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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Vikings (1958) — Bridget
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Help! (1965) — Neighbour
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The Fallen Idol (1948) — Mrs. Patterson
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O Lucky Man! (1973) — Tea Lady / Neighbour
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Carry On Doctor (1967) — Mrs. Roper
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The Knack... and How to Get It (1965) — Tom's Landlady
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Britannia Hospital (1982) — Florrie: The Workers
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The Bed Sitting Room (1969) — Mrs Ethel Shroake
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Georgy Girl (1966) — Hospital Nurse
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Scott of the Antarctic (1948) — Caroline
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Yield to the Night (1956) — Mrs. Price
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How I Won the War (1967) — 1st Old Lady
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Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) — Mrs. Lea
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The Early Bird (1965) — Woman Flooded by Milk
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The Holly and the Ivy (1952) — Neighbour
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The Winslow Boy (1948) — Miss Hawkins (uncredited)
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Till Death Us Do Part (1966) — Else Garnett
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Crooks Anonymous (1962) — Hyacinth Cundell
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Doctor at Large (1957) — Mrs. Law
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Town on Trial (1957) — Mrs Wilson (uncredited)
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Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952) — Mrs. Mott
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Bergerac (1981) — Mrs. Honeyman
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The Strange World of Planet X (1958) — Mrs. Tucker
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The Leather Boys (1964) — Mrs Stanley
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The Birthday Party (1968) — Meg Bowles
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Mad About Men (1954) — Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)
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Doctor in Clover (1966) — Patient with Kidney Stones
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In Sickness and in Health (1985) — Else Garnett
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Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953) — Mrs. Clarke
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Till Death Us Do Part (1969) — Else Garnett
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The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965) — Orphanage Superintendant
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Maigret (1960) — Concierge
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The Deep Blue Sea (1955) — Mrs. Elton
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Ladies Who Do (1963) — Mrs. Merryweather
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Street Corner (1953) — Mrs. Furness
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The National Health (1973) — Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)
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The History of Mr. Polly (1949) — Mrs. Johnson
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Rotten to the Core (1965) — Woman in Cemetery
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High Treason (1951) — Woman scrubbing porch step (uncredited)
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Don't Talk to Strange Men (1962) — Molly