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Unpublished Story (1942)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