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Unpublished Story (1942)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