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