Cast & creator

Claire Nielson

1937-04-08 (died at 89) Scotland, UK Website IMDb

Best known for The Wednesday Play, Crown Court, No Hiding Place

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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film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1959–2024 · acting roles

Credit score

7.0

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 5.2

The Wednesday Play

Alison Grant · 1964

★ 5.7

Crown Court

Terry Greene · 1972

★ 4.8

No Hiding Place

Acting · 1959

★ 8.3

Pie in the Sky

Anita Block · 1994

★ 7.8

Upstairs, Downstairs

Ellen Bouverie · 1971

Across film & television

Filmography (37)

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Claire Nielson