Acting
Dandy Nichols
EN, DE cinema · 78 credits
Born
21 May 1907
Died
6 February 1986 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Fulham, London, England, UK
Also known as Daisy Sander
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
Filmography
Great Comedy Moments
as Else Garnett (archive footage)
Britannia Hospital
as Florrie: The Workers
Marks
as Lily
The Plague Dogs
as Phyllis (voice)
Kate: The Good Neighbour
as Mrs. Druce
Design for Living
as Miss Hodge
In the Labyrinth
as Edith Harrison
Three for All
as Henrietta
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
as Mrs. Lea
O Lucky Man!
as Tea Lady / Neighbour
The Death of Glory
as Marjorie
The National Health
as Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Else Garnett
Home
as Marjorie
First Love
as Prinzessin Zasekina
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
as Mrs. Gamp
Till Death Us Do Part
as Else Garnett
The Bed Sitting Room
as Mrs Ethel Shroake
The Birthday Party
as Meg Bowles
Carry On Doctor
as Mrs. Roper
How I Won the War
as 1st Old Lady
Georgy Girl
as Hospital Nurse
Doctor in Clover
as Patient with Kidney Stones
A Passage to India
as Mrs Turton
Help!
as Neighbour (uncredited)
Rotten to the Core
as Woman in Cemetery
The Early Bird
as Woman Flooded by Milk
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
as Orphanage Superintendant
The Knack... and How to Get It
as Tom's Landlady
The Leather Boys
as Mrs Stanley
Act of Murder
as Maud Peterson
Ladies Who Do
as Mrs. Merryweather
Crooks Anonymous
as Hyacinth Cundell
The Trouble with Our Ivy
as Mrs. Tremblow
The Strange World of Planet X
as Mrs. Tucker
The Vikings
as Bridget
A Cry from the Streets
as Mrs. Jenks
Doctor at Large
as Mrs. Law
Town on Trial
as Mrs Wilson (uncredited)
Yield to the Night
as Mrs. Price
Lost
as Mrs. Gamble
Tiger in the Smoke
as Stall Attendant (uncredited)
The Feminine Touch
as Kitchen-hand
The Deep Blue Sea
as Mrs. Elton
A Time to Kill
as Waitress (uncredited)
Where There's a Will
as Maud Hodge
Time Is My Enemy
as Charwoman
Mad About Men
as Nurse Carey's Landlady (uncredited)
The Crowded Day
as Charwoman
Adventure in the Hopfields
as Mrs. Harris
Street Corner
as Mrs. Furness
Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Mrs. Clarke
Women of Twilight
as Third Landlady
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
as Mrs. Harris
Golden Rain
1953
Golden Rain
as Mrs. Tuckett
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
as Mrs. Mott
The Holly and the Ivy
as Neighbour
Emergency Call
as Barmaid
High Treason
as Woman scrubbing porch step (uncredited)
Your Witness
as Waitress
Dance Hall
as Mrs. Crabtree
The History of Mr. Polly
as Mrs. Johnson
Now Barabbas
as Smith's Mother
Don't Ever Leave Me
as Mrs. Marshall
The Fallen Idol
as Mrs. Patterson
Here Come the Huggetts
as Aunt Edie Hopkins
The Winslow Boy
as Miss Hawkins (uncredited)
Scott of the Antarctic
as Caroline
Woman Hater
as Mrs. Burrell
The Fatal Night
as Charwoman