Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

Gender

Female

Birthday

1907-05-21

Day of Death

1986-02-06 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Fulham, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Dandy Nichols

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

The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. Polly

Home

Home

The Happy Family

The Happy Family

The Vikings

The Vikings

Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

Tiger in the Smoke

Tiger in the Smoke

Don't Ever Leave Me

Don't Ever Leave Me

The Early Bird

The Early Bird

A Cry from the Streets

A Cry from the Streets

Acting

Carry On Doctor

1967

Carry On Doctor

as

Mrs. Roper

Yield to the Night

1956

Yield to the Night

as

Mrs. Price

The Fallen Idol

1948

The Fallen Idol

as

Mrs. Patterson

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

1974

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

as

Mrs. Lea

Till Death Us Do Part

1969

Till Death Us Do Part

as

Else Garnett

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1952

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

as

Mrs. Mott

The History of Mr. Polly

1949

The History of Mr. Polly

as

Mrs. Johnson

The Alf Garnett Saga

1972

The Alf Garnett Saga

as

Else Garnett

Don't Talk to Strange Men

1962

Don't Talk to Strange Men

as

Molly

The Trouble with Our Ivy

1961

The Trouble with Our Ivy

as

Mrs. Tremblow

Now Barabbas

1949

Now Barabbas

as

Smith's Mother

First Love

1970

First Love

as

Prinzessin Zasekina

Here Come the Huggetts

1948

Here Come the Huggetts

as

Aunt Edie Hopkins

Home

1972

Home

as

Marjorie

The Deep Blue Sea

1955

The Deep Blue Sea

as

Mrs. Elton

Ladies Who Do

1963

Ladies Who Do

as

Mrs. Merryweather

The Happy Family

1952

The Happy Family

as

Ada

A Passage to India

1965

A Passage to India

as

Mrs Turton

Not So Dusty

1956

Not So Dusty

as

O Lucky Man!

1973

O Lucky Man!

as

Tea Lady / Neighbour

In the Labyrinth

1976

In the Labyrinth

as

Edith Harrison

The Strange World of Planet X

1958

The Strange World of Planet X

as

Mrs. Tucker

The General's Day

1972

The General's Day

as

The Birthday Party

1968

The Birthday Party

as

Meg Bowles

A Time to Kill

1955

A Time to Kill

as

Waitress (uncredited)

The Bed Sitting Room

1969

The Bed Sitting Room

as

Mrs Ethel Shroake

The Winslow Boy

1948

The Winslow Boy

as

Miss Hawkins (uncredited)

Street Corner

1953

Street Corner

as

Mrs. Furness

The Leather Boys

1964

The Leather Boys

as

Mrs Stanley

Where There's a Will

1955

Where There's a Will

as

Maud Hodge

Time Is My Enemy

1954

Time Is My Enemy

as

Charwoman

The Holly and the Ivy

1952

The Holly and the Ivy

as

Neighbour

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953

Meet Mr. Lucifer

as

Mrs. Clarke

Emergency Call

1952

Emergency Call

as

Barmaid

Lost

1956

Lost

as

Mrs. Gamble

Georgy Girl

1966

Georgy Girl

as

Hospital Nurse

Design for Living

1979

Design for Living

as

Miss Hodge

Crooks Anonymous

1962

Crooks Anonymous

as

Mrs. Cundall (as Dandy Nicholls)

Your Witness

1950

Your Witness

as

Waitress

How I Won the War

1967

How I Won the War

as

1st Old Lady

Help!

1965

Help!

as

Neighbour

The Stable Door

1966

The Stable Door

as

The Vikings

1958

The Vikings

as

Bridget

Doctor at Large

1957

Doctor at Large

as

Lady in Outpatients Dept.

Women of Twilight

1953

Women of Twilight

as

Third Landlady

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

1953

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

as

Mrs. Harris

Scott of the Antarctic

1948

Scott of the Antarctic

as

Caroline

Tiger in the Smoke

1956

Tiger in the Smoke

as

Stall Attendant (uncredited)

Dance Hall

1950

Dance Hall

as

Mrs. Crabtree

Mad About Men

1954

Mad About Men

as

Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)

The Crowded Day

1954

The Crowded Day

as

Charwoman

Rotten to the Core

1965

Rotten to the Core

as

Woman in Cemetery

Woman Hater

1948

Woman Hater

as

Mrs. Burrell

Don't Ever Leave Me

1949

Don't Ever Leave Me

as

Mrs. Marshall

The Early Bird

1965

The Early Bird

as

Woman Flooded by Milk

Three for All

1975

Three for All

as

Henrietta

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

1965

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

as

Orphanage Superintendant

Act of Murder

1964

Act of Murder

as

Maud Peterson

Britannia Hospital

1982

Britannia Hospital

as

Florrie: The Workers

Kate: The Good Neighbour

1980

Kate: The Good Neighbour

as

Mrs. Druce

The Death of Glory

1973

The Death of Glory

as

Marjorie

Doctor in Clover

1966

Doctor in Clover

as

Patient with Kidney Stones

Adventure in the Hopfields

1954

Adventure in the Hopfields

as

Mrs. Harris

The Feminine Touch

1956

The Feminine Touch

as

Kitchen-hand

Marks

1982

Marks

as

Lily

Findings on a Late Afternoon

1981

Findings on a Late Afternoon

as

Nanny

A Cry from the Streets

1958

A Cry from the Streets

as

Mrs. Jenks

The Knack... and How to Get It

1965

The Knack... and How to Get It

as

Tom's Landlady

The National Health

1973

The National Health

as

Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

as

Else Garnett

Bergerac

Bergerac

as

Mrs. Honeyman

In Sickness and in Health

In Sickness and in Health

as

Till Death...

Till Death...

as

Shirley's World

Shirley's World

as

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Emergency – Ward 10

Emergency – Ward 10

as

Man in a Suitcase

Man in a Suitcase

as

Maigret

Maigret

as

Concierge

Ask Mr Pastry

Ask Mr Pastry

as

Late Call

Late Call

as

Sylvia Calvert

NBC Experiment in Television

NBC Experiment in Television

as

(voice)

Objects of Affection

Objects of Affection

as

Lily

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as

Rosie Pennyfeather

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Nanny

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Mrs Turton

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Esme Flint

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Miss Hodge

Production

Crew

Directing