Dandy Nichols

Born: 1907-05-21 in Fulham, London, England, UK

Died: 1986-02-06

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

1985

In Sickness and in Health as Else Garnett

1982

Objects of Affection as Lily
Britannia Hospital as Florrie: The Workers
Marks as Lily

1981

Bergerac as Mrs. Honeyman
Till Death... as Else Garnett
Findings on a Late Afternoon as Nanny

1980

Kate: The Good Neighbour as Mrs. Druce

1979

Design for Living as Miss Hodge

1976

In the Labyrinth as Edith Harrison

1975

Late Call as Sylvia Calvert
Three for All as Henrietta

1974

Playhouse as Nanny
Confessions of a Window Cleaner as Mrs. Lea

1973

Centre Play as Edith Harrison
O Lucky Man! as Tea Lady / Neighbour
The National Health as Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)
The Death of Glory as Marjorie

1966

Till Death Us Do Part as Else Garnett
Georgy Girl as Hospital Nurse
Doctor in Clover as Patient with Kidney Stones
The Stable Door

1965

BBC Play of the Month as Mrs Turton
Help! as Neighbour
The Knack... and How to Get It as Tom's Landlady
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders as Orphanage Superintendant
Rotten to the Core as Woman in Cemetery
The Early Bird as Woman Flooded by Milk
A Passage to India as Mrs Turton

1964

Story Parade as Elsie Jakes
The Leather Boys as Mrs Stanley
Act of Murder as Maud Peterson
The Trial of Dr. Fancy as Mrs. Sprat

1963

Ladies Who Do as Mrs. Merryweather

1962

Crooks Anonymous as Hyacinth Cundell
Don't Talk to Strange Men as Molly

1961

Drama 61-67 as Lilly
Ask Mr Pastry
The Trouble with Our Ivy as Mrs. Tremblow

1960

Maigret as Concierge
Sunday-Night Play as Rosie Pennyfeather

1959

No Hiding Place

1958

The Vikings as Bridget
A Cry from the Streets as Mrs. Jenks
The Strange World of Planet X as Mrs. Tucker

1957

Emergency: Ward 10
Doctor at Large as Mrs. Law
Town on Trial as Mrs Wilson (uncredited)

1956

Armchair Theatre as Mrs. Tremblow
Lost as Mrs. Gamble
Yield to the Night as Mrs. Price
Tiger in the Smoke as Stall Attendant (uncredited)
The Feminine Touch as Kitchen-hand
Not So Dusty

1955

The Deep Blue Sea as Mrs. Elton
A Time to Kill as Waitress (uncredited)
Where There's a Will as Maud Hodge

1954

Mad About Men as Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)
The Crowded Day as Charwoman
Adventure in the Hopfields as Mrs. Harris
Time Is My Enemy as Charwoman

1953

Street Corner as Mrs. Furness
Meet Mr. Lucifer as Mrs. Clarke
Women of Twilight as Third Landlady
Golden Rain as Mrs. Tuckett
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene as Mrs. Harris

1952

Emergency Call as Barmaid
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire as Mrs. Mott
The Holly and the Ivy as Neighbour
The Happy Family as Ada

1951

High Treason as Woman scrubbing porch step (uncredited)

1950

Dance Hall as Mrs. Crabtree
Your Witness as Waitress

1949

The History of Mr. Polly as Mrs. Johnson
Now Barabbas as Smith's Mother
Don't Ever Leave Me as Mrs. Marshall

1948

The Fallen Idol as Mrs. Patterson
Scott of the Antarctic as Caroline
The Winslow Boy as Miss Hawkins (uncredited)
Woman Hater as Mrs. Burrell
Here Come the Huggetts as Aunt Edie Hopkins
The Fatal Night as Charwoman