Dandy Nichols

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

Died: 1986-02-06

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

• Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
• Bergerac (1981)
• ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
• Playhouse (1974)
• In Sickness and in Health (1985)
• Man in a Suitcase (1967)
• Centre Play (1973)
• Emergency: Ward 10 (1957)
• NBC Experiment in Television (1967)
• Objects of Affection (1982)
• Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
• The Plague Dogs (1982)
• O Lucky Man! (1973)
• The Early Bird (1965)
• Crooks Anonymous (1962)
• Carry On Doctor (1967)
• How I Won the War (1967)
• Britannia Hospital (1982)
• Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
• The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
• The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
• The Fallen Idol (1948)
• Three for All (1975)
• The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
• The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970)
• Now Barabbas (1949)
• Woman Hater (1948)
• Town on Trial (1957)
• The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
• Doctor in Clover (1966)