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