Nicholas Parsons

Christopher Nicholas Parsons 10 October 1923 28 January 2020 was an English actor straight man and radio and television presenter He was the longrunning 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 Pauls School London He became a fulltime 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 wellknown 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 From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia