
Dandy Nichols
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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
Credits

First Love (1970)
as Prinzessin Zasekina

The Vikings (1958)
as Bridget

Help! (1965)
as Neighbour (uncredited)

Crooks Anonymous (1962)
as Hyacinth Cundell
Golden Rain (1953)
as Mrs. Tuckett

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970)
as Mrs. Gamp

Home (1972)
as Marjorie

The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
as Mrs Ethel Shroake

The Plague Dogs (1982)
as Phyllis (voice)

Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
as Mrs. Lea

Three for All (1975)
as Henrietta

The National Health (1973)
as Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)

How I Won the War (1967)
as 1st Old Lady

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
as Orphanage Superintendant

Ladies Who Do (1963)
as Mrs. Merryweather

The Fatal Night (1948)
as Charwoman

O Lucky Man! (1973)
as Tea Lady / Neighbour

Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
as Caroline

The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
as Tom's Landlady
The Trial of Dr. Fancy (1964)
as Mrs. Sprat

The Fallen Idol (1948)
as Mrs. Patterson

The Leather Boys (1964)
as Mrs Stanley

Carry On Doctor (1967)
as Mrs. Roper

Britannia Hospital (1982)
as Florrie: The Workers

In the Labyrinth (1976)
as Edith Harrison

Yield to the Night (1956)
as Mrs. Price

Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
as Mrs. Clarke

Where There's a Will (1955)
as Maud Hodge

Georgy Girl (1966)
as Hospital Nurse
This Happy Breed (1969)
as Mrs. Flint

The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
as Neighbour

The Strange World of Planet X (1958)
as Mrs. Tucker

The Early Bird (1965)
as Woman Flooded by Milk

The Deep Blue Sea (1955)
as Mrs. Elton

The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
as Else Garnett

Rotten to the Core (1965)
as Woman in Cemetery

Town on Trial (1957)
as Mrs Wilson (uncredited)

A Time to Kill (1955)
as Waitress (uncredited)

Adventure in the Hopfields (1954)
as Mrs. Harris

Findings on a Late Afternoon (1981)
as Nanny

Till Death Us Do Part (1969)
as Else Garnett

Don't Ever Leave Me (1949)
as Mrs. Marshall

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene (1953)
as Mrs. Harris

Your Witness (1950)
as Waitress

Time Is My Enemy (1954)
as Charwoman

A Cry from the Streets (1958)
as Mrs. Jenks

The Winslow Boy (1948)
as Miss Hawkins (uncredited)

Woman Hater (1948)
as Mrs. Burrell

Doctor in Clover (1966)
as Patient with Kidney Stones

The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
as Mrs. Johnson

Tiger in the Smoke (1956)
as Stall Attendant (uncredited)

The Feminine Touch (1956)
as Kitchen-hand

Doctor at Large (1957)
as Mrs. Law

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

High Treason (1951)
as Woman scrubbing porch step (uncredited)

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952)
as Mrs. Mott

Dance Hall (1950)
as Mrs. Crabtree

The Happy Family (1952)
as Ada

The Death of Glory (1973)
as Marjorie

Kate: The Good Neighbour (1980)
as Mrs. Druce

Emergency Call (1952)
as Barmaid

Lost (1956)
as Mrs. Gamble

Here Come the Huggetts (1948)
as Aunt Edie Hopkins

Street Corner (1953)
as Mrs. Furness

Don't Talk to Strange Men (1962)
as Molly

Marks (1982)
as Lily

The Birthday Party (1968)
as Meg Bowles

Women of Twilight (1953)
as Third Landlady

A Passage to India (1965)
as Mrs Turton

Design for Living (1979)
as Miss Hodge

The Crowded Day (1954)
as Charwoman

Act of Murder (1964)
as Maud Peterson

The General's Day (1972)
Actor

Great Comedy Moments (2001)
as Else Garnett (archive footage)

The Stable Door (1966)
Actor

The Trouble with Our Ivy (1961)
as Mrs. Tremblow

Now Barabbas (1949)
as Smith's Mother

Not So Dusty (1956)
Actor




