Claire Nielson
Acting
Born 1937-04-08
Died 2026-04-29
Scotland, UK
35 credits
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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.
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Filmography
Acting
29 credits
Crown Court
The Wednesday Play
Upstairs, Downstairs
Monarch of the Glen
Pie in the Sky
Thriller
Justice
Fawlty Towers
The Jury
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Late Night Theatre
The Revenue Men
The Crow Road
I, Lovett
Kidnapped
The Scobie Man
Triple Scotch & Wry
The Kitchen
Taking the Floor
A Is for Acid
The Wild Affair
The Crazy Kill
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
Double Scotch & Wry
Rikki
Orkney
Degree of Uncertainty
Backfire!
Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4
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