Dandy Nichols
Known for: Acting
Born: May 21, 1907
Died: February 6, 1986
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
77 movies · 27 TV shows, newest first
8.1
In Sickness and in Health
1985NR
Sharing Time
1984
NR
Marks
1982
8.0
Objects of Affection
1982
7.8
The Plague Dogs
1982
6.2
Britannia Hospital
1982
NR
Findings on a Late Afternoon
1981
7.0
Bergerac
1981
7.0
Till Death...
19816.0
The Bagthorpe Saga
1981NR
Time of My Life
1980
9.0
Kate: The Good Neighbour
1980
4.0
Design for Living
1979
9.0
In the Labyrinth
1976
3.3
Three for All
1975
10.0
Late Call
1975
5.0
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974
7.0
Playhouse
1974
NR
The Death of Glory
1973
7.0
Centre Play
1973
6.8
O Lucky Man!
1973
7.0
The National Health
1973
NR
The General's Day
1972
6.0
Shirley's World
1972
5.0
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
7.8
Home
1972
6.6
Play for Today
1970
5.5
First Love
1970
8.0
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970
5.9
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
7.6
Till Death Us Do Part
1969NR
This Happy Breed
1969
6.5
The Birthday Party
1968
6.5
Carry On Doctor
1967
5.6
How I Won the War
1967
7.2
Man in a Suitcase
1967
7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967
NR
NBC Experiment in Television
1967
6.2
Georgy Girl
1966
7.6
Till Death Us Do Part
1966
NR
The Stable Door
1966
5.8
Doctor in Clover
1966
7.6
The Early Bird
1965
8.0
A Passage to India
1965
5.2
BBC Play of the Month
1965
4.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
6.9
Help!
1965
6.5
Rotten to the Core
1965
6.0
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
5.7
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965NR
The Trial of Dr. Fancy
1964
6.0
Act of Murder
19648.0
Story Parade
1964
6.6
The Leather Boys
1964
7.0
Ladies Who Do
1963
6.8
Don't Talk to Strange Men
1962
6.1
Crooks Anonymous
1962
NR
The Trouble with Our Ivy
1961NR
Ask Mr Pastry
1961NR
Drama 61-67
1961
7.1
Maigret
1960NR
Sunday-Night Play
1960
4.8
No Hiding Place
1959
7.1
A Cry from the Streets
1958
7.0
The Vikings
1958
4.8
The Strange World of Planet X
1958
5.7
Doctor at Large
1957
6.5
Emergency: Ward 10
1957
6.5
Town on Trial
1957
6.7
Tiger in the Smoke
1956
6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
6.9
Yield to the Night
1956
6.8
The Feminine Touch
1956
6.8
Not So Dusty
1956
6.8
Lost
1956
4.9
The Deep Blue Sea
1955
7.7
A Time to Kill
1955
6.9
Where There's a Will
1955
6.5
Mad About Men
1954
5.8
The Crowded Day
1954
6.5
Time Is My Enemy
1954
7.0
Adventure in the Hopfields
1954
5.2
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
7.0
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
1953NR
Golden Rain
1953
5.5
Street Corner
1953
6.0
Women of Twilight
1953
6.5
The Holly and the Ivy
1952
4.3
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
6.7
Emergency Call
1952
7.8
The Happy Family
1952
5.7
High Treason
1951
6.1
Dance Hall
1950
6.2
Your Witness
1950
7.7
Don't Ever Leave Me
1949
6.5
Now Barabbas
1949
7.5
The History of Mr. Polly
1949
6.7
Here Come the Huggetts
1948
7.2
Scott of the Antarctic
1948
7.7
Woman Hater
1948
7.2
The Fallen Idol
1948
7.0
The Winslow Boy
1948
7.0
The Fatal Night
1948