Ronald Shiner
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Ronald Alfred Shiner (8 June 1903 in London – 29 June 1966 in London) was a British stand-up comedian and comedic actor whose career encompassed film, West End theatre and music hall. A former Royal Northwest Mounted Police Officer, farmer, greengrocer, milkman, bookie's clerk, soldier and film extra, Shiner shot to fame appearing in 1,700 performances of the stage hit Worm's Eye View from 1945 to 1947 (he would later top his own record by appearing in the play Seagulls Over Sorrento for 2,000 performances between 1950 and 1954). At the height of his career Shiner insured his nose for £10,000 because he said "it's me beak which made 'em larf." In retirement he owned a pub at Blackboys in Sussex but was plagued by ill health in his final years and retired to Eastbourne. He died there in June 1966 leaving an estate of £30,955.
Known for
Credits
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
as 2nd Porter
St. Martin's Lane (1938)
as Barman (uncredited)
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
as Bicycle Repairman (uncredited)
Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)
as Higgins
The Magic Box (1952)
as Fairground Barker
My Wife's Family (1956)
as Doc Knott
The Gang's All Here (1939)
as Spider Ferris
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
as Man in Stocks
The Night We Got the Bird (1960)
as Cecil Gibson
I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)
as Paratrooper
Up to His Neck (1954)
as Jack Carter
The Adventures of Dusty Bates (1947)
as 'Squeaky' Watts
Wild Boy (1934)
as Bit
They Drive by Night (1938)
as Charlie
The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)
as Porter
Aunt Clara (1954)
as Henry Martin
Let George Do It! (1940)
as Musician (uncredited)
Dinner at the Ritz (1937)
as Sydney
Forbidden (1949)
as Dan Collins
They Flew Alone (1942)
as Mechanic
Old Bill and Son (1941)
as Bert
Beauty and the Barge (1937)
as Augustus
Worm's Eye View (1951)
as Sam Porter
Those Kids from Town (1942)
as Mr. Burns
The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)
as Sergeant Totty
Top of the Form (1953)
as 'Professor' Fortescue
Salvage with a Smile (1940)
as Dustman
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939)
Actor
Operation Bullshine (1959)
as Gunner Slocum
Innocents in Paris (1953)
as Dicky Bird
The Man Within (1947)
as Cockney Harry
The Black Tulip (1937)
as Hendrik
The Navy Lark (1959)
as CPO Banyard
It's a Bet (1935)
as Fair Man
Flying Fifty-Five (1939)
as Scrubby Oaks
George in Civvy Street (1946)
as Fingers
Girls at Sea (1958)
as Marine Ogg
Carry On Admiral (1957)
as Salty Simpson
The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939)
as Sam Hackett
Come on George! (1939)
as Nat
King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
as Sergeant
Sabotage at Sea (1942)
as Ernie (the cook)
The Big Blockade (1942)
as Shipping clerk (uncredited)
Excuse My Glove (1936)
as Perky Pat
Unpublished Story (1942)
as Agitator
The Gentle Sex (1943)
as Racegoer
Reluctant Heroes (1952)
as Sergeant Bell
Spare a Copper (1940)
as Piano Mover
Get Cracking (1943)
as Everett Manley
The Balloon Goes Up (1942)
as Sergeant Shiner
Dry Rot (1956)
as Alf Tubbe
Bees in Paradise (1944)
as Ronald Wild
Laughing Anne (1953)
as Nobby Clark
Trouble Brewing (1939)
as Bridgewater
The Middle Watch (1940)
as Engineer
The Missing People (1939)
as Sam Hackett
Gentlemen's Agreement (1935)
as Jim Ferrin
Miss London Ltd. (1943)
as Sailor Meredith
Thursday's Child (1943)
as Joe
My Learned Friend (1943)
as Man in Wilson's Bar
South American George (1941)
as Swifty
London Melody (1937)
as Pickpocket on Trial
Doctor's Orders (1934)
as Miggs
Little Big Shot (1952)
as Henry Harkwood
Squibs (1935)
as Bill
Once a Thief (1935)
as Alice's Young Man
Keep It Clean (1956)
as Bert Lane
Limelight (1936)
as Asst. Stage Manager