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Dandy Nichols(1907-1986)

  • Actress
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Dandy Nichols
An optimistic and inept window cleaner fully 'satisfies' his customers, bed hopping from one unsatisfied housewife to another, until he meets a successful female police officer, who will have none of his sexual advances.
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Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
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Dandy Nichols was born on 21 May 1907 in Fulham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Alf Garnett Saga (1972), The Fallen Idol (1948) and The Vikings (1958). She was married to Stephen Baguley Waters. She died on 6 February 1986 in Whitechapel, London, England, UK.
BornMay 21, 1907
DiedFebruary 6, 1986(78)
BornMay 21, 1907
DiedFebruary 6, 1986(78)
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Known for

The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
The Alf Garnett Saga
5.2
  • Else Garnett
  • 1972
The Fallen Idol (1948)
The Fallen Idol
7.6
  • Mrs. Patterson
  • 1948
Kirk Douglas, Ernest Borgnine, Tony Curtis, and Janet Leigh in The Vikings (1958)
The Vikings
7.0
  • Bridget
  • 1958
The Deep Blue Sea (1955)
The Deep Blue Sea
6.3
  • Mrs. Elton
  • 1955

Credits

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Actress

  • In Sickness and in Health (1985)
    In Sickness and in Health
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Else Garnett
    • 1985
  • Alun Armstrong and Julia McKenzie in Sharing Time (1984)
    Sharing Time
    TV Series
    • Hilda
    • 1984
  • Patrick Stewart in Maybury (1981)
    Maybury
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Moffat
    • 1983
  • Arena (1975)
    Arena
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mrs. B
    • 1983
  • John Nettles in Bergerac (1981)
    Bergerac
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Honeyman
    • 1983
  • Adam Ant in Adam Ant: Goody Two Shoes (1982)
    Adam Ant: Goody Two Shoes
    7.4
    Music Video
    • Adam Ant's cleaner
    • 1982
  • Beauty and the Beast
    TV Movie
    • Floorsweeper
    • 1982
  • Marks (1982)
    Objects of Affection
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Lily
    • 1982
  • The Plague Dogs (1982)
    The Plague Dogs
    7.7
    • Phyllis (voice)
    • 1982
  • Britannia Hospital (1982)
    Britannia Hospital
    6.2
    • Florrie: The Workers
    • 1982
  • Tommy Cooper in The Eric Sykes 1990 Show (1982)
    The Eric Sykes 1990 Show
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Featherstonehaugh
    • 1982
  • Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Nanny
    • 1981
  • Till Death... (1981)
    Till Death...
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Else Garnett
    • 1981
  • Ceri Seel and Richard Orme in The Bagthorpe Saga (1981)
    The Bagthorpe Saga
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Fosdyke
    • 1981
  • Time of My Life (1980)
    Time of My Life
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Biggs
    • 1980

Soundtrack

  • The Tea Ladies (1979)
    The Tea Ladies
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • performer: "There'll Always Be An England" (sung over end credits)
    • 1979
  • Bela Lugosi and Arthur Lucan in Vampire Over London (1952)
    Vampire Over London
    3.9
    • performer: "I Lift Up My Finger and I Say Tweet Tweet" (uncredited)
    • 1952

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The Vikings
Trailer 3:24
The Vikings

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Dandy Nicholls
  • Height
    • 5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
  • Born
    • May 21, 1907
    • Fulham, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 6, 1986
    • Whitechapel, London, England, UK(pneumonia and heart disease)
  • Spouse
    • Stephen Baguley Waters1942 - 1955 (divorced)
  • Other works
    She acted in Alan Ayckbourn's play, "Ten Times Table," at the Greenwich Theatre in Greenwich, London, England with Robert Grange, Clare Clifford and Amanda Barrie in the cast. Tenniel Evans was director.
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    • 3 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Replaced Gretchen Franklin in the role of Else Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part (1965) after Franklin was unable to break her theatre contract.

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