Dandy Nichols
Born
May 21, 1907
Died
February 6, 1986 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
In Sickness and in Health
(42 episodes)
1985
Marks
Lily
1982
Objects of Affection
Lily · (1 episode)
1982
Britannia Hospital
Florrie: The Workers
1982
Findings on a Late Afternoon
Nanny
1981
Bergerac
Mrs. Honeyman · (1 episode)
1981
Till Death...
(6 episodes)
1981
Kate: The Good Neighbour
Mrs. Druce
1980
Design for Living
Miss Hodge
1979
In the Labyrinth
Edith Harrison
1976
Three for All
Henrietta
1975
Late Call
Sylvia Calvert · (4 episodes)
1975
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Mrs. Lea
1974
Playhouse
Nanny · (1 episode)
1974
The Death of Glory
Marjorie
1973
O Lucky Man!
Tea Lady / Neighbour
1973
The National Health
Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)
1973
The General's Day
1972
The Alf Garnett Saga
Else Garnett
1972
Shirley's World
(1 episode)
1972
Home
Marjorie
1972
Play for Today
(1 episode)
1970
First Love
Prinzessin Zasekina
1970
The Bed Sitting Room
Mrs Ethel Shroake
1969
Till Death Us Do Part
Else Garnett
1969
The Birthday Party
Meg Bowles
1968
Carry On Doctor
Mrs. Roper
1967
How I Won the War
1st Old Lady
1967
Man in a Suitcase
(1 episode)
1967
NBC Experiment in Television
(voice) · (1 episode)
1967
Georgy Girl
Hospital Nurse
1966
Till Death Us Do Part
Else Garnett · (49 episodes)
1966
The Stable Door
1966
Doctor in Clover
Patient with Kidney Stones
1966
The Early Bird
Woman Flooded by Milk
1965
A Passage to India
Mrs Turton
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Mrs Turton · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Esme Flint · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Miss Hodge · (1 episode)
1965
Help!
Neighbour
1965
Rotten to the Core
Woman in Cemetery
1965
The Knack... and How to Get It
Tom's Landlady
1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Orphanage Superintendant
1965
Act of Murder
Maud Peterson
1964
The Leather Boys
Mrs Stanley
1964
Ladies Who Do
Mrs. Merryweather
1963
Don't Talk to Strange Men
Molly
1962
Crooks Anonymous
Mrs. Cundall (as Dandy Nicholls)
1962
The Trouble with Our Ivy
Mrs. Tremblow
1961
Ask Mr Pastry
(8 episodes)
1961
Maigret
Concierge · (1 episode)
1960
Sunday-Night Play
Rosie Pennyfeather · (1 episode)
1960
No Hiding Place
(2 episodes)
1959
A Cry from the Streets
Mrs. Jenks
1958
The Vikings
Bridget
1958
The Strange World of Planet X
Mrs. Tucker
1958
Doctor at Large
Lady in Outpatients Dept.
1957
Emergency – Ward 10
(65 episodes)
1957
Tiger in the Smoke
Stall Attendant (uncredited)
1956
Yield to the Night
Mrs. Price
1956
The Feminine Touch
Kitchen-hand
1956
Not So Dusty
1956
Lost
Mrs. Gamble
1956
The Deep Blue Sea
Mrs. Elton
1955
A Time to Kill
Waitress (uncredited)
1955
Where There's a Will
Maud Hodge
1955
Mad About Men
Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)
1954
The Crowded Day
Charwoman
1954
Time Is My Enemy
Charwoman
1954
Adventure in the Hopfields
Mrs. Harris
1954
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Mrs. Clarke
1953
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
Mrs. Harris
1953
Street Corner
Mrs. Furness
1953
Women of Twilight
Third Landlady
1953
The Holly and the Ivy
Neighbour
1952
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
Mrs. Mott
1952
Emergency Call
Barmaid
1952
The Happy Family
Ada
1952
Dance Hall
Mrs. Crabtree
1950
Your Witness
Waitress
1950
Don't Ever Leave Me
Mrs. Marshall
1949
Now Barabbas
Smith's Mother
1949
The History of Mr. Polly
Mrs. Johnson
1949
Here Come the Huggetts
Aunt Edie Hopkins
1948
Scott of the Antarctic
Caroline
1948
Woman Hater
Mrs. Burrell
1948
The Fallen Idol
Mrs. Patterson
1948
The Winslow Boy
Miss Hawkins (uncredited)
1948