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Dandy Nichols

Born
May 21, 1907
Died
February 6, 1986
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
The Vikings
(1958)
Bridget
Britannia Hospital
(1982)
Florrie: The Workers
Help!
(1965)
Neighbour
Scott of the Antarctic
(1948)
Caroline
How I Won the War
(1967)
1st Old Lady
O Lucky Man!
(1973)
Tea Lady / Neighbour
Full Filmography
Acting
The Fallen Idol
(1948)
Mrs. Patterson
Here Come the Huggetts
(1948)
Aunt Edie Hopkins
Scott of the Antarctic
(1948)
Caroline
Woman Hater
(1948)
Mrs. Burrell
The History of Mr. Polly
(1949)
Mrs. Johnson
Now Barabbas
(1949)
Smith's Mother
Don't Ever Leave Me
(1949)
Mrs. Marshall
Your Witness
(1950)
Waitress
Dance Hall
(1950)
Mrs. Crabtree
The Happy Family
(1952)
Ada
The Holly and the Ivy
(1952)
Neighbour
Emergency Call
(1952)
Barmaid
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
(1952)
Mrs. Mott
Street Corner
(1953)
Mrs. Furness
Meet Mr. Lucifer
(1953)
Mrs. Clarke
Women of Twilight
(1953)
Third Landlady
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
(1953)
Mrs. Harris
Time Is My Enemy
(1954)
Charwoman
Mad About Men
(1954)
Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)
The Crowded Day
(1954)
Charwoman
Adventure in the Hopfields
(1954)
Mrs. Harris
The Deep Blue Sea
(1955)
Mrs. Elton
Where There's a Will
(1955)
Maud Hodge
A Time to Kill
(1955)
Waitress (uncredited)
Yield to the Night
(1956)
Mrs. Price
Not So Dusty
(1956)
Lost
(1956)
Mrs. Gamble (Uncredited)
Tiger in the Smoke
(1956)
Stall Attendant (uncredited)
The Feminine Touch
(1956)
Kitchen-hand
Doctor at Large
(1957)
Lady in Outpatients Dept.
The Strange World of Planet X
(1958)
Mrs. Tucker
The Vikings
(1958)
Bridget
The Trouble With Our Ivy
(1961)
Mrs. Tremblow
Don't Talk to Strange Men
(1962)
Molly
Crooks Anonymous
(1962)
Mrs. Cundall (as Dandy Nicholls)
Ladies Who Do
(1963)
Mrs. Merryweather
The Leather Boys
(1964)
Mrs Stanley
Act of Murder
(1964)
Maud Peterson
Help!
(1965)
Neighbour
Rotten to the Core
(1965)
Woman in Cemetery
The Early Bird
(1965)
Woman Flooded by Milk
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
(1965)
Orphanage Superintendant
A Passage to India
(1965)
Mrs Turton
Georgy Girl
(1966)
Hospital Nurse
The Stable Door
(1966)
Doctor in Clover
(1966)
Patient with Kidney Stones
Carry On Doctor
(1967)
Mrs. Roper
How I Won the War
(1967)
1st Old Lady
The Birthday Party
(1968)
Meg Bowles
Till Death Us Do Part
(1969)
Else Garnett
The Bed Sitting Room
(1969)
Mrs Ethel Shroake
First Love
(1970)
Prinzessin Zasekina
The Alf Garnett Saga
(1972)
Else Garnett
Home
(1972)
Marjorie
The General's Day
(1972)
O Lucky Man!
(1973)
Tea Lady / Neighbour
The Death of Glory
(1973)
Marjorie
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
(1974)
Mrs. Lea
Three for All
(1975)
Henrietta
In the Labyrinth
(1976)
Edith Harrison
Design for Living
(1979)
Miss Hodge
Kate the Good Neighbour
(1980)
Mrs. Druce
Britannia Hospital
(1982)
Florrie: The Workers
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