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Unpublished Story (1942)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