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 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.
Filmography · 31
Crown Court
1972 · Terry Greene
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Alison Grant
Taggart
1983
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971 · Ellen Bouverie
No Hiding Place
1959
Pie in the Sky
1994 · Anita Block
Monarch of the Glen
2000 · Edith Rankin
Thriller
1973 · Hilary
Fawlty Towers
1975 · Mrs. Hamilton
Justice
1971 · Mary Lurcock
The Jury
2002 · Eleanor Colchester
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
1973 · Miss Dixon
Ghost Squad
1961
The Crow Road
1996 · Aunt Antonia
Triple Scotch & Wry
1990 · Various
I, Lovett
1993 · Mrs. Lovett
Scotch and Wry
1978
Kidnapped
1971 · Barbara Grant
Taking the Floor
1991 · Mrs. Tranter
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
1976 · Ellen Simpson
Orkney
1971 · Ingi
The Wild Affair
1965 · Perfume Saleslady
A Is for Acid
2002 · Amy McSwan
Double Scotch & Wry
1987 · Various
Degree of Uncertainty
1979 · Diana
Scotch & Wry
1986
The Kitchen
1961 · Waitress
Backfire!
1962 · Valentina Chenko
The Crazy Kill
1975 · Hilary
Rikki
2024 · Self
Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4
1992 · Various