Dandy Nichols
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 21, 1907
- Died
- February 6, 1986
- Birthplace
- Fulham, London, England, UK
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
Great Comedy Moments 2001
as Else Garnett (archive footage)
Marks 1982
as Lily
The Plague Dogs 1982
as Phyllis (voice)
Britannia Hospital 1982
as Florrie: The Workers
Findings on a Late Afternoon 1981
as Nanny
Kate: The Good Neighbour 1980
as Mrs. Druce
Design for Living 1979
as Miss Hodge
In the Labyrinth 1976
as Edith Harrison
Three for All 1975
as Henrietta
Confessions of a Window Cleaner 1974
as Mrs. Lea
The Death of Glory 1973
as Marjorie
O Lucky Man! 1973
as Tea Lady / Neighbour
The National Health 1973
as Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)
The General's Day 1972
Actor
The Alf Garnett Saga 1972
as Else Garnett
Home 1972
as Marjorie
First Love 1970
as Prinzessin Zasekina
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens 1970
as Mrs. Gamp
The Bed Sitting Room 1969
as Mrs Ethel Shroake
- This Happy Breed
This Happy Breed 1969
as Mrs. Flint
Till Death Us Do Part 1969
as Else Garnett
The Birthday Party 1968
as Meg Bowles
Carry On Doctor 1967
as Mrs. Roper
How I Won the War 1967
as 1st Old Lady
Georgy Girl 1966
as Hospital Nurse
The Stable Door 1966
Actor
Doctor in Clover 1966
as Patient with Kidney Stones
The Early Bird 1965
as Woman Flooded by Milk
A Passage to India 1965
as Mrs Turton
Help! 1965
as Neighbour (uncredited)
Rotten to the Core 1965
as Woman in Cemetery
The Knack... and How to Get It 1965
as Tom's Landlady
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders 1965
as Orphanage Superintendant
- The Trial of Dr. Fancy
The Trial of Dr. Fancy 1964
as Mrs. Sprat
Act of Murder 1964
as Maud Peterson
The Leather Boys 1964
as Mrs Stanley
Ladies Who Do 1963
as Mrs. Merryweather
Don't Talk to Strange Men 1962
as Molly
Crooks Anonymous 1962
as Hyacinth Cundell
The Trouble with Our Ivy 1961
as Mrs. Tremblow
A Cry from the Streets 1958
as Mrs. Jenks
The Vikings 1958
as Bridget
The Strange World of Planet X 1958
as Mrs. Tucker
Doctor at Large 1957
as Mrs. Law
Town on Trial 1957
as Mrs Wilson (uncredited)
Tiger in the Smoke 1956
as Stall Attendant (uncredited)
The Feminine Touch 1956
as Kitchen-hand
Yield to the Night 1956
as Mrs. Price
Not So Dusty 1956
Actor
Lost 1956
as Mrs. Gamble
A Time to Kill 1955
as Waitress (uncredited)
The Deep Blue Sea 1955
as Mrs. Elton
Where There's a Will 1955
as Maud Hodge
Mad About Men 1954
as Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)
The Crowded Day 1954
as Charwoman
Time Is My Enemy 1954
as Charwoman
Adventure in the Hopfields 1954
as Mrs. Harris
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene 1953
as Mrs. Harris
Meet Mr. Lucifer 1953
as Mrs. Clarke
- Golden Rain
Golden Rain 1953
as Mrs. Tuckett
Street Corner 1953
as Mrs. Furness
Women of Twilight 1953
as Third Landlady
The Holly and the Ivy 1952
as Neighbour
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire 1952
as Mrs. Mott
Emergency Call 1952
as Barmaid
The Happy Family 1952
as Ada
High Treason 1951
as Woman scrubbing porch step (uncredited)
Dance Hall 1950
as Mrs. Crabtree
Your Witness 1950
as Waitress
Don't Ever Leave Me 1949
as Mrs. Marshall
Now Barabbas 1949
as Smith's Mother
The History of Mr. Polly 1949
as Mrs. Johnson
Here Come the Huggetts 1948
as Aunt Edie Hopkins
Scott of the Antarctic 1948
as Caroline
Woman Hater 1948
as Mrs. Burrell
The Fallen Idol 1948
as Mrs. Patterson
The Winslow Boy 1948
as Miss Hawkins (uncredited)
The Fatal Night 1948
as Charwoman
Credits from TMDB.