
Dandy Nichols
Actress
Born: May 21, 1907 (78 years old)
Died: February 6, 1986
Place of birth: Fulham, London, England, UK
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 (58)
- Carry On Doctor (1967, ★ 6.5)
- The Fallen Idol (1948, ★ 7.2)
- Till Death Us Do Part (1969, ★ 7.4)
- The History of Mr. Polly (1949, ★ 7.4)
- Home (1972, ★ 7.8)
- Ladies Who Do (1963, ★ 7)
- The Early Bird (1965, ★ 7.6)
- In Sickness and in Health (1985, ★ 7.9)
- Yield to the Night (1956, ★ 6.9)
- Till Death Us Do Part (1966, ★ 7.5)
- Don't Talk to Strange Men (1962, ★ 6.4)
- Here Come the Huggetts (1948, ★ 6.5)
- O Lucky Man! (1973, ★ 6.8)
- The Birthday Party (1968, ★ 6.4)
- The Winslow Boy (1948, ★ 6.9)
- The Leather Boys (1964, ★ 6.3)
- Where There's a Will (1955, ★ 6.4)
- Time Is My Enemy (1954, ★ 6.4)
- The Holly and the Ivy (1952, ★ 6.5)
- Emergency Call (1952, ★ 6.5)
- The Vikings (1958, ★ 7)
- Scott of the Antarctic (1948, ★ 7.2)
- A Cry from the Streets (1958, ★ 7.1)
- The Bed Sitting Room (1969, ★ 5.9)
- Street Corner (1953, ★ 5.4)
- Lost (1956, ★ 6.2)
- Georgy Girl (1966, ★ 6.2)
- Man in a Suitcase (1967, ★ 7)
- Maigret (1960, ★ 7.1)
- First Love (1970, ★ 5.2)