Dandy Nichols
Acting
Born May 21, 1907 · 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.
Films (74)
Marks
1982
Britannia Hospital
1982
Findings on a Late Afternoon
1981
Kate: The Good Neighbour
1980
Design for Living
1979
In the Labyrinth
1976
Three for All
1975
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974
The Death of Glory
1973
O Lucky Man!
1973
The National Health
1973
The General's Day
1972
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
Home
1972
First Love
1970
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
Till Death Us Do Part
1969
The Birthday Party
1968
Carry On Doctor
1967
How I Won the War
1967
Georgy Girl
1966
The Stable Door
1966
Doctor in Clover
1966
The Early Bird
1965
A Passage to India
1965
Help!
1965
Rotten to the Core
1965
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965
The Trial of Dr. Fancy
1964
Act of Murder
1964
The Leather Boys
1964
Ladies Who Do
1963
Don't Talk to Strange Men
1962
Crooks Anonymous
1962
The Trouble with Our Ivy
1961
A Cry from the Streets
1958
The Vikings
1958
The Strange World of Planet X
1958
Doctor at Large
1957
Tiger in the Smoke
1956
Yield to the Night
1956
The Feminine Touch
1956
Not So Dusty
1956
Lost
1956
The Deep Blue Sea
1955
A Time to Kill
1955
Where There's a Will
1955
Mad About Men
1954
The Crowded Day
1954
Time Is My Enemy
1954
Adventure in the Hopfields
1954
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
1953
Golden Rain
1953
Street Corner
1953
Women of Twilight
1953
The Holly and the Ivy
1952
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
Emergency Call
1952
The Happy Family
1952
High Treason
1951
Dance Hall
1950
Your Witness
1950
Don't Ever Leave Me
1949
Now Barabbas
1949
The History of Mr. Polly
1949
Here Come the Huggetts
1948
Scott of the Antarctic
1948
Woman Hater
1948
The Fallen Idol
1948
The Winslow Boy
1948
The Fatal Night
1948