Dandy Nichols
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1985 · In Sickness and in Health as
- 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
- 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
- 1973 · The Death of Glory as Marjorie
- 1973 · O Lucky Man! as Tea Lady / Neighbour
- 1972 · The General's Day as
- 1972 · The Alf Garnett Saga as Else Garnett
- 1972 · Shirley's World as
- 1972 · Home as Marjorie
- 1970 · Play for Today as
- 1970 · First Love as Prinzessin Zasekina
- 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 as
- 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 as
- 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 · Help! as Neighbour
- 1965 · Rotten to the Core as Woman in Cemetery
- 1965 · The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders as Orphanage Superintendant
- 1964 · Act of Murder as Maud Peterson
- 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 Mrs. Cundall (as Dandy Nicholls)
- 1961 · The Trouble with Our Ivy as Mrs. Tremblow
- 1961 · Ask Mr Pastry as
- 1960 · Maigret as Concierge
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as
- 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 Lady in Outpatients Dept.
- 1957 · Emergency – Ward 10 as
- 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 as
- 1956 · Lost as Mrs. Gamble (Uncredited)
- 1955 · The Deep Blue Sea as Mrs. Elton
- 1955 · A Time to Kill as Waitress (uncredited)
- 1955 · Where There's a Will as Maud Hodge
- 1954 · Folle des hommes 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 · Meet Mr. Lucifer as Mrs. Clarke
- 1953 · The Wedding of Lilli Marlene as Mrs. Harris
- 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
- 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