Ronald Shiner
Born: 1903-06-08 in London, England, UK
Died: 1966-06-29
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
1960
- The Night We Got the Bird as Cecil Gibson
1959
- The Navy Lark as CPO Banyard
- Operation Bullshine as Gunner Slocum
1958
- Girls at Sea as Marine Ogg
1957
- Theatre Night as Bertie Skidmore
- Carry On Admiral as Salty Simpson
- Not Wanted on Voyage as Higgins
1956
- My Wife's Family as Doc Knott
- Dry Rot as Alf Tubbe
- Keep It Clean as Bert Lane
1954
- Aunt Clara as Henry Martin
- Up to His Neck as Jack Carter
1953
- Innocents in Paris as Dicky Bird
- Top of the Form as 'Professor' Fortescue
- Laughing Anne as Nobby Clark
1952
- The Magic Box as Fairground Barker
- Little Big Shot as Henry Harkwood
- Reluctant Heroes as Sergeant Bell
1951
- Worm's Eye View as Sam Porter
1949
- Forbidden as Dan Collins
1947
- The Adventures of Dusty Bates as 'Squeaky' Watts
- The Man Within as Cockney Harry
1946
- George in Civvy Street as Fingers
1945
- Caesar and Cleopatra as 2nd Porter
- I Live in Grosvenor Square as Paratrooper
1944
- Bees in Paradise as Ronald Wild
1943
- The Gentle Sex as Racegoer
- Thursday's Child as Joe
- My Learned Friend as Man in Wilson's Bar
- Get Cracking as Everett Manley
- Miss London Ltd. as Sailor Meredith
1942
- The Young Mr. Pitt as Man in Stocks
- The Black Sheep of Whitehall as Porter
- They Flew Alone as Mechanic
- Those Kids from Town as Mr. Burns
- Unpublished Story as Agitator
- King Arthur Was a Gentleman as Sergeant
- The Big Blockade as Shipping clerk (uncredited)
- The Balloon Goes Up as Sergeant Shiner
- Sabotage at Sea as Ernie (the cook)
1941
- Old Bill and Son as Bert
- South American George as Swifty
1940
- Let George Do It! as Musician (uncredited)
- Salvage with a Smile as Dustman
- The Case of the Frightened Lady as Sergeant Totty
- Spare a Copper as Piano Mover
- The Middle Watch as Engineer
1939
- The Gang's All Here as Spider Ferris
- Flying Fifty-Five as Scrubby Oaks
- The Mind of Mr. Reeder as Sam Hackett
- The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
- Come on George! as Nat
- Trouble Brewing as Bridgewater
- The Missing People as Sam Hackett
1938
- St. Martin's Lane as Barman (uncredited)
- A Yank at Oxford as Bicycle Repairman (uncredited)
- They Drive by Night as Charlie
1937
- Dinner at the Ritz as Sydney
- Beauty and the Barge as Augustus
- The Black Tulip as Hendrik
- London Melody as Pickpocket on Trial
1936
- Excuse My Glove as Perky Pat
- Limelight as Asst. Stage Manager
1935
- It's a Bet as Fair Man
- Gentlemen's Agreement as Jim Ferrin
- Squibs as Bill
- Once a Thief as Alice's Young Man
1934
- Wild Boy as Bit
- Doctor's Orders as Miggs