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Claire Nielson

Claire Nielson

Birthday: 1937-04-08 | Place of Birth: Scotland, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Rikki

as    Self

1996
The Crow Road

as    Aunt Antonia

1990
Triple Scotch & Wry

as    Various

1975
The Crazy Kill

as    Hilary

1962
Backfire!

as    Valentina Chenko