Acting · Fulham, London, England, UK · Born May 21, 1907
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.
TVIn Sickness and in Health
1985
as Else Garnett
Sharing Time
1984
as Hilda
MovieMarks
1982
as Lily
TVObjects of Affection
1982
as Lily
MovieBritannia Hospital
1982
as Florrie: The Workers
MovieFindings on a Late Afternoon
1981
as Nanny
TVBergerac
1981
as Mrs. Honeyman
TVTill Death...
1981
as Else Garnett
The Bagthorpe Saga
1981
as Mrs Fosdyke
MovieKate: The Good Neighbour
1980
as Mrs. Druce
MovieDesign for Living
1979
as Miss Hodge
MovieIn the Labyrinth
1976
as Edith Harrison
MovieThree for All
1975
as Henrietta
TVLate Call
1975
as Sylvia Calvert
MovieConfessions of a Window Cleaner
1974
as Mrs. Lea
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Nanny
MovieThe Death of Glory
1973
as Marjorie
TVCentre Play
1973
as Edith Harrison
MovieO Lucky Man!
1973
as Tea Lady / Neighbour
MovieThe National Health
1973
as Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)
MovieThe General's Day
1972
TVShirley's World
1972
MovieThe Alf Garnett Saga
1972
as Else Garnett
MovieHome
1972
as Marjorie
TVPlay for Today
1970
MovieFirst Love
1970
as Prinzessin Zasekina
MovieThe Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970
as Mrs. Gamp
MovieThe Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Mrs Ethel Shroake
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Mrs. Hanley
MovieTill Death Us Do Part
1969
as Else Garnett
This Happy Breed
1969
as Mrs. Flint
MovieThe Birthday Party
1968
as Meg Bowles
MovieCarry On Doctor
1967
as Mrs. Roper
MovieHow I Won the War
1967
as 1st Old Lady
TVMan in a Suitcase
1967
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Mrs. Harris
TVNBC Experiment in Television
1967
as (voice)
MovieGeorgy Girl
1966
as Hospital Nurse
TVTill Death Us Do Part
1966
as Else Garnett
MovieThe Stable Door
1966
MovieDoctor in Clover
1966
as Patient with Kidney Stones
MovieThe Early Bird
1965
as Woman Flooded by Milk
MovieA Passage to India
1965
as Mrs Turton
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mrs Turton
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Nancy Broughton
MovieHelp!
1965
as Neighbour
MovieRotten to the Core
1965
as Woman in Cemetery
MovieThe Knack... and How to Get It
1965
as Tom's Landlady
MovieThe Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965
as Orphanage Superintendant
The Trial of Dr. Fancy
1964
as Mrs. Sprat
MovieAct of Murder
1964
as Maud Peterson
Story Parade
1964
as Elsie Jakes
MovieThe Leather Boys
1964
as Mrs Stanley
MovieLadies Who Do
1963
as Mrs. Merryweather
MovieDon't Talk to Strange Men
1962
as Molly
MovieCrooks Anonymous
1962
as Hyacinth Cundell
MovieThe Trouble with Our Ivy
1961
as Mrs. Tremblow
Ask Mr Pastry
1961
Drama 61-67
1961
as Lilly
TVMaigret
1960
as Concierge
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Rosie Pennyfeather
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
MovieA Cry from the Streets
1958
as Mrs. Jenks
MovieThe Vikings
1958
as Bridget
MovieThe Strange World of Planet X
1958
as Mrs. Tucker
MovieDoctor at Large
1957
as Mrs. Law
TVEmergency: Ward 10
1957
MovieTown on Trial
1957
as Mrs Wilson (uncredited)
MovieTiger in the Smoke
1956
as Stall Attendant (uncredited)
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Mrs. Tremblow
MovieYield to the Night
1956
as Mrs. Price
MovieThe Feminine Touch
1956
as Kitchen-hand
MovieNot So Dusty
1956
MovieLost
1956
as Mrs. Gamble
MovieThe Deep Blue Sea
1955
as Mrs. Elton
MovieA Time to Kill
1955
as Waitress (uncredited)
MovieWhere There's a Will
1955
as Maud Hodge
MovieMad About Men
1954
as Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)
MovieThe Crowded Day
1954
as Charwoman
MovieTime Is My Enemy
1954
as Charwoman
MovieAdventure in the Hopfields
1954
as Mrs. Harris
MovieMeet Mr. Lucifer
1953
as Mrs. Clarke
MovieThe Wedding of Lilli Marlene
1953
as Mrs. Harris
Golden Rain
1953
as Mrs. Tuckett
MovieStreet Corner
1953
as Mrs. Furness
MovieWomen of Twilight
1953
as Third Landlady
MovieThe Holly and the Ivy
1952
as Neighbour
MovieMother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
as Mrs. Mott
MovieEmergency Call
1952
as Barmaid
MovieThe Happy Family
1952
as Ada
MovieHigh Treason
1951
as Woman scrubbing porch step (uncredited)
MovieDance Hall
1950
as Mrs. Crabtree
MovieYour Witness
1950
as Waitress
MovieDon't Ever Leave Me
1949
as Mrs. Marshall
MovieNow Barabbas
1949
as Smith's Mother
MovieThe History of Mr. Polly
1949
as Mrs. Johnson
MovieHere Come the Huggetts
1948
as Aunt Edie Hopkins
MovieScott of the Antarctic
1948
as Caroline
MovieWoman Hater
1948
as Mrs. Burrell
MovieThe Fallen Idol
1948
as Mrs. Patterson
MovieThe Winslow Boy
1948
as Miss Hawkins (uncredited)
MovieThe Fatal Night
1948
as Charwoman
