Nicholas Parsons
Christopher Nicholas Parsons CBE (born October 10, 1923 in Grantham , Lincolnshire , † January 28, 2020 in Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire ) was a British actor and presenter .
Life
Parsons grew up the middle of three children of a doctor. In his youth he suffered from stuttering and dyslexia . He received his education at St Paul's School in London . After that he took at the behest of his parents a place on a ship shipyard in Scotland Clydebank on. In addition to his work, he attended the University of Glasgow , but without obtaining a degree. After the end of the Second World War , he began his acting career. He made his film debut in 1947 in Die Weber von Bankdam . In addition to film and television roles, he has also appeared in the theaters of London's West End . In the 1950s Parsons gained notoriety among British television audiences through his collaboration with comedian Arthur Haynes , and later he had numerous guest appearances on the Benny Hill Show .
In the 1960s he still appeared in a few feature films, including Love Three Times a Day from the Doctoral Film series , the Is-Yes-crazy film clothes Not so great, sweetie and the Miss Marple crime thriller Killer ahoy! , however, his acting career now increasingly took a back seat in favor of his work as a presenter on radio and television. Among other things, he read the British ratings at the Grand Prix Eurovision between 1960 and 1963 . From 1967 he hosted the game show Just a Minute on BBC Radio 4 without interruption . Between 1994 and 1999 and in March and April 2012 on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the program, he also presented it on British television.
Parsons was married in 1995 for the second time, from the first marriage with the voice actress Denise Bryer he had two children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1947: The Bankdam Weavers (Master of Bankdam)
- 1955: An alligator named Daisy (An Alligator Named Daisy)
- 1956: The Long Arm
- 1956: Key witness wanted (Eyewitness)
- 1958: Happy Is the Bride
- 1959: Charlie Brown of all people (Carlton-Browne of the FO)
- 1960: Love three times a day (Doctor in Love)
- 1961: Not so great, sweetie (Carry on Regardless)
- 1964: killer ahoy! (Murder Ahoy)
- 1965: Every Day's a Holiday
- 1966: Last Greetings from Uncle Joe (The Wrong Box)
- 1968: The Spinner (Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River)
- 1989: Doctor Who (TV series, three episodes)
- 2008: Lady Godiva
Web links
- Nicholas Parsons in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parsons, Nicholas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor and presenter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grantham , Lincolnshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 28, 2020 |
| Place of death | Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire |