Cast
Ronald Shiner
Acting
Cast
Ronald Shiner
Known for
Acting
Born
1903-06-08
From
London, England, UK
Died
1966-06-29
Also known as Ronald Alfred Shiner
Biography
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.
★7.0
MOVIE1934
Wild Boy
as Bit
★7.1
MOVIE1949
Forbidden
as Dan Collins
★6.2
MOVIE1945
Caesar and Cleopatra
as 2nd Porter
★6.7
MOVIE1937
Beauty and the Barge
as Augustus
★6.1
MOVIE1944
Bees in Paradise
as Ronald Wild
★6.8
MOVIE1942
They Flew Alone
as Mechanic
MOVIE1954
Up to His Neck
as Jack Carter
★6.7
MOVIE1938
A Yank at Oxford
as Bicycle Repairman (uncredited)
★6.2
MOVIE1942
The Young Mr. Pitt
as Man in Stocks
★7.3
MOVIE1938
St. Martin's Lane
as Barman (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1959
The Navy Lark
as CPO Banyard
★7.0
MOVIE1943
The Gentle Sex
as Racegoer
★7.3
MOVIE1958
Girls at Sea
as Marine Ogg
★7.5
MOVIE1939
Flying Fifty-Five
as Scrubby Oaks
★7.5
MOVIE1939
The Gang's All Here
as Spider Ferris
★6.5
MOVIE1952
The Magic Box
as Fairground Barker
★5.0
MOVIE1954
Aunt Clara
as Henry Martin
MOVIE1937
The Black Tulip
as Hendrik
MOVIE1940
Salvage with a Smile
as Dustman
★10.0
MOVIE1951
Worm's Eye View
as Sam Porter
★8.2
MOVIE1942
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
as Porter
★10.0
MOVIE1956
My Wife's Family
as Doc Knott
★5.3
MOVIE1947
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as 'Squeaky' Watts
★7.3
MOVIE1945
I Live in Grosvenor Square
as Paratrooper
★5.5
MOVIE1959
Operation Bullshine
as Gunner Slocum
★6.7
MOVIE1942
The Big Blockade
as Shipping clerk (uncredited)
★6.4
MOVIE1957
Carry On Admiral
as Salty Simpson
★6.5
MOVIE1942
Unpublished Story
as Agitator
★7.5
MOVIE1953
Top of the Form
as 'Professor' Fortescue
★5.2
MOVIE1953
Innocents in Paris
as Dicky Bird
★5.8
MOVIE1937
Dinner at the Ritz
as Sydney
★6.0
MOVIE1938
They Drive by Night
as Charlie
★10.0
MOVIE1939
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
★6.2
MOVIE1943
My Learned Friend
as Man in Wilson's Bar
★5.8
MOVIE1953
Laughing Anne
as Nobby Clark
★6.8
MOVIE1947
The Man Within
as Cockney Harry
★6.3
MOVIE1960
The Night We Got the Bird
as Cecil Gibson
★6.3
MOVIE1943
Get Cracking
as Everett Manley
★6.0
MOVIE1939
Come on George!
as Nat
★5.0
MOVIE1935
Squibs
as Bill
★6.0
MOVIE1943
Miss London Ltd.
as Sailor Meredith
★7.0
MOVIE1940
The Middle Watch
as Engineer
★7.0
MOVIE1939
The Mind of Mr. Reeder
as Sam Hackett
★6.5
MOVIE1942
Sabotage at Sea
as Ernie (the cook)
★7.0
MOVIE1940
Spare a Copper
as Piano Mover
★7.7
MOVIE1956
Dry Rot
as Alf Tubbe
★8.0
MOVIE1936
Excuse My Glove
as Perky Pat
★6.2
MOVIE1940
Let George Do It!
as Musician (uncredited)
★10.0
MOVIE1942
Those Kids from Town
as Mr. Burns
★6.8
MOVIE1946
George in Civvy Street
as Fingers
★7.5
MOVIE1935
Gentlemen's Agreement
as Jim Ferrin
★7.0
MOVIE1957
Not Wanted on Voyage
as Higgins
★5.8
MOVIE1943
Thursday's Child
as Joe
★6.9
MOVIE1939
Trouble Brewing
as Bridgewater
★6.8
MOVIE1940
The Case of the Frightened Lady
as Sergeant Totty
★8.0
MOVIE1939
The Missing People
as Sam Hackett
★6.6
MOVIE1941
Old Bill and Son
as Bert
★7.5
MOVIE1937
London Melody
as Pickpocket on Trial
★6.5
MOVIE1934
Doctor's Orders
as Miggs
★6.7
MOVIE1941
South American George
as Swifty
★6.7
MOVIE1935
Once a Thief
as Alice's Young Man
★9.0
MOVIE1936
Limelight
as Asst. Stage Manager
★6.2
MOVIE1942
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
as Sergeant
★7.0
MOVIE1935
It's a Bet
as Fair Man
★5.8
MOVIE1942
The Balloon Goes Up
as Sergeant Shiner
★5.3
MOVIE1956
Keep It Clean
as Bert Lane
★9.0
MOVIE1952
Reluctant Heroes
as Sergeant Bell
★6.8
MOVIE1952
Little Big Shot
as Henry Harkwood