
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.

Crown Court
TV • 1972

No Hiding Place
TV • 1959

The Wednesday Play
TV • 1964

Thriller
TV • 1973

Pie in the Sky
TV • 1994

Upstairs, Downstairs
TV • 1971

Taggart
TV • 1983

Justice
TV • 1971

Fawlty Towers
TV • 1975

Monarch of the Glen
TV • 2000

Ghost Squad
TV • 1961

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
TV • 1973

The Crow Road
TV • 1996

I, Lovett
TV • 1993

Kidnapped
MOVIE • 1971

Taking the Floor
TV • 1991

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
MOVIE • 1976

Double Scotch & Wry
MOVIE • 1987