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Unpublished Story (1942)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