Dandy Nichols

(The second series used Nichols' own death as an excuse to kill off the character and dealt with Alf's experience of widowhood.). Coleman, in fact, ran for Governor of California during the 2003 recall election. She reprised her role as Else in the first series of the sequel, In Sickness and in Health. Of the child stars on Diff'rent Strokes, Plato got into the most trouble, while Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges are still alive. Prior to the series, Dandy Nichols had been a minor comedy actress, appearing in many old British films. Her death was subsequently ruled a suicide. Alf often referred to Else as a "silly old moo" (the word "cow" would have been unacceptable to contemporary audiences). They stopped at Lambert's mother's home in Moore, Oklahoma for a Mother's Day visit, where she died of a prescription drug overdose.

Dandy Nichols (1907, London - February 6, 1986) was an actress most noted for her role as Else Garnett, the long-suffering wife of the racially bigoted and misogynistic character Alf Garnett in the BBC sitcom Till Death Us Do Part. In 1999 she and Lambert were returning to California following Plato's appearance on the Howard Stern show, hoping to revive her stagnant career. The following year Plato was arrested again, this time for forging a prescription for Valium. She was arrested in 1991 for robbing a video store in Las Vegas, but was placed on probation. Her one year marriage to Lanny Lambert produced a son, Tyler Lambert (born 1985).

She was also the feature of a Playboy pictorial in 1989. and Jill) (1997). Different Strokes: The story of Jack and Jill.. Plato appeared partially nude in Prime Suspect (1988), Compelling Evidence (1995), and Different Strokes (a.k.a.