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
Wild Boy (1934)
as Bit
Forbidden (1949)
as Dan Collins
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
as 2nd Porter
Beauty and the Barge (1937)
as Augustus
Bees in Paradise (1944)
as Ronald Wild
Salvage with a Smile (1940)
as Dustman
They Flew Alone (1942)
as Mechanic
The Navy Lark (1959)
as CPO Banyard
The Gang's All Here (1939)
as Spider Ferris
Up to His Neck (1954)
as Jack Carter
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
as Bicycle Repairman (uncredited)
Innocents in Paris (1953)
as Dicky Bird
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
as Man in Stocks
St. Martin's Lane (1938)
as Barman (uncredited)
The Gentle Sex (1943)
as Racegoer
Girls at Sea (1958)
as Marine Ogg
Flying Fifty-Five (1939)
as Scrubby Oaks
The Magic Box (1952)
as Fairground Barker
Aunt Clara (1954)
as Henry Martin
The Black Tulip (1937)
as Hendrik
Worm's Eye View (1951)
as Sam Porter
The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)
as Porter
My Wife's Family (1956)
as Doc Knott
The Adventures of Dusty Bates (1947)
as 'Squeaky' Watts
I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)
as Paratrooper
Operation Bullshine (1959)
as Gunner Slocum
The Big Blockade (1942)
as Shipping clerk (uncredited)
Carry On Admiral (1957)
as Salty Simpson
Unpublished Story (1942)
as Agitator
Top of the Form (1953)
as 'Professor' Fortescue
Dinner at the Ritz (1937)
as Sydney
Dry Rot (1956)
as Alf Tubbe
They Drive by Night (1938)
as Charlie
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939)
Actor
My Learned Friend (1943)
as Man in Wilson's Bar
Laughing Anne (1953)
as Nobby Clark
The Man Within (1947)
as Cockney Harry
The Night We Got the Bird (1960)
as Cecil Gibson
Get Cracking (1943)
as Everett Manley
Come on George! (1939)
as Nat
Squibs (1935)
as Bill
Miss London Ltd. (1943)
as Sailor Meredith
The Middle Watch (1940)
as Engineer
The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939)
as Sam Hackett
Sabotage at Sea (1942)
as Ernie (the cook)
Spare a Copper (1940)
as Piano Mover
Excuse My Glove (1936)
as Perky Pat
Let George Do It! (1940)
as Musician (uncredited)
Those Kids from Town (1942)
as Mr. Burns
George in Civvy Street (1946)
as Fingers
Gentlemen's Agreement (1935)
as Jim Ferrin
Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)
as Higgins
Thursday's Child (1943)
as Joe
Trouble Brewing (1939)
as Bridgewater
The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)
as Sergeant Totty
The Missing People (1939)
as Sam Hackett
Old Bill and Son (1941)
as Bert
London Melody (1937)
as Pickpocket on Trial
Doctor's Orders (1934)
as Miggs
South American George (1941)
as Swifty
Once a Thief (1935)
as Alice's Young Man
Limelight (1936)
as Asst. Stage Manager
King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
as Sergeant
It's a Bet (1935)
as Fair Man
The Balloon Goes Up (1942)
as Sergeant Shiner
Keep It Clean (1956)
as Bert Lane
Reluctant Heroes (1952)
as Sergeant Bell
Little Big Shot (1952)
as Henry Harkwood