Dandy Nichols

Dandy Nichols

Acting
Born May 21, 1907
From Fulham, London, England, UK
Died Feb 06, 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

Filmography — Acting

The Vikings
7.0
1958

The Vikings

Bridget

Help!
6.8
1965

Help!

Neighbour

Confessions of a Window Cleaner
4.9
1974

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Mrs. Lea

The Fallen Idol
7.2
1948

The Fallen Idol

Mrs. Patterson

The Knack... and How to Get It
5.9
1965

The Knack... and How to Get It

Tom's Landlady

O Lucky Man!
6.8
1973

O Lucky Man!

Tea Lady / Neighbour

Carry On Doctor
6.5
1967

Carry On Doctor

Mrs. Roper

Scott of the Antarctic
7.2
1948

Scott of the Antarctic

Caroline

Georgy Girl
6.2
1966

Georgy Girl

Hospital Nurse

Britannia Hospital
6.3
1982

Britannia Hospital

Florrie: The Workers

How I Won the War
5.5
1967

How I Won the War

1st Old Lady

The Bed Sitting Room
5.9
1969

The Bed Sitting Room

Mrs Ethel Shroake

Lost
6.2
1956

Lost

Mrs. Gamble

The Crowded Day
5.4
1954

The Crowded Day

Charwoman

Yield to the Night
6.9
1956

Yield to the Night

Mrs. Price

The Holly and the Ivy
6.5
1952

The Holly and the Ivy

Neighbour

The Early Bird
7.6
1965

The Early Bird

Woman Flooded by Milk

The Deep Blue Sea
4.7
1955

The Deep Blue Sea

Mrs. Elton

The National Health
6.8
1973

The National Health

Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)

First Love
5.2
1970

First Love

Prinzessin Zasekina

Doctor at Large
5.6
1957

Doctor at Large

Mrs. Law

The Alf Garnett Saga
4.5
1972

The Alf Garnett Saga

Else Garnett

The Winslow Boy
6.9
1948

The Winslow Boy

Miss Hawkins (uncredited)

Tiger in the Smoke
6.5
1956

Tiger in the Smoke

Stall Attendant (uncredited)

The Leather Boys
6.3
1964

The Leather Boys

Mrs Stanley

Doctor in Clover
5.6
1966

Doctor in Clover

Patient with Kidney Stones

A Passage to India
1965

A Passage to India

Mrs Turton

A Cry from the Streets
7.1
1958

A Cry from the Streets

Mrs. Jenks

Till Death Us Do Part
7.4
1969

Till Death Us Do Part

Else Garnett

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
5.4
1965

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

Orphanage Superintendant

Your Witness
6.0
1950

Your Witness

Waitress

Dance Hall
5.5
1950

Dance Hall

Mrs. Crabtree

Where There's a Will
6.4
1955

Where There's a Will

Maud Hodge

The Strange World of Planet X
4.4
1958

The Strange World of Planet X

Mrs. Tucker

Woman Hater
7.0
1948

Woman Hater

Mrs. Burrell

Mad About Men
6.4
1954

Mad About Men

Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)

High Treason
5.3
1951

High Treason

Woman scrubbing porch step (uncredited)

Rotten to the Core
6.2
1965

Rotten to the Core

Woman in Cemetery

The Happy Family
7.2
1952

The Happy Family

Ada

1964

The Trial of Dr. Fancy

Mrs. Sprat

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
4.2
1952

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Mrs. Mott

Crooks Anonymous
5.9
1962

Crooks Anonymous

Hyacinth Cundell

The Birthday Party
6.4
1968

The Birthday Party

Meg Bowles

Emergency Call
6.5
1952

Emergency Call

Barmaid

The History of Mr. Polly
7.4
1949

The History of Mr. Polly

Mrs. Johnson

Adventure in the Hopfields
7.0
1954

Adventure in the Hopfields

Mrs. Harris

Here Come the Huggetts
6.5
1948

Here Come the Huggetts

Aunt Edie Hopkins

The Feminine Touch
6.2
1956

The Feminine Touch

Kitchen-hand

Three for All
1.0
1975

Three for All

Henrietta

1970

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

Mrs. Gamp

Ladies Who Do
7.0
1963

Ladies Who Do

Mrs. Merryweather

Meet Mr. Lucifer
5.1
1953

Meet Mr. Lucifer

Mrs. Clarke

Women of Twilight
5.3
1953

Women of Twilight

Third Landlady

The Death of Glory
1973

The Death of Glory

Marjorie

Now Barabbas
6.0
1949

Now Barabbas

Smith's Mother

Home
7.8
1972

Home

Marjorie

Kate: The Good Neighbour
1980

Kate: The Good Neighbour

Mrs. Druce

Don't Ever Leave Me
7.5
1949

Don't Ever Leave Me

Mrs. Marshall

Marks
1982

Marks

Lily

Time Is My Enemy
6.4
1954

Time Is My Enemy

Charwoman

Don't Talk to Strange Men
6.4
1962

Don't Talk to Strange Men

Molly

A Time to Kill
6.5
1955

A Time to Kill

Waitress (uncredited)

Street Corner
5.4
1953

Street Corner

Mrs. Furness

Findings on a Late Afternoon
1981

Findings on a Late Afternoon

Nanny

Act of Murder
6.0
1964

Act of Murder

Maud Peterson

Design for Living
1.0
1979

Design for Living

Miss Hodge

The Stable Door
1966

The Stable Door

The Fatal Night
6.0
1948

The Fatal Night

Charwoman

1953

Golden Rain

Mrs. Tuckett

In the Labyrinth
1976

In the Labyrinth

Edith Harrison

The General's Day
1972

The General's Day

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
6.0
1953

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

Mrs. Harris

Not So Dusty
6.3
1956

Not So Dusty

The Trouble with Our Ivy
1961

The Trouble with Our Ivy

Mrs. Tremblow