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Claire Nielson
0.6 Popularity
Biography
Claire Nielson (née Isbister; born 8 April 1937) is a Scottish actress primarily known for her television roles. On television, she played the wife of the belligerent American guest, Mr. Hamilton, in the "Waldorf Salad" episode of Fawlty Towers, appeared as Jean 'Porridge' Carter, Geoffrey Stock's secretary, in the popular 1960s crime series Ghost Squad and played the wife of Rikki Fulton's character in many sketches of the Scottish Hogmanay show Scotch and Wry from 1978 until 1993. Other TV credits include Warship, Sutherland's Law, Upstairs, Downstairs, Monarch of the Glen, The Brothers, The Two Ronnies, Take The High Road, Z-Cars, Special Branch, Thriller and Taggart. She also appeared as Barbara Grant in the 1971 film version of Kidnapped, opposite Michael Caine and Trevor Howard.and an episode of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads.
Known For
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Self
Rikki
2024
🎬
0.0
The Very Best of Scotch And Wry
2005
6.8
Amy McSwan
A Is for Acid
2002
7.3
Edith Rankin
Monarch of the Glen
2000
6.8
Aunt Antonia
The Crow Road
1996
8.3
Anita Block
Pie in the Sky
1994
6.0
Mrs. Lovett
I, Lovett
1993
1.0
Various
Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4
1992
6.0
Mrs. Tranter
Taking the Floor
1991
0.0
Various
Triple Scotch & Wry
1990
Credits
Rikki
as Self
2024
8.0
🎬
The Very Best of Scotch And Wry
2005
0.0
A Is for Acid
as Amy McSwan
2002
6.8
Monarch of the Glen
as Edith Rankin
2000
7.3
The Crow Road
as Aunt Antonia
1996
6.8
Pie in the Sky
as Anita Block
1994
8.3
I, Lovett
as Mrs. Lovett
1993
6.0
Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4
as Various
1992
1.0
Taking the Floor
as Mrs. Tranter
1991
6.0
Triple Scotch & Wry
as Various
1990
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Double Scotch & Wry
as Various
1987
10.0
Scotch & Wry
1986
10.0
Taggart
1983
6.3
Degree of Uncertainty
as Diana
1979
0.0
Scotch and Wry
1978
10.0
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
as Ellen Simpson
1976
7.0
Fawlty Towers
as Mrs. Hamilton
1975
8.3
The Crazy Kill
as Hilary
1975
0.0
Thriller
as Hilary
1973
6.6
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
as Miss Dixon
1973
7.7
Crown Court
as Terry Greene
1972
5.4
Kidnapped
as Barbara Grant
1971
6.2
Upstairs, Downstairs
as Ellen Bouverie
1971
7.8
Justice
as Mary Lurcock
1971
6.0
Orkney
as Ingi
1971
0.0
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The Revenue Men
1967
1.0
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The Revenue Men
as Luke Frazer
1967
1.0
The Wild Affair
as Perfume Saleslady
1965
4.8
The Wednesday Play
as Alison Grant
1964
4.5
Backfire!
as Valentina Chenko
1962
5.0
Ghost Squad
1961
5.0
The Kitchen
as Waitress
1961
7.0
No Hiding Place
1959
3.7