
Claire Nielson
Claire Nielson (née Isbister; born 8 April 1937) is a Scottish actress primarily known for her television roles. On television, she played the wife of the belligerent American guest, Mr. Hamilton, in the "Waldorf Salad" episode of Fawlty Towers, appeared as Jean 'Porridge' Carter, Geoffrey Stock's secretary, in the popular 1960s crime series Ghost Squad and played the wife of Rikki Fulton's character in many sketches of the Scottish Hogmanay show Scotch and Wry from 1978 until 1993. Other TV credits include Warship, Sutherland's Law, Upstairs, Downstairs, Monarch of the Glen, The Brothers, The Two Ronnies, Take The High Road, Z-Cars, Special Branch, Thriller and Taggart. She also appeared as Barbara Grant in the 1971 film version of Kidnapped, opposite Michael Caine and Trevor Howard.and an episode of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Rikki as Self
- 2005 · The Very Best of Scotch And Wry as
- 2002 · A Is for Acid as Amy McSwan
- 2000 · Monarch of the Glen as
- 1996 · The Crow Road as Aunt Antonia
- 1994 · Pie in the Sky as Anita Block
- 1993 · I, Lovett as Mrs. Lovett
- 1992 · Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4 as Various
- 1991 · Taking the Floor as Mrs. Tranter
- 1990 · Triple Scotch & Wry as Various
- 1987 · Double Scotch & Wry as Various
- 1986 · Scotch & Wry as
- 1983 · Taggart as
- 1979 · Degree of Uncertainty as Diana
- 1978 · Scotch and Wry as
- 1976 · Clay, Smeddum and Greenden as Ellen Simpson
- 1975 · Fawlty Towers as Mrs. Hamilton
- 1975 · The Crazy Kill as Hilary
- 1973 · Thriller as Hilary
- 1973 · Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? as Miss Dixon
- 1972 · Crown Court as Terry Greene
- 1971 · Kidnapped as Barbara Grant
- 1971 · Upstairs, Downstairs as Ellen Bouverie
- 1971 · Justice as Mary Lurcock
- 1971 · Orkney as Ingi
- 1967 · The Revenue Men as
- 1967 · The Revenue Men as Luke Frazer
- 1965 · The Wild Affair as Perfume Saleslady
- 1962 · Backfire! as Valentina Chenko
- 1961 · Ghost Squad as
- 1961 · The Kitchen as Waitress
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as