Ronald Shiner
Acting
Born June 8, 1903 · 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.
Films (68)
The Night We Got the Bird
1960
Operation Bullshine
1959
The Navy Lark
1959
Girls at Sea
1958
Not Wanted on Voyage
1957
Carry On Admiral
1957
My Wife's Family
1956
Dry Rot
1956
Keep It Clean
1956
Aunt Clara
1954
Up to His Neck
1954
Laughing Anne
1953
Innocents in Paris
1953
Top of the Form
1953
Reluctant Heroes
1952
Little Big Shot
1952
The Magic Box
1952
Worm's Eye View
1951
Forbidden
1949
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947
The Man Within
1947
George in Civvy Street
1946
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
I Live in Grosvenor Square
1945
Bees in Paradise
1944
My Learned Friend
1943
Miss London Ltd.
1943
The Gentle Sex
1943
Get Cracking
1943
Thursday's Child
1943
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
1942
The Balloon Goes Up
1942
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942
Sabotage at Sea
1942
Unpublished Story
1942
They Flew Alone
1942
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942
The Big Blockade
1942
Those Kids from Town
1942
South American George
1941
Old Bill and Son
1941
Spare a Copper
1940
The Case of the Frightened Lady
1940
Let George Do It!
1940
The Middle Watch
1940
Salvage with a Smile
1940
Come on George!
1939
Flying Fifty-Five
1939
The Missing People
1939
The Gang's All Here
1939
The Mind of Mr. Reeder
1939
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
Trouble Brewing
1939
They Drive by Night
1938
St. Martin's Lane
1938
A Yank at Oxford
1938
Dinner at the Ritz
1937
Beauty and the Barge
1937
London Melody
1937
The Black Tulip
1937
Excuse My Glove
1936
Limelight
1936
Once a Thief
1935
Squibs
1935
It's a Bet
1935
Gentlemen's Agreement
1935
Doctor's Orders
1934
Wild Boy
1934