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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 21, 1907
Place of Birth:
Fulham, London, England, UK
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Dandy Nichols
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Britannia Hospital | Florrie: The Workers |
| 1982 | Marks | Lily |
| 1981 | Findings on a Late Afternoon | Nanny |
| 1980 | Kate: The Good Neighbour | Mrs. Druce |
| 1979 | Design for Living | Miss Hodge |
| 1976 | In the Labyrinth | Edith Harrison |
| 1975 | Three for All | Henrietta |
| 1974 | Confessions of a Window Cleaner | Mrs. Lea |
| 1973 | O Lucky Man! | Tea Lady / Neighbour |
| 1973 | The Death of Glory | Marjorie |
| 1973 | The National Health | Hospital radio announcer (uncredited) |
| 1972 | The Alf Garnett Saga | Else Garnett |
| 1972 | Home | Marjorie |
| 1972 | The General's Day | |
| 1970 | First Love | Prinzessin Zasekina |
| 1969 | Till Death Us Do Part | Else Garnett |
| 1969 | The Bed Sitting Room | Mrs Ethel Shroake |
| 1968 | The Birthday Party | Meg Bowles |
| 1967 | Carry On Doctor | Mrs. Roper |
| 1967 | How I Won the War | 1st Old Lady |
| 1966 | Georgy Girl | Hospital Nurse |
| 1966 | The Stable Door | |
| 1966 | Doctor in Clover | Patient with Kidney Stones |
| 1965 | A Passage to India | Mrs Turton |
| 1965 | Help! | Neighbour |
| 1965 | Rotten to the Core | Woman in Cemetery |
| 1965 | The Early Bird | Woman Flooded by Milk |
| 1965 | The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders | Orphanage Superintendant |
| 1965 | The Knack... and How to Get It | Tom's Landlady |
| 1964 | The Leather Boys | Mrs Stanley |
| 1964 | Act of Murder | Maud Peterson |
| 1963 | Ladies Who Do | Mrs. Merryweather |
| 1962 | Don't Talk to Strange Men | Molly |
| 1962 | Crooks Anonymous | Mrs. Cundall (as Dandy Nicholls) |
| 1961 | The Trouble with Our Ivy | Mrs. Tremblow |
| 1958 | The Strange World of Planet X | Mrs. Tucker |
| 1958 | The Vikings | Bridget |
| 1958 | A Cry from the Streets | Mrs. Jenks |
| 1957 | Doctor at Large | Lady in Outpatients Dept. |
| 1956 | Yield to the Night | Mrs. Price |
| 1956 | Not So Dusty | |
| 1956 | Lost | Mrs. Gamble |
| 1956 | Tiger in the Smoke | Stall Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Feminine Touch | Kitchen-hand |
| 1955 | The Deep Blue Sea | Mrs. Elton |
| 1955 | A Time to Kill | Waitress (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Where There's a Will | Maud Hodge |
| 1954 | Time Is My Enemy | Charwoman |
| 1954 | Mad About Men | Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Crowded Day | Charwoman |
| 1954 | Adventure in the Hopfields | Mrs. Harris |
| 1953 | Street Corner | Mrs. Furness |
| 1953 | Meet Mr. Lucifer | Mrs. Clarke |
| 1953 | Women of Twilight | Third Landlady |
| 1953 | The Wedding of Lilli Marlene | Mrs. Harris |
| 1952 | Mother Riley Meets the Vampire | Mrs. Mott |
| 1952 | The Happy Family | Ada |
| 1952 | The Holly and the Ivy | Neighbour |
| 1952 | Emergency Call | Barmaid |
| 1950 | Your Witness | Waitress |
| 1950 | Dance Hall | Mrs. Crabtree |
| 1949 | The History of Mr. Polly | Mrs. Johnson |
| 1949 | Now Barabbas | Smith's Mother |
| 1949 | Don't Ever Leave Me | Mrs. Marshall |
| 1948 | The Fallen Idol | Mrs. Patterson |
| 1948 | Here Come the Huggetts | Aunt Edie Hopkins |
| 1948 | The Winslow Boy | Miss Hawkins (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Scott of the Antarctic | Caroline |
| 1948 | Woman Hater | Mrs. Burrell |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | In Sickness and in Health | |
| 1982 | Objects of Affection | Lily |
| 1981 | Bergerac | Mrs. Honeyman |
| 1981 | Till Death... | |
| 1975 | Late Call | Sylvia Calvert |
| 1972 | Shirley's World | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | |
| 1967 | NBC Experiment in Television | (voice) |
| 1966 | Till Death Us Do Part | Else Garnett |
| 1961 | Ask Mr Pastry | |
| 1960 | Maigret | Concierge |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night Play | Rosie Pennyfeather |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | |
| 1957 | Emergency – Ward 10 |