Claire Nielson
Known For
Acting
Born
1937-04-08 in Scotland, UK
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 Known For
Taggart
Crown Court
as Terry Greene
Fawlty Towers
as Mrs. Hamilton
The Wednesday Play
as Alison Grant
No Hiding Place
Upstairs, Downstairs
as Ellen Bouverie
Justice
as Mary Lurcock
Pie in the Sky
as Anita Block
Thriller
as Hilary
Monarch of the Glen
as Edith Rankin
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
as Miss Dixon
Ghost Squad
The Crow Road
as Aunt Antonia
The Revenue Men
The Revenue Men
as Luke Frazer
Taking the Floor
as Mrs. Tranter
Kidnapped
as Barbara Grant
Scotch and Wry
I, Lovett
as Mrs. Lovett