Dandy Nichols
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 21, 1907
- Died
- February 6, 1986 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Fulham, London, England, UK
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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Filmography
Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Else Garnett (archive footage)
In Sickness and in Health
TV · as Else Garnett · 6 eps
Sharing Time
TV · as Hilda · 1 ep
Britannia Hospital
Movie · as Florrie: The Workers
Marks
Movie · as Lily
The Plague Dogs
Movie · as Phyllis (voice)
Objects of Affection
TV · as Lily · 1 ep
Findings on a Late Afternoon
Movie · as Nanny
Bergerac
TV · as Mrs. Honeyman · 1 ep
Till Death...
TV · as Else Garnett · 6 eps
The Bagthorpe Saga
TV · as Mrs Fosdyke · 6 eps
Kate: The Good Neighbour
Movie · as Mrs. Druce
Time of My Life
TV · as Mrs Biggs · 1 ep
Design for Living
Movie · as Miss Hodge
In the Labyrinth
Movie · as Edith Harrison
Three for All
Movie · as Henrietta
Late Call
TV · as Sylvia Calvert · 4 eps
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Movie · as Mrs. Lea
Playhouse
TV · as Nanny · 1 ep
O Lucky Man!
Movie · as Tea Lady / Neighbour
The Death of Glory
Movie · as Marjorie
The National Health
Movie · as Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)
Centre Play
TV · as Edith Harrison · 1 ep
The Alf Garnett Saga
Movie · as Else Garnett
Home
Movie · as Marjorie
The General's Day
Movie
Shirley's World
TV · 1 ep
First Love
Movie · as Prinzessin Zasekina
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
Movie · as Mrs. Gamp
Play for Today
TV · 1 ep
Till Death Us Do Part
Movie · as Else Garnett
The Bed Sitting Room
Movie · as Mrs Ethel Shroake
This Happy Breed
Movie · as Mrs. Flint
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Mrs. Hanley · 1 ep
The Birthday Party
Movie · as Meg Bowles
Carry On Doctor
Movie · as Mrs. Roper
How I Won the War
Movie · as 1st Old Lady
Man in a Suitcase
TV · 1 ep
NBC Experiment in Television
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Mrs. Harris · 1 ep
Georgy Girl
Movie · as Hospital Nurse
The Stable Door
Movie
Doctor in Clover
Movie · as Patient with Kidney Stones
Till Death Us Do Part
TV · as Else Garnett · 38 eps
A Passage to India
Movie · as Mrs Turton
Help!
Movie · as Neighbour (uncredited)
Rotten to the Core
Movie · as Woman in Cemetery
The Early Bird
Movie · as Woman Flooded by Milk
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Movie · as Orphanage Superintendant
The Knack... and How to Get It
Movie · as Tom's Landlady
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Mrs Turton, Esme Flint, Miss Hodge · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Nancy Broughton · 1 ep
The Leather Boys
Movie · as Mrs Stanley
Act of Murder
Movie · as Maud Peterson
The Trial of Dr. Fancy
Movie · as Mrs. Sprat
Story Parade
TV · as Elsie Jakes, Freda Flower · 1 ep
Ladies Who Do
Movie · as Mrs. Merryweather
Don't Talk to Strange Men
Movie · as Molly
Crooks Anonymous
Movie · as Hyacinth Cundell
The Trouble with Our Ivy
Movie · as Mrs. Tremblow
Ask Mr Pastry
TV · 8 eps
Drama 61-67
TV · as Lilly · 1 ep
Maigret
TV · as Concierge · 1 ep
Sunday-Night Play
TV · as Rosie Pennyfeather · 1 ep
No Hiding Place
TV · 2 eps
The Strange World of Planet X
Movie · as Mrs. Tucker
The Vikings
Movie · as Bridget
A Cry from the Streets
Movie · as Mrs. Jenks
Doctor at Large
Movie · as Mrs. Law
Town on Trial
Movie · as Mrs Wilson (uncredited)
Emergency: Ward 10
TV · 66 eps
Yield to the Night
Movie · as Mrs. Price
Not So Dusty
Movie
Lost
Movie · as Mrs. Gamble
Tiger in the Smoke
Movie · as Stall Attendant (uncredited)
The Feminine Touch
Movie · as Kitchen-hand
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Mrs. Tremblow, Mrs. Watteau Jones, Mrs. Innes Hook, Marjorie · 1 ep
The Deep Blue Sea
Movie · as Mrs. Elton
A Time to Kill
Movie · as Waitress (uncredited)
Where There's a Will
Movie · as Maud Hodge
Time Is My Enemy
Movie · as Charwoman
Mad About Men
Movie · as Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)
The Crowded Day
Movie · as Charwoman
Adventure in the Hopfields
Movie · as Mrs. Harris
Street Corner
Movie · as Mrs. Furness
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Movie · as Mrs. Clarke
Women of Twilight
Movie · as Third Landlady
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
Movie · as Mrs. Harris
Golden Rain
Movie · as Mrs. Tuckett
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
Movie · as Mrs. Mott
The Happy Family
Movie · as Ada
The Holly and the Ivy
Movie · as Neighbour
Emergency Call
Movie · as Barmaid
High Treason
Movie · as Woman scrubbing porch step (uncredited)
Your Witness
Movie · as Waitress
Dance Hall
Movie · as Mrs. Crabtree
The History of Mr. Polly
Movie · as Mrs. Johnson
Now Barabbas
Movie · as Smith's Mother
Don't Ever Leave Me
Movie · as Mrs. Marshall
The Fallen Idol
Movie · as Mrs. Patterson
Here Come the Huggetts
Movie · as Aunt Edie Hopkins
The Winslow Boy
Movie · as Miss Hawkins (uncredited)
Scott of the Antarctic
Movie · as Caroline
Woman Hater
Movie · as Mrs. Burrell
The Fatal Night
Movie · as Charwoman