Claire Nielson
Acting
1937-04-08 · Scotland, UK
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.
Filmography
Rikki
2024 · Movie
The Very Best of Scotch And Wry
2005 · Series
A Is for Acid
2002 · Movie
The Jury
2002 · Series
Monarch of the Glen
2000 · Series
The Crow Road
1996 · Series
Pie in the Sky
1994 · Series
I, Lovett
1993 · Series
Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4
1992 · Movie
Taking the Floor
1991 · Series
Triple Scotch & Wry
1990 · Movie
Double Scotch & Wry
1987 · Movie
Scotch & Wry
1986 · Movie
Taggart
1983 · Series
Degree of Uncertainty
1979 · Movie
Scotch and Wry
1978 · Series
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
1976 · Movie
Fawlty Towers
1975 · Series
The Crazy Kill
1975 · Movie
Thriller
1973 · Series
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
1973 · Series
Crown Court
1972 · Series
Late Night Theatre
1972 · Series
The Scobie Man
1972 · Series
Kidnapped
1971 · Movie
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971 · Series
Justice
1971 · Series
Orkney
1971 · Movie
Boy Meets Girl
1967 · Series
The Revenue Men
1967 · Series
The Wild Affair
1965 · Movie
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Series
Backfire!
1962 · Movie
Ghost Squad
1961 · Series
The Kitchen
1961 · Movie
No Hiding Place
1959 · Series