Dandy Nichols

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Known For

Acting

Born

1907-05-21

Place of Birth

Fulham, London, England, UK

Dandy Nichols

Biography

From Wikipedia Dandy Nichols (21 May 1907 – 6 February 1986) was an English actress most noted for her role as Else Garnett, the long-suffering wife of the racially bigoted and misogynistic character Alf Garnett in the BBC sitcom Till Death Us Do Part. She appeared in numerous films, which included Carry On Doctor, Ladies Who Do, The Holly and the Ivy, The Vikings, the Beatles' film Help!, Georgy Girl, Doctor in Clover, The Birthday Party, The Bed Sitting Room, O Lucky Man!, Confessions of a Window Cleaner and Britannia Hospital amongst others. After finding fame in Till Death Do Us Part, Nichols found work in television, notably playing opposite Alastair Sim in William Trevor's production of The Generals Day. She made appearances in Flint, The Tea Ladies and Bergerac. Onstage, she appeared in Ben Travers's comedy Plunder, as well as playing alongside Sir Ralph Richardson and Sir John Gielgud in David Storey's Home, in both London and on Broadway.

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Acting History

1985
In Sickness and in Health as Else Garnett
1982
Marks as Lily
1982
Objects of Affection as Lily
1982
Britannia Hospital as Florrie: The Workers
1981
Findings on a Late Afternoon as Nanny
1981
Bergerac as Mrs. Honeyman
1981
Till Death... as Else Garnett
1980
Kate: The Good Neighbour as Mrs. Druce
1979
Design for Living as Miss Hodge
1976
In the Labyrinth as Edith Harrison
1975
Three for All as Henrietta
1975
Late Call as Sylvia Calvert
1974
Confessions of a Window Cleaner as Mrs. Lea
1974
Playhouse as Nanny
1973
The Death of Glory as Marjorie
1973
O Lucky Man! as Tea Lady / Neighbour
1973
The National Health as Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)
1972
The General's Day
1972
Shirley's World
1972
The Alf Garnett Saga as Else Garnett
1972
Home as Marjorie
1970
Play for Today
1970
First Love as Prinzessin Zasekina
1970
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens as Mrs. Gamp
1969
The Bed Sitting Room as Mrs Ethel Shroake
1969
Till Death Us Do Part as Else Garnett
1968
The Birthday Party as Meg Bowles
1967
Carry On Doctor as Mrs. Roper
1967
How I Won the War as 1st Old Lady
1967
Man in a Suitcase
1967
NBC Experiment in Television as (voice)
1966
Georgy Girl as Hospital Nurse
1966
Till Death Us Do Part as Else Garnett
1966
The Stable Door
1966
Doctor in Clover as Patient with Kidney Stones
1965
The Early Bird as Woman Flooded by Milk
1965
A Passage to India as Mrs Turton
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Mrs Turton
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Esme Flint
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Miss Hodge
1965
Help! as Neighbour
1965
Rotten to the Core as Woman in Cemetery
1965
The Knack... and How to Get It as Tom's Landlady
1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders as Orphanage Superintendant
1964
The Trial of Dr. Fancy as Mrs. Sprat
1964
Act of Murder as Maud Peterson
1964
Story Parade as Elsie Jakes
1964
Story Parade as Freda Flower
1964
The Leather Boys as Mrs Stanley
1963
Ladies Who Do as Mrs. Merryweather
1962
Don't Talk to Strange Men as Molly
1962
Crooks Anonymous as Hyacinth Cundell
1961
The Trouble with Our Ivy as Mrs. Tremblow
1961
Ask Mr Pastry
1960
Maigret as Concierge
1960
Sunday-Night Play as Rosie Pennyfeather
1959
No Hiding Place
1958
A Cry from the Streets as Mrs. Jenks
1958
The Vikings as Bridget
1958
The Strange World of Planet X as Mrs. Tucker
1957
Doctor at Large as Mrs. Law
1957
Emergency: Ward 10
1956
Tiger in the Smoke as Stall Attendant (uncredited)
1956
Yield to the Night as Mrs. Price
1956
The Feminine Touch as Kitchen-hand
1956
Not So Dusty
1956
Lost as Mrs. Gamble
1955
A Time to Kill as Waitress (uncredited)
1955
The Deep Blue Sea as Mrs. Elton
1955
Where There's a Will as Maud Hodge
1954
Mad About Men as Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)
1954
The Crowded Day as Charwoman
1954
Time Is My Enemy as Charwoman
1954
Adventure in the Hopfields as Mrs. Harris
1953
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene as Mrs. Harris
1953
Meet Mr. Lucifer as Mrs. Clarke
1953
Street Corner as Mrs. Furness
1953
Women of Twilight as Third Landlady
1952
The Holly and the Ivy as Neighbour
1952
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire as Mrs. Mott
1952
Emergency Call as Barmaid
1952
The Happy Family as Ada
1951
High Treason as Woman scrubbing porch step (uncredited)
1950
Dance Hall as Mrs. Crabtree
1950
Your Witness as Waitress
1949
Don't Ever Leave Me as Mrs. Marshall
1949
Now Barabbas as Smith's Mother
1949
The History of Mr. Polly as Mrs. Johnson
1948
Here Come the Huggetts as Aunt Edie Hopkins
1948
Scott of the Antarctic as Caroline
1948
Woman Hater as Mrs. Burrell
1948
The Fallen Idol as Mrs. Patterson
1948
The Winslow Boy as Miss Hawkins (uncredited)
1948
The Fatal Night as Charwoman