Claire Nielson
Born: 1937-04-08 in Scotland, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2024
- Rikki as Self
2002
- A Is for Acid as Amy McSwan
2000
- Monarch of the Glen as Edith Rankin
1996
- The Crow Road as Aunt Antonia
1994
- Pie in the Sky as Anita Block
1993
- I, Lovett as Mrs. Lovett
1992
1991
- Taking the Floor as Mrs. Tranter
1990
- Triple Scotch & Wry as Various
1987
- Double Scotch & Wry as Various
1986
1983
1979
- Degree of Uncertainty as Diana
1978
1976
- Clay, Smeddum and Greenden as Ellen Simpson
1975
- Fawlty Towers as Mrs. Hamilton
- The Crazy Kill as Hilary
1973
- Thriller as Hilary
- Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? as Miss Dixon
1972
- Crown Court as Terry Greene
1971
- Upstairs, Downstairs as Ellen Bouverie
- Kidnapped as Barbara Grant
- Orkney as Ingi
- Justice as Mary Lurcock
1967
1965
- The Wild Affair as Perfume Saleslady
1964
- The Wednesday Play as Alison Grant
1962
- Backfire! as Valentina Chenko
1961
- The Kitchen as Waitress
- Ghost Squad