Ronald Shiner
Acting
1903-06-08 · London, England, UK
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.
Filmography
The Night We Got the Bird
1960 · Movie
Operation Bullshine
1959 · Movie
The Navy Lark
1959 · Movie
Girls at Sea
1958 · Movie
Not Wanted on Voyage
1957 · Movie
Carry On Admiral
1957 · Movie
Theatre Night
1957 · Series
My Wife's Family
1956 · Movie
Dry Rot
1956 · Movie
Keep It Clean
1956 · Movie
Aunt Clara
1954 · Movie
Up to His Neck
1954 · Movie
Laughing Anne
1953 · Movie
Innocents in Paris
1953 · Movie
Top of the Form
1953 · Movie
Reluctant Heroes
1952 · Movie
The Magic Box
1952 · Movie
Little Big Shot
1952 · Movie
Worm's Eye View
1951 · Movie
Forbidden
1949 · Movie
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947 · Movie
The Man Within
1947 · Movie
George in Civvy Street
1946 · Movie
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945 · Movie
I Live in Grosvenor Square
1945 · Movie
Bees in Paradise
1944 · Movie
My Learned Friend
1943 · Movie
Miss London Ltd.
1943 · Movie
The Gentle Sex
1943 · Movie
Get Cracking
1943 · Movie
Thursday's Child
1943 · Movie
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
1942 · Movie
The Balloon Goes Up
1942 · Movie
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942 · Movie
Sabotage at Sea
1942 · Movie
Unpublished Story
1942 · Movie
They Flew Alone
1942 · Movie
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942 · Movie
The Big Blockade
1942 · Movie
Those Kids from Town
1942 · Movie
South American George
1941 · Movie
Old Bill and Son
1941 · Movie
Spare a Copper
1940 · Movie
The Case of the Frightened Lady
1940 · Movie
Let George Do It!
1940 · Movie
The Middle Watch
1940 · Movie
Salvage with a Smile
1940 · Movie
Come on George!
1939 · Movie
Flying Fifty-Five
1939 · Movie
The Missing People
1939 · Movie
The Mind of Mr. Reeder
1939 · Movie
The Gang's All Here
1939 · Movie
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939 · Movie
Trouble Brewing
1939 · Movie
They Drive by Night
1938 · Movie
St. Martin's Lane
1938 · Movie
A Yank at Oxford
1938 · Movie
Dinner at the Ritz
1937 · Movie
Beauty and the Barge
1937 · Movie
London Melody
1937 · Movie
The Black Tulip
1937 · Movie
Excuse My Glove
1936 · Movie
Limelight
1936 · Movie
Gentlemen's Agreement
1935 · Movie
Once a Thief
1935 · Movie
Squibs
1935 · Movie
It's a Bet
1935 · Movie
Doctor's Orders
1934 · Movie
Wild Boy
1934 · Movie