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Dandy Nichols

Dandy Nichols

Acting1907Fulham, 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.

Acting History

1985
In Sickness and in Health
TVas Else Garnett6 eps
1983
Bergerac
TVas Mrs. Honeyman1 eps
1982
Britannia Hospital
as Florrie: The Workers
Marks
as Lily
1981
Playhouse
TVas Nanny1 eps
Till Death...
TVas Else Garnett
1980
1979
Design for Living
as Miss Hodge
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Miss Hodge1 eps
1976
In the Labyrinth
as Edith Harrison
1975
Three for All
as Henrietta
Late Call
TVas Sylvia Calvert
1973
The National Health
as Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)
O Lucky Man!
as Tea Lady / Neighbour
Centre Play
TVas Edith Harrison
1970
First Love
as Prinzessin Zasekina
1969
The Bed Sitting Room
as Mrs Ethel Shroake
Till Death Us Do Part
as Else Garnett
1968
The Birthday Party
as Meg Bowles
1966
Doctor in Clover
as Patient with Kidney Stones
Georgy Girl
as Hospital Nurse
Till Death Us Do Part
TVas Else Garnett
1965
Help!
as Neighbour
Rotten to the Core
as Woman in Cemetery
The Early Bird
as Woman Flooded by Milk
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
as Orphanage Superintendant
A Passage to India
as Mrs Turton
1964
The Leather Boys
as Mrs Stanley
Act of Murder
as Maud Peterson
Story Parade
TVas Elsie Jakes / Freda Flower
1963
Ladies Who Do
as Mrs. Merryweather
1962
1960
Maigret
TVas Concierge1 eps
Sunday-Night Play
TVas Rosie Pennyfeather1 eps
1956
Yield to the Night
as Mrs. Price
Lost
as Mrs. Gamble
Tiger in the Smoke
as Stall Attendant (uncredited)
The Feminine Touch
as Kitchen-hand
1955
The Deep Blue Sea
as Mrs. Elton
A Time to Kill
as Waitress (uncredited)
1954
The Crowded Day
as Charwoman
Mad About Men
as Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)
Time Is My Enemy
as Charwoman
1953
Street Corner
as Mrs. Furness
Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Mrs. Clarke
Women of Twilight
as Third Landlady
Golden Rain
as Mrs. Tuckett
1951
High Treason
as Woman scrubbing porch step (uncredited)
1950
Your Witness
as Waitress
Dance Hall
as Mrs. Crabtree
1949
Now Barabbas
as Smith's Mother
Don't Ever Leave Me
as Mrs. Marshall
1948
Woman Hater
as Mrs. Burrell
Here Come the Huggetts
as Aunt Edie Hopkins
The Fallen Idol
as Mrs. Patterson
The Fatal Night
as Charwoman
The Winslow Boy
as Miss Hawkins (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
5/21/1907
Day of Death
2/6/1986
Place of Birth
Fulham, London, England, UK
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