Dandy Nichols
Known for Acting · 97 credits
- Born
- 1907-05-21
- Died
- 1986-02-06
- Place of birth
- Fulham, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Daisy Sander
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.
Known For
TV Shows (23)
Play for Today
1970
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mrs Turton / Esme Flint / Miss Hodge
Bergerac
1981
as Mrs. Honeyman
Playhouse
1974
as Nanny
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Mrs. Harris
No Hiding Place
1959
Maigret
1960
as Concierge
Drama 61-67
1961
as Lilly
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Rosie Pennyfeather
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Mrs. Hanley
Man in a Suitcase
1967
In Sickness and in Health
1985
as Else Garnett
Till Death Us Do Part
1966
as Else Garnett
Centre Play
1973
as Edith Harrison
Story Parade
1964
as Elsie Jakes / Freda Flower
Emergency: Ward 10
1957
Shirley's World
1972
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mrs. Tremblow / Mrs. Watteau Jones / Mrs. Innes Hook / Marjorie
NBC Experiment in Television
1967
as (voice)
Objects of Affection
1982
as Lily
Till Death...
1981
as Else Garnett
Late Call
1975
as Sylvia Calvert
Ask Mr Pastry
1961
Movies (74)
The Vikings
1958
as Bridget
Help!
1965
as Neighbour
The Fallen Idol
1948
as Mrs. Patterson
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Tea Lady / Neighbour
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
as Tom's Landlady
Carry On Doctor
1967
as Mrs. Roper
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Florrie: The Workers
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974
as Mrs. Lea
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965
as Orphanage Superintendant
Georgy Girl
1966
as Hospital Nurse
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
as Else Garnett
Crooks Anonymous
1962
as Hyacinth Cundell
Scott of the Antarctic
1948
as Caroline
Lost
1956
as Mrs. Gamble
The Leather Boys
1964
as Mrs Stanley
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Mrs Ethel Shroake
How I Won the War
1967
as 1st Old Lady
The Strange World of Planet X
1958
as Mrs. Tucker
Town on Trial
1957
as Mrs Wilson (uncredited)
Doctor at Large
1957
as Mrs. Law
Now Barabbas
1949
as Smith's Mother
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970
as Mrs. Gamp
The Holly and the Ivy
1952
as Neighbour
The Deep Blue Sea
1955
as Mrs. Elton
Doctor in Clover
1966
as Patient with Kidney Stones
The Winslow Boy
1948
as Miss Hawkins (uncredited)
Till Death Us Do Part
1969
as Else Garnett
Three for All
1975
as Henrietta
Your Witness
1950
as Waitress
High Treason
1951
as Woman scrubbing porch step (uncredited)
Mad About Men
1954
as Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)
The Early Bird
1965
as Woman Flooded by Milk
The Birthday Party
1968
as Meg Bowles
The Crowded Day
1954
as Charwoman
Dance Hall
1950
as Mrs. Crabtree
The History of Mr. Polly
1949
as Mrs. Johnson
Where There's a Will
1955
as Maud Hodge
Yield to the Night
1956
as Mrs. Price
Adventure in the Hopfields
1954
as Mrs. Harris
Home
1972
as Marjorie
Tiger in the Smoke
1956
as Stall Attendant (uncredited)
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
as Mrs. Clarke
Street Corner
1953
as Mrs. Furness
Women of Twilight
1953
as Third Landlady
First Love
1970
as Prinzessin Zasekina
The Happy Family
1952
as Ada
Emergency Call
1952
as Barmaid
The Feminine Touch
1956
as Kitchen-hand
The National Health
1973
as Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)
Here Come the Huggetts
1948
as Aunt Edie Hopkins
A Cry from the Streets
1958
as Mrs. Jenks
A Time to Kill
1955
as Waitress (uncredited)
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
as Mrs. Mott
Rotten to the Core
1965
as Woman in Cemetery
Ladies Who Do
1963
as Mrs. Merryweather
Act of Murder
1964
as Maud Peterson
Don't Talk to Strange Men
1962
as Molly
Findings on a Late Afternoon
1981
as Nanny
A Passage to India
1965
as Mrs Turton
Design for Living
1979
as Miss Hodge
Don't Ever Leave Me
1949
as Mrs. Marshall
Woman Hater
1948
as Mrs. Burrell
Time Is My Enemy
1954
as Charwoman
The Stable Door
1966
The Death of Glory
1973
as Marjorie
Golden Rain
1953
as Mrs. Tuckett
The General's Day
1972
In the Labyrinth
1976
as Edith Harrison
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
1953
as Mrs. Harris
Kate: The Good Neighbour
1980
as Mrs. Druce
Marks
1982
as Lily
The Fatal Night
1948
as Charwoman
The Trouble with Our Ivy
1961
as Mrs. Tremblow
Not So Dusty
1956
About 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… With 97 credits spanning from 1948 to 1985, Dandy Nichols has appeared in 74 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dandy Nichols Movies
- The Vikings (1958) — as Bridget
- Help! (1965) — as Neighbour
- The Fallen Idol (1948) — as Mrs. Patterson
- O Lucky Man! (1973) — as Tea Lady / Neighbour
- The Knack... and How to Get It (1965) — as Tom's Landlady
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