
Dandy Nichols
Known for Acting · 97 credits
- Born
- 1907-05-21
- Died
- 1986-02-06
- Place of birth
- Fulham, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Daisy Sander
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.
Known For
TV Shows (23)

Play for Today
1970

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mrs Turton / Esme Flint / Miss Hodge

Bergerac
1981
as Mrs. Honeyman

Playhouse
1974
as Nanny

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Mrs. Harris

No Hiding Place
1959

Maigret
1960
as Concierge

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Mrs. Hanley
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Rosie Pennyfeather
Drama 61-67
1961
as Lilly

In Sickness and in Health
1985
as Else Garnett

Till Death Us Do Part
1966
as Else Garnett

Centre Play
1973
as Edith Harrison

Man in a Suitcase
1967
Story Parade
1964
as Elsie Jakes / Freda Flower

Emergency: Ward 10
1957

Shirley's World
1972

NBC Experiment in Television
1967
as (voice)

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mrs. Tremblow / Mrs. Watteau Jones / Mrs. Innes Hook / Marjorie

Objects of Affection
1982
as Lily

Till Death...
1981
as Else Garnett

Late Call
1975
as Sylvia Calvert
Ask Mr Pastry
1961
Movies (74)

The Vikings
1958
as Bridget

The Fallen Idol
1948
as Mrs. Patterson

Help!
1965
as Neighbour

O Lucky Man!
1973
as Tea Lady / Neighbour

Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974
as Mrs. Lea

Georgy Girl
1966
as Hospital Nurse

Woman Hater
1948
as Mrs. Burrell

Britannia Hospital
1982
as Florrie: The Workers

Scott of the Antarctic
1948
as Caroline

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965
as Orphanage Superintendant

The Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Mrs Ethel Shroake

Now Barabbas
1949
as Smith's Mother

Carry On Doctor
1967
as Mrs. Roper

Emergency Call
1952
as Barmaid

The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
as Tom's Landlady

The Leather Boys
1964
as Mrs Stanley

Crooks Anonymous
1962
as Hyacinth Cundell

Your Witness
1950
as Waitress

How I Won the War
1967
as 1st Old Lady

Lost
1956
as Mrs. Gamble

Mad About Men
1954
as Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)

The National Health
1973
as Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)

The Feminine Touch
1956
as Kitchen-hand

The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
as Else Garnett

The Deep Blue Sea
1955
as Mrs. Elton

Till Death Us Do Part
1969
as Else Garnett

The Early Bird
1965
as Woman Flooded by Milk

Doctor in Clover
1966
as Patient with Kidney Stones

Yield to the Night
1956
as Mrs. Price

Ladies Who Do
1963
as Mrs. Merryweather

A Passage to India
1965
as Mrs Turton

Street Corner
1953
as Mrs. Furness

Town on Trial
1957
as Mrs Wilson (uncredited)

Doctor at Large
1957
as Mrs. Law

The Winslow Boy
1948
as Miss Hawkins (uncredited)

High Treason
1951
as Woman scrubbing porch step (uncredited)

Where There's a Will
1955
as Maud Hodge

First Love
1970
as Prinzessin Zasekina

The Happy Family
1952
as Ada

The Birthday Party
1968
as Meg Bowles

The History of Mr. Polly
1949
as Mrs. Johnson

The Crowded Day
1954
as Charwoman

Rotten to the Core
1965
as Woman in Cemetery

The Holly and the Ivy
1952
as Neighbour

Don't Talk to Strange Men
1962
as Molly

A Time to Kill
1955
as Waitress (uncredited)

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
as Mrs. Mott

Three for All
1975
as Henrietta

Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
as Mrs. Clarke

The Strange World of Planet X
1958
as Mrs. Tucker

Dance Hall
1950
as Mrs. Crabtree

Here Come the Huggetts
1948
as Aunt Edie Hopkins

In the Labyrinth
1976
as Edith Harrison

The Death of Glory
1973
as Marjorie

Tiger in the Smoke
1956
as Stall Attendant (uncredited)

Women of Twilight
1953
as Third Landlady

Act of Murder
1964
as Maud Peterson

A Cry from the Streets
1958
as Mrs. Jenks
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970
as Mrs. Gamp

The Trouble with Our Ivy
1961
as Mrs. Tremblow

Time Is My Enemy
1954
as Charwoman

Marks
1982
as Lily

Adventure in the Hopfields
1954
as Mrs. Harris

Kate: The Good Neighbour
1980
as Mrs. Druce

The General's Day
1972
Golden Rain
1953
as Mrs. Tuckett

Findings on a Late Afternoon
1981
as Nanny

Don't Ever Leave Me
1949
as Mrs. Marshall

Design for Living
1979
as Miss Hodge

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
1953
as Mrs. Harris

The Fatal Night
1948
as Charwoman

Not So Dusty
1956

The Stable Door
1966

Home
1972
as Marjorie
About 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… With 97 credits spanning from 1948 to 1985, Dandy Nichols has appeared in 74 films and 23 TV shows.
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- The Vikings (1958) — as Bridget
- The Fallen Idol (1948) — as Mrs. Patterson
- Help! (1965) — as Neighbour
- O Lucky Man! (1973) — as Tea Lady / Neighbour
- Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) — as Mrs. Lea
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