Claire Nielson

Claire Nielson

Birthday: 1937-04-08

Place of birth: Scotland, UK

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0410761

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.

Played in movies:

Scotch & Wry

Score: 10.0

Double Scotch & Wry

Score: 10.0

The Kitchen

Score: 7.0

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

Score: 7.0

A Is for Acid

Score: 6.8

Kidnapped

Score: 6.3

The Wild Affair

Score: 5.4

Backfire!

Score: 5.0

Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4

Score: 1.0

Rikki

Score: 0.0

Orkney

Score: 0.0

The Crazy Kill

Score: 0.0

Degree of Uncertainty

Score: 0.0

Triple Scotch & Wry

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Scotch and Wry

Score: 10.0

Pie in the Sky

Score: 8.3

Fawlty Towers

Score: 8.3

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Score: 7.7

Upstairs, Downstairs

Score: 7.7

Monarch of the Glen

Score: 7.6

The Crow Road

Score: 7.0

Thriller

Score: 6.6

Taggart

Score: 6.3

I, Lovett

Score: 6.0

Taking the Floor

Score: 6.0

Justice

Score: 6.0

Crown Court

Score: 5.4

Ghost Squad

Score: 5.0

The Wednesday Play

Score: 4.5

No Hiding Place

Score: 3.7

The Revenue Men

Score: 1.0

The Revenue Men

Score: 1.0

The Very Best of Scotch And Wry

Score: 0.0