Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-10-10 (97 years old)
Deathday
2020-01-28
Place of Birth
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also known As
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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 ...
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as Police Constable Bates
1964
as Dr. Crump
1959
as Rodgers
2013
as Self
2011
as Eyewitnesses
1968
as Dudley Heath
1976
as Ben Toliver
1988
as Himself
2008
1958
as John Royd
1973
as Narrator
1997
as Wheelchair Man
2002
1989
as Reverend Wainwright
1961
as Wolf
1960
as Dr. Hinxman
1971
1966
as Alan Frazer Scrope
2006
as Himself
1954
as Passport Official
1956
as House Surgeon
1965
as Julian Goddard
1957
as Charles Poole
2011
as Himself - Friend
1955
as TV Producer
2016
as Himself - Presenter
1955
as News Interviewer (uncredited)
1959
as Brian
1947
as Edgar Hoylehouse
1959
as Tommy
2012
as English cuckold
2014
as Self
2006
as Self
1960
as R.A.F. Officer
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