Dandy Nichols
Actor1907–1986· Fulham, London, England, UK

Dandy Nichols

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.

97 acting credits

Acting · 97

Play for Today
6.6
TV

Play for Today

1970

BBC Play of the Month
5.3
TV

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Bergerac
6.7
TV

Bergerac

1981

Playhouse
7.0
TV

Playhouse

1974

ITV Playhouse
7.0
TV

ITV Playhouse

1967

No Hiding Place
4.8
TV

No Hiding Place

1959

Maigret
7.1
TV

Maigret

1960

Drama 61-67
TV

Drama 61-67

1961

Sunday-Night Play
TV

Sunday-Night Play

1960

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0
TV

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969

Man in a Suitcase
7.2
TV

Man in a Suitcase

1967

In Sickness and in Health
8.1
TV

In Sickness and in Health

1985

Till Death Us Do Part
7.6
TV

Till Death Us Do Part

1966

Centre Play
7.0
TV

Centre Play

1973

Story Parade
8.0
TV

Story Parade

1964

Emergency: Ward 10
6.5
TV

Emergency: Ward 10

1957

Shirley's World
6.0
TV

Shirley's World

1972

The Vikings
7.0
Film

The Vikings

1958

Armchair Theatre
6.0
TV

Armchair Theatre

1956

NBC Experiment in Television
TV

NBC Experiment in Television

1967

Objects of Affection
8.0
TV

Objects of Affection

1982

Help!
6.9
Film

Help!

1965

The Fallen Idol
7.2
Film

The Fallen Idol

1948

O Lucky Man!
6.8
Film

O Lucky Man!

1973

The Knack... and How to Get It
6.0
Film

The Knack... and How to Get It

1965

Carry On Doctor
6.5
Film

Carry On Doctor

1967

Britannia Hospital
6.3
Film

Britannia Hospital

1982

Confessions of a Window Cleaner
5.0
Film

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

1974

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
5.7
Film

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

1965

Georgy Girl
6.2
Film

Georgy Girl

1966

The Alf Garnett Saga
5.0
Film

The Alf Garnett Saga

1972

Till Death...
7.0
TV

Till Death...

1981

Crooks Anonymous
6.0
Film

Crooks Anonymous

1962

Scott of the Antarctic
7.2
Film

Scott of the Antarctic

1948

Lost
6.8
Film

Lost

1956

The Leather Boys
6.5
Film

The Leather Boys

1964

The Bed Sitting Room
5.9
Film

The Bed Sitting Room

1969

How I Won the War
5.6
Film

How I Won the War

1967

The Strange World of Planet X
4.7
Film

The Strange World of Planet X

1958

Town on Trial
6.5
Film

Town on Trial

1957

Doctor at Large
5.7
Film

Doctor at Large

1957

Now Barabbas
6.5
Film

Now Barabbas

1949

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
8.0
Film

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

1970

The Holly and the Ivy
6.5
Film

The Holly and the Ivy

1952

The Deep Blue Sea
4.9
Film

The Deep Blue Sea

1955

Late Call
10.0
TV

Late Call

1975

Doctor in Clover
5.8
Film

Doctor in Clover

1966

The Winslow Boy
7.0
Film

The Winslow Boy

1948

Till Death Us Do Part
7.6
Film

Till Death Us Do Part

1969

Three for All
3.3
Film

Three for All

1975

Your Witness
6.2
Film

Your Witness

1950

High Treason
5.7
Film

High Treason

1951

Mad About Men
6.5
Film

Mad About Men

1954

The Early Bird
7.6
Film

The Early Bird

1965

The Birthday Party
6.6
Film

The Birthday Party

1968

The Crowded Day
5.8
Film

The Crowded Day

1954

Dance Hall
6.1
Film

Dance Hall

1950

The History of Mr. Polly
7.6
Film

The History of Mr. Polly

1949

Where There's a Will
6.9
Film

Where There's a Will

1955

Yield to the Night
6.9
Film

Yield to the Night

1956

Adventure in the Hopfields
7.0
Film

Adventure in the Hopfields

1954

Home
7.8
Film

Home

1972

Tiger in the Smoke
6.7
Film

Tiger in the Smoke

1956

Meet Mr. Lucifer
5.2
Film

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953

Street Corner
5.5
Film

Street Corner

1953

Women of Twilight
6.0
Film

Women of Twilight

1953

First Love
5.7
Film

First Love

1970

The Happy Family
7.8
Film

The Happy Family

1952

Emergency Call
6.7
Film

Emergency Call

1952

The Feminine Touch
6.8
Film

The Feminine Touch

1956

The National Health
7.0
Film

The National Health

1973

Here Come the Huggetts
6.7
Film

Here Come the Huggetts

1948

A Cry from the Streets
7.1
Film

A Cry from the Streets

1958

A Time to Kill
7.7
Film

A Time to Kill

1955

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
4.3
Film

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1952

Rotten to the Core
6.5
Film

Rotten to the Core

1965

Ladies Who Do
7.0
Film

Ladies Who Do

1963

Act of Murder
6.0
Film

Act of Murder

1964

Ask Mr Pastry
TV

Ask Mr Pastry

1961

Don't Talk to Strange Men
6.8
Film

Don't Talk to Strange Men

1962

Findings on a Late Afternoon
Film

Findings on a Late Afternoon

1981

A Passage to India
8.0
Film

A Passage to India

1965

Design for Living
4.0
Film

Design for Living

1979

Don't Ever Leave Me
7.7
Film

Don't Ever Leave Me

1949

Woman Hater
7.7
Film

Woman Hater

1948

Time Is My Enemy
6.5
Film

Time Is My Enemy

1954

The Stable Door
Film

The Stable Door

1966

The Death of Glory
Film

The Death of Glory

1973

Golden Rain
Film

Golden Rain

1953

The General's Day
Film

The General's Day

1972

In the Labyrinth
9.0
Film

In the Labyrinth

1976

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
7.0
Film

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

1953

Kate: The Good Neighbour
9.0
Film

Kate: The Good Neighbour

1980

Marks
Film

Marks

1982

The Fatal Night
7.0
Film

The Fatal Night

1948

The Trouble with Our Ivy
Film

The Trouble with Our Ivy

1961

Not So Dusty
6.8
Film

Not So Dusty

1956

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