Acting credits
31
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Claire Nielson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 14Series: 17
TMDB ID: 1213715
IMDb ID: nm0410761
Known for: Acting
Born: April 8, 1937
Age: 88
Place of birth: Scotland, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2024
Years active: 66
Average TMDB rating: 7.19
Wikidata: Q5125274
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Claire Nielson.
8.0
Rikki
as Self
2024 Movie
6.8
A Is for Acid
as Amy McSwan
2002 Movie
1.0
Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4
as Various
1992 Movie
Triple Scotch & Wry
as Various
1990 Movie
10.0
Double Scotch & Wry
as Various
1987 Movie
10.0
Scotch & Wry
1986 Movie
Degree of Uncertainty
as Diana
1979 Movie
7.0
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
as Ellen Simpson
1976 Movie
The Crazy Kill
as Hilary
1975 Movie
6.2
Kidnapped
as Barbara Grant
1971 Movie
Orkney
as Ingi
1971 Movie
4.8
The Wild Affair
as Perfume Saleslady
1965 Movie
5.0
Backfire!
as Valentina Chenko
1962 Movie
7.0
The Kitchen
as Waitress
1961 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Claire Nielson.
7.3
Monarch of the Glen
as Edith Rankin • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.8
The Crow Road
as Aunt Antonia • 4 eps
1996 Series
8.3
Pie in the Sky
as Anita Block • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.0
I, Lovett
as Mrs. Lovett • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.0
Taking the Floor
as Mrs. Tranter • 6 eps
1991 Series
6.3
Taggart
1 eps
1983 Series
10.0
Scotch and Wry
11 eps
1978 Series
8.3
Fawlty Towers
as Mrs. Hamilton • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.6
Thriller
as Hilary • 1 eps
1973 Series
7.7
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
as Miss Dixon • 1 eps
1973 Series
5.4
Crown Court
as Terry Greene • 3 eps
1972 Series
7.8
Upstairs, Downstairs
as Ellen Bouverie • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.0
Justice
as Mary Lurcock • 1 eps
1971 Series
1.0
The Revenue Men
26 eps
1967 Series
4.5
The Wednesday Play
as Alison Grant • 1 eps
1964 Series
5.0
Ghost Squad
52 eps
1961 Series
3.7
No Hiding Place
1 eps
1959 Series