Dandy Nichols
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
The Vikings
1958
as Bridget
Help!
1965
as Neighbour
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Mrs Ethel Shroake
Three for All
1975
as Henrietta
How I Won the War
1967
as 1st Old Lady
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974
as Mrs. Lea
The Leather Boys
1964
as Mrs Stanley
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Tea Lady / Neighbour
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
as Mrs. Clarke
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
as Tom's Landlady
First Love
1970
as Prinzessin Zasekina
The Fallen Idol
1948
as Mrs. Patterson
Lost
1956
as Mrs. Gamble
Crooks Anonymous
1962
as Hyacinth Cundell
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Florrie: The Workers
The Deep Blue Sea
1955
as Mrs. Elton
Scott of the Antarctic
1948
as Caroline
Ladies Who Do
1963
as Mrs. Merryweather
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965
as Orphanage Superintendant
Georgy Girl
1966
as Hospital Nurse