Claire Nielson

Claire Nielson

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 p…

Filmography

Crown Court
Crown Court
1972 · TV
as Terry Greene
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
1959 · TV
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
1964 · TV
as Alison Grant
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971 · TV
as Ellen Bouverie
Taggart
Taggart
1983 · TV
Thriller
Thriller
1973 · TV
as Hilary
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky
1994 · TV
as Anita Block
Monarch of the Glen
Monarch of the Glen
2000 · TV
as Edith Rankin
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers
1975 · TV
as Mrs. Hamilton
Justice
Justice
1971 · TV
as Mary Lurcock
The Jury
The Jury
2002 · TV
as Eleanor Colchester
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
1973 · TV
as Miss Dixon
Ghost Squad
Ghost Squad
1961 · TV
The Crow Road
The Crow Road
1996 · TV
as Aunt Antonia
I, Lovett
I, Lovett
1993 · TV
as Mrs. Lovett
Scotch and Wry
Scotch and Wry
1978 · TV
A Is for Acid
A Is for Acid
2002 · Movie
as Amy McSwan
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
1971 · Movie
as Barbara Grant
Taking the Floor
Taking the Floor
1991 · TV
as Mrs. Tranter
The Kitchen
The Kitchen
1961 · Movie
as Waitress
Scotch & Wry
Scotch & Wry
1986 · Movie
The Wild Affair
The Wild Affair
1965 · Movie
as Perfume Saleslady
Backfire!
Backfire!
1962 · Movie
as Valentina Chenko
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
1976 · Movie
as Ellen Simpson