Claire Nielson
Acting • Born 1937-04-08
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.
Filmography
33 credits
Double Scotch & Wry
Movie • 1987
Various
The Wild Affair
Movie • 1965
Perfume Saleslady
Backfire!
Movie • 1962
Valentina Chenko
Kidnapped
Movie • 1971
Barbara Grant
Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4
Movie • 1992
Various
A Is for Acid
Movie • 2002
Amy McSwan
Triple Scotch & Wry
Movie • 1990
Various
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
Movie • 1976
Ellen Simpson
Scotch & Wry
Movie • 1986
Degree of Uncertainty
Movie • 1979
Diana
The Kitchen
Movie • 1961
Waitress
The Crazy Kill
Movie • 1975
Hilary
Orkney
Movie • 1971
Ingi
Rikki
Movie • 2024
Self
Thriller
TV • 1973
Hilary
Fawlty Towers
TV • 1975
Mrs. Hamilton
Monarch of the Glen
TV • 2000
Edith Rankin
Taggart
TV • 1983
Crown Court
TV • 1972
Terry Greene
Ghost Squad
TV • 1961
The Revenue Men
TV • 1967
Upstairs, Downstairs
TV • 1971
Ellen Bouverie
No Hiding Place
TV • 1959
The Revenue Men
TV • 1967
Luke Frazer
Justice
TV • 1971
Mary Lurcock
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
TV • 1973
Miss Dixon
Taking the Floor
TV • 1991
Mrs. Tranter
The Crow Road
TV • 1996
Aunt Antonia
Pie in the Sky
TV • 1994
Anita Block
Scotch and Wry
TV • 1978
The Very Best of Scotch And Wry
TV • 2005
I, Lovett
TV • 1993
Mrs. Lovett
The Wednesday Play
TV • 1964
Alison Grant