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Dandy Nichols

Actor
Born May 21, 1907Died February 6, 1986 (78 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Plague Dogs
  • Scott of the Antarctic
  • The Winslow Boy
Known For
  • The Fallen Idol
  • O Lucky Man!
  • Till Death Us Do Part
  • Confessions of a Window Cleaner
  • The Birthday Party
  • In Sickness and In Health
  • Alf 'n' Family
  • The Strange World of Planet X
  • The Alf Garnett Saga
  • Don't Talk to Strange Men
  • The History of Mr. Polly
  • First Love
  • Till Death...
  • Mr. Lord Says No
  • Dance Hall

Filmography

1985
1982
1982
Britannia Hospital · as Florrie: The Workers
1981
Bergerac (TV Series) · as Mrs. Honeyman
1981
Till Death... (TV Series)
1975
Cooper (TV Series) · as Lady Matilda
1975
Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Mrs. B
1975
Three for All · as Henrietta
1974
1973
Playhouse (TV Series) · as Nanny
1973
O Lucky Man! · as Tea Lady / Neighbour
1973
The National Health · as Hospital Radio Announcer
1972
Crown Court (TV Series) · as Amy Sellars
1972
The Alf Garnett Saga · as Else Garnett
1972
Home · as Marjorie
1971
Shirley's World (TV Series)
1970
Play for Today (TV Series)
1970
First Love · as Prinzessin Zasekina
1969
The Bed Sitting Room · as Mrs Ethel Shroake
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Mrs. Hanley
1968
Alf 'n' Family · as Else Garnett
1968
The Birthday Party · as Meg Bowles
1968
Father, Dear Father (TV Series) · as Mrs. Lancaster
1967
Carry on Doctor · as Mrs. Roper
1967
How I Won the War · as 1st Old Lady
1967
Man in a Suitcase (TV Series)
1967
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mrs. Harris
1967
NBC Experiment in Television (TV Series) · as (voice)
1966
Life with Cooper (TV Series) · as Wife
1966
Georgy Girl · as Hospital Nurse
1966
1966
The Stable Door · as The Mob
1966
Carnaby, M.D. · as Patient With Kidney Stones
1965
The Early Bird · as Woman Flooded By Milk
1965
Jackanory (TV Series) · as Storyteller
1965
Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Esme Flint
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Nancy Broughton
1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders · as Orphanage Superintendant
1965
Help! · as Neighbour
1965
Till Death Us Do Part (TV Series) · as Else Garnett
1965
Rotten to the Core · as Woman In Cemetery
1965
The Knack... and How to Get It · as Tom's Landlady
1965
Pardon The Expression (TV Series) · as Miss Pledge
1964
NET Playhouse (TV Series) · as Marjorie
1964
Act of Murder · as Maud Peterson
1964
The Leather Boys · as Mrs Stanley
1963
Ladies Who Do · as Mrs. Merryweather
1963
The Dick Emery Show (TV Series) · as Cast
1962
1962
Crooks Anonymous · as Mrs. Cundall (as Dandy Nicholls)
1961
Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast
1960
Here's Harry (TV Series) · as Cast
1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) · as Millicent Glover
1959
Maigret (1960) (TV Series) · as Concierge
1959
No Hiding Place (TV Series)
1959
The Edgar Wallace Mysteries (TV Series) · as Maud Peterson
1958
1958
A Cry from the Streets · as Mrs. Jenks
1958
The Vikings · as Bridget
1957
Town on Trial · as Mrs. Wilson
1957
Doctor at Large · as Lady In Outpatients Dept.
1957
Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series)
1956
Tiger in the Smoke · as Stall Attendant (uncredited)
1956
Yield to the Night · as Mrs. Price
1956
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Marjorie
1956
The Gentle Touch · as Kitchen-Hand
1956
Tears for Simon · as Mrs. Gamble (uncredited)
1956
1955
A Time to Kill · as Waitress (uncredited)
1955
The Deep Blue Sea · as Mrs. Elton
1955
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Miss Malpas
1955
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Alice
1955
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) · as Mrs. Carter
1955
The Glass Tomb · as Woman With Child
1955
Where There's a Will · as Maud Hodge
1954
Mad About Men · as Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)
1954
Shop Spoiled · as Charwoman
1954
Time Is My Enemy · as Charwoman
1954
Adventure in the Hopfields · as Mrs. Harris
1953
Meet Mr. Lucifer · as Mrs. Clarke
1953
1953
Both Sides of the Law · as Mrs. Furness
1953
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents (TV Series) · as Mrs. Luck
1952
The Holly and the Ivy · as Neighbour
1952
Twilight Women · as Third Landlady
1952
The Pickwick Papers · as Dr Slammer's Dancing Partner
1952
Vampire Over London · as Mrs. Mott
1952
1952
The Hundred Hour Hunt · as Barmaid
1952
1951
High Treason · as Woman Scrubbing Porch Step
1951
White Corridors · as Char
1950
The Clouded Yellow · as Ernie's Mother On Train
1950
Dance Hall · as Mrs. Crabtree
1950
Tony Draws a Horse · as Mrs. Smith
1950
Eye Witness · as Waitress
1950
Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Mrs. Elton
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
1948
Here Come the Huggetts · as Aunt Edie Hopkins
1948
1948
The Fallen Idol · as Mrs. Patterson
1948
Woman Hater · as Mrs. Burrell
1947
1947
Hue and Cry · as Minor Role

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