Claire Nielson
Acting 1937-04-08 Scotland, UK
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 Warsh…
Known For
TV
⭐ 5.7
Crown Court
1972
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⭐ 6.4
Taggart
1983
TV
⭐ 6.9
Thriller
1973
TV
⭐ 7.3
Monarch of the Glen
2000
TV
⭐ 8.3
Fawlty Towers
1975
TV
⭐ 6.0
Ghost Squad
1961
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⭐ 6.9
A Is for Acid
2002
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⭐ 6.3
Kidnapped
1971
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⭐ 7.3
The Kitchen
1961
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⭐ 9.0
Scotch & Wry
1986
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⭐ 5.3
The Wild Affair
1965
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⭐ 5.0
Backfire!
1962
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⭐ 7.0
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
1976
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⭐ 8.5
Double Scotch & Wry
1987
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⭐ 8.0
The Crazy Kill
1975
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⭐ 7.0
Triple Scotch & Wry
1990
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⭐ 9.0
Orkney
1971
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⭐ 8.0
Rikki
2024
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⭐ 5.5
Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4
1992
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⭐ 8.0
Degree of Uncertainty
1979