Ronald Shiner
Age: N/A | From: London, England
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: London, England
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Movie Involvements: 23
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Magic Box
(1952) Fairground Barker
They Drive by Night
(1938) Charlie
London Melody
(1937) Pickpocket on Trial
A Yank at Oxford
(1938) Bicycle Repairman (uncredited)
Dinner at the Ritz
(1937) Sydney
The Case of the Frightened Lady
(1940) Sergeant Totty
Unpublished Story
(1942) Agitator
Laughing Anne
(1953) Nobby ClarkActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Cecil Gibson | |
| 1959 | Gunner Slocum | |
| CPO Banyard | ||
| 1958 | Marine Ogg | |
| 1957 | Higgins | |
| Salty Simpson | ||
| 1956 | Alf Tubbe | |
| Bert Lane | ||
| 1954 | Henry Martin | |
| Jack Carter | ||
| 1953 | Nobby Clark | |
| Dicky Bird | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1952 | Henry Harkwood | |
| Fairground Barker | ||
| 1951 | Sam Porter | |
| 1949 | Dan Collins | |
| 1947 | 'Squeaky' Watts | |
| Cockney Harry | ||
| 1946 | Fingers | |
| 1945 | 2nd Porter | |
| Paratrooper | ||
| 1944 | Ronald Wild | |
| 1943 | Man in Wilson's Bar | |
| Sailor Meredith | ||
| Racegoer | ||
| Everett Manley | ||
| Joe | ||
| 1942 | Sergeant | |
| Sergeant Shiner | ||
| Ernie (the cook) | ||
| Agitator | ||
| Mechanic | ||
| Porter | ||
| 1941 | Swifty | |
| Bert | ||
| 1940 | Piano Mover | |
| Sergeant Totty | ||
| Musician | ||
| Engineer | ||
| Dustman | ||
| 1939 | Nat | |
| Sam Hackett | ||
| Scrubby Oaks | ||
| Spider Ferris | ||
| Bridgewater | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1938 | Charlie | |
| Barman (uncredited) | ||
| Bicycle Repairman (uncredited) | ||
| 1937 | Sydney | |
| Asst. Stage Manager | ||
| Augustus | ||
| Pickpocket on Trial | ||
| 1936 | Perky Pat | |
| 1935 | Alice's Young Man | |
| Bill | ||
| Fair Man | ||
| Jim Ferrin | ||
| 1934 | Miggs | |
| Bit | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
