political party
- Liberal Democrats
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Nicholas Parsons 2007.png
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1923-10-10
- start of work period
- 1945-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-01-28
- Commons category
- Nicholas Parsons
- name in native language
- Nicholas Parsons
- birth name
- Christopher Nicholas Parsons
- medical condition
- dyslexia
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