ACTOR

Nicholas Parsons

1923 - 2020

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicholas Parsons has received more than 1,764,312 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Nicholas Parsons is the 9,146th most popular actor (down from 8,036th in 2019), the 6,105th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,433rd in 2019) and the 1,017th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nicholas Parsons ranks 9,146 out of 13,578. Before him are Stacy Martin, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Wendy Richard, Kate Flannery, Melody Thomas Scott, and Riz Ahmed. After him are Simu Liu, Deidre Hall, Ben Miles, Ricky Whittle, Kevin Corrigan, and Nancy Brilli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Nicholas Parsons ranks 480. Before him are Eugene Wright, Kuldip Nayar, Ed McMahon, Hugh Shearer, V. N. Janaki, and Moira Lister. After him are Ted Knight, Gene Reynolds, Norman Kirk, Dora Bryan, Kenny Rollins, and Adele Mara. Among people deceased in 2020, Nicholas Parsons ranks 783. Before him are Marj Dusay, Billy Evans, Azimzhan Askarov, Ebrahim Alkazi, Jane Dee Hull, and Julie Felix. After him are Road Warrior Animal, Terrence McNally, Polad Hashimov, Hassan Abshir Farah, Gene Reynolds, and Dimitri Diatchenko.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nicholas Parsons ranks 6,105 out of 8,785. Before him are Leslie Benzies (1971), Thomas Shadwell (1642), Peter Serafinowicz (1972), Wendy Richard (1943), Riz Ahmed (1982), and Paolo Nutini (1987). After him are Nick Fry (1956), Eoin MacNeill (1867), Ben Miles (1966), Jacqui Smith (1962), William Spottiswoode (1825), and Ricky Whittle (1981).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Nicholas Parsons ranks 1,017. Before him are Max Irons (1985), George MacKay (1992), Freya Allan (2001), Peter Serafinowicz (1972), Wendy Richard (1943), and Riz Ahmed (1982). After him are Ben Miles (1966), Ricky Whittle (1981), Felicity Kendal (1946), Martin Clunes (1961), Charlie Heaton (1994), and Camilla Luddington (1983).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Lovebirds
Bicycle
A couple experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. As their journey to clear their names takes them from one extreme – and hilarious - circumstance to the next, they must figure out how they, and their relationship, can survive the night.
May 22o 20206.1 / 10
Palmer
Ned
After 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubled home. But Eddie's past threatens to ruin his new life and family.
Jan 28o 20218.1 / 10
We Have a Ghost
Fake Jesus
After Kevin finds a ghost named Ernest haunting his new home, he becomes an overnight social media sensation. But when Kevin and Ernest go rogue to investigate the mystery of the latter's past, they become targets of the CIA.
Feb 24o 20236.486 / 10