Ronald Shiner
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.
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Movies (68)
The Night We Got the Bird
1960 · Cecil Gibson
Operation Bullshine
1959 · Gunner Slocum
The Navy Lark
1959 · CPO Banyard
Girls at Sea
1958 · Marine Ogg
Not Wanted on Voyage
1957 · Higgins
Carry On Admiral
1957 · Salty Simpson
My Wife's Family
1956 · Doc Knott
Dry Rot
1956 · Alf Tubbe
Keep It Clean
1956 · Bert Lane
Aunt Clara
1954 · Henry Martin
Up to His Neck
1954 · Jack Carter
Laughing Anne
1953 · Nobby Clark
Innocents in Paris
1953 · Dicky Bird
Top of the Form
1953 · 'Professor' Fortescue
Reluctant Heroes
1952 · Sergeant Bell
Little Big Shot
1952 · Henry Harkwood
The Magic Box
1952 · Fairground Barker
Worm's Eye View
1951 · Sam Porter
Forbidden
1949 · Dan Collins
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947 · 'Squeaky' Watts
The Man Within
1947 · Cockney Harry
Caesar and Cleopatra
1946 · 2nd Porter
George in Civvy Street
1946 · Fingers
I Live in Grosvenor Square
1945 · Paratrooper
Bees in Paradise
1944 · Ronald Wild
My Learned Friend
1943 · Man in Wilson's Bar
Miss London Ltd.
1943 · Sailor Meredith
The Gentle Sex
1943 · Racegoer
Get Cracking
1943 · Everett Manley
Thursday's Child
1943 · Joe
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
1942 · Sergeant
The Balloon Goes Up
1942 · Sergeant Shiner
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942 · Man in Stocks
Sabotage at Sea
1942 · Ernie (the cook)
Unpublished Story
1942 · Agitator
They Flew Alone
1942 · Mechanic
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942 · Porter
The Big Blockade
1942 · Shipping clerk (uncredited)
Those Kids from Town
1942 · Mr. Burns
South American George
1941 · Swifty
Old Bill and Son
1941 · Bert
Spare a Copper
1940 · Piano Mover
The Case of the Frightened Lady
1940 · Sergeant Totty
Let George Do It!
1940 · Musician (uncredited)
The Middle Watch
1940 · Engineer
Salvage with a Smile
1940 · Dustman
Come on George!
1939 · Nat
St. Martin's Lane
1939 · Barman (uncredited)
Flying Fifty-Five
1939 · Scrubby Oaks
The Missing People
1939 · Sam Hackett
The Gang's All Here
1939 · Spider Ferris
The Mind of Mr. Reeder
1939 · Sam Hackett
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
Trouble Brewing
1939 · Bridgewater
They Drive by Night
1938 · Charlie
A Yank at Oxford
1938 · Bicycle Repairman (uncredited)
Dinner at the Ritz
1937 · Sydney
Beauty and the Barge
1937 · Augustus
London Melody
1937 · Pickpocket on Trial
The Black Tulip
1937 · Hendrik
Excuse My Glove
1936 · Perky Pat
Limelight
1936 · Asst. Stage Manager
Once a Thief
1935 · Alice's Young Man
Squibs
1935 · Bill
Gentlemen's Agreement
1935 · Jim Ferrin
It's a Bet
1935 · Fair Man
Doctor's Orders
1934 · Miggs
Wild Boy
1934 · Bit
