
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Carry On Doctor
as Mrs. Roper
1967

Yield to the Night
as Mrs. Price
1956

The Fallen Idol
as Mrs. Patterson
1948

Confessions of a Window Cleaner
as Mrs. Lea
1974

Till Death Us Do Part
as Else Garnett
1969

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
as Mrs. Mott
1952

The History of Mr. Polly
as Mrs. Johnson
1949

The Alf Garnett Saga
as Else Garnett
1972

Don't Talk to Strange Men
as Molly
1962

The Trouble with Our Ivy
as Mrs. Tremblow
1961

Now Barabbas
as Smith's Mother
1949

First Love
as Prinzessin Zasekina
1970

Here Come the Huggetts
as Aunt Edie Hopkins
1948

Home
as Marjorie
1972

The Deep Blue Sea
as Mrs. Elton
1955

Ladies Who Do
as Mrs. Merryweather
1963

The Happy Family
as Ada
1952

A Passage to India
as Mrs Turton
1965

Not So Dusty
1956

O Lucky Man!
as Tea Lady / Neighbour
1973
TV Appearances

Bergerac
as Mrs. Honeyman
1981

Shirley's World
1972

No Hiding Place
1959

Play for Today
1970

Emergency: Ward 10
1957

Man in a Suitcase
1967

Maigret
as Concierge
1960
Ask Mr Pastry
1961

Late Call
as Sylvia Calvert
1975

NBC Experiment in Television
as (voice)
1967

Objects of Affection
as Lily
1982
Sunday-Night Play
as Rosie Pennyfeather
1960