Ronald Shiner
Acting
- Born:
- 1903-06-08
- Died:
- 1966-06-29
- Place of birth:
- London, England, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Night We Got the Bird
Operation Bullshine
The Navy Lark
Girls at Sea
Not Wanted on Voyage
Carry On Admiral
Theatre Night
My Wife's Family
Dry Rot
Keep It Clean
Aunt Clara
Up to His Neck
Laughing Anne
Innocents in Paris
Top of the Form
Reluctant Heroes
Little Big Shot
The Magic Box
Worm's Eye View
Forbidden
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
The Man Within
George in Civvy Street
Caesar and Cleopatra
I Live in Grosvenor Square
Bees in Paradise
My Learned Friend
Miss London Ltd.
The Gentle Sex
Get Cracking
Thursday's Child
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
The Balloon Goes Up
The Young Mr. Pitt
Sabotage at Sea
Unpublished Story
They Flew Alone
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
The Big Blockade
Those Kids from Town
South American George
Old Bill and Son
Spare a Copper
The Case of the Frightened Lady
Let George Do It!
The Middle Watch
Salvage with a Smile
Come on George!
Flying Fifty-Five
The Missing People
The Gang's All Here
The Mind of Mr. Reeder
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
Trouble Brewing
They Drive by Night
St. Martin's Lane
A Yank at Oxford
Dinner at the Ritz
Beauty and the Barge
London Melody
The Black Tulip
Excuse My Glove
Limelight
Gentlemen's Agreement
Once a Thief
Squibs
It's a Bet
Doctor's Orders
Wild Boy