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Nielson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Claire Nielson (born 1937), British television actress *Howard C. Nielson (1924–2020), American politician from Utah; U.S. Representative 1983–91 *Niel Nielson (born 1954), American academic; president of Covenant College, Georgia, USA *Poul Nielson (born 1943), Danish politician and government minister *Nielson (singer) (born 1989), Dutch singer-songwriter See also

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Claire Nielson
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 (Fawlty Towers), Waldorf Salad" episode of ''Fawlty Towers'', appeared as Jean 'Porridge' Carter, Geoffrey Stock's secretary, in the popular 1960s crime series ''Ghost Squad (TV series), Ghost Squad'' and played the wife of Rikki Fulton's character in many sketches of the Scotland, Scottish Hogmanay show ''Scotch and Wry'' from 1978 until 1993. Other TV credits include ''Warship'', ''Sutherland's Law'', ''Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series), Upstairs, Downstairs'', ''Monarch of the Glen (TV series), Monarch of the Glen'', ''The Brothers (1972 TV series), The Brothers'', ''The Two Ronnies'', ''Take The High Road'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Special Branch (TV series), Special Branch'', ''Thriller (British TV series), Thriller'' and ''Taggart''. She also appeared as Barba ...
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