Claire Nielson
Known for: Acting
Born: April 8, 1937
Died: April 29, 2026
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
Orkney
1971
Double Scotch & Wry
1987
Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4
1992
Scotch & Wry
1986
Degree of Uncertainty
1979
Triple Scotch & Wry
1990
The Crazy Kill
1975
Backfire!
1962
Rikki
2024
Kidnapped
1971
A Is for Acid
2002
Thriller
1973
Fawlty Towers
1975
Monarch of the Glen
2000
Taggart
1983
Crown Court
1972
Ghost Squad
1961
The Revenue Men
1967
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
The Wild Affair
1965
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
1976
No Hiding Place
1959
Justice
1971
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
1973
Taking the Floor
1991
The Crow Road
1996
Pie in the Sky
1994
Scotch and Wry
1978
The Kitchen
1961
The Very Best of Scotch And Wry
2005
I, Lovett
1993
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Jury
2002
Late Night Theatre
1972
The Scobie Man
1972