Claire Nielson
Age: N/A | From: Scotland, UK
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Scotland, UK
Homepage: https://theatricalia.com/person/7es/claire-nielson
Movie Involvements: 7
TV Involvements: 6
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Upstairs, Downstairs
(1971) Ellen Bouverie
Justice
(1971) Mary Lurcock
Thriller
(1973) Hilary
A Is for Acid
(2002) Amy McSwan
Kidnapped
(1971) Barbara Grant
The Crow Road
(1996) Aunt Antonia
The Revenue Men
(1967) Luke Frazer
The Crazy Kill
(1975) HilaryActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | N/A | |
| 2002 | Amy McSwan | |
| 2000 | N/A | |
| 1996 | Aunt Antonia | |
| 1994 | Anita Block | |
| 1991 | Mrs. Tranter | |
| 1990 | Various | |
| 1987 | Various | |
| 1986 | N/A | |
| 1983 | N/A | |
| 1979 | Diana | |
| 1978 | N/A | |
| 1976 | Ellen Simpson | |
| 1975 | Mrs. Hamilton | |
| Hilary | ||
| 1973 | Hilary | |
| 1972 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Barbara Grant | |
| Ellen Bouverie | ||
| Mary Lurcock | ||
| Ingi | ||
| 1967 | N/A | |
| Luke Frazer | ||
| 1965 | Perfume Saleslady | |
| N/A | ||
| 1962 | Valentina Chenko | |
| 1961 | N/A | |
| Waitress | ||
| 1959 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
