Claire Nielson
Acting
Born: 1937-04-08 in Scotland, UK
Biography
Claire Nielson (née Isbister) was 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
Crown Court
Terry Greene
The Wednesday Play
Alison Grant
No Hiding Place
Upstairs, Downstairs
Ellen Bouverie
Monarch of the Glen
Edith Rankin
Taggart
The Jury
Eleanor Colchester
Pie in the Sky
Anita Block
Fawlty Towers
Mrs. Hamilton
Thriller
Hilary
Justice
Mary Lurcock
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Miss Dixon
Boy Meets Girl
Mary Panton
Ghost Squad
The Revenue Men
The Crow Road
Aunt Antonia
Triple Scotch & Wry
Various
A Is for Acid
Amy McSwan
Kidnapped
Barbara Grant
Scotch and Wry
I, Lovett
Mrs. Lovett
Taking the Floor
Mrs. Tranter
The Wild Affair
Perfume Saleslady
The Kitchen
Waitress
Scotch & Wry
Double Scotch & Wry
Various
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
Ellen Simpson
The Crazy Kill
Hilary
Orkney
Ingi
The Very Best of Scotch And Wry
Rikki
Self
Backfire!
Valentina Chenko
Degree of Uncertainty
Diana
Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4
Various