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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 8, 1903
Died
June 29, 1966
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Ronald Alfred Shiner
Ronald Shiner
0.3 Popularity
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
4.5
Cecil Gibson
The Night We Got the Bird
1960
5.1
Gunner Slocum
Operation Bullshine
1959
6.5
CPO Banyard
The Navy Lark
1959
6.0
Marine Ogg
Girls at Sea
1958
6.5
Higgins
Not Wanted on Voyage
1957
6.0
Salty Simpson
Carry On Admiral
1957
0.0
Bertie Skidmore
Theatre Night
1957
0.0
Doc Knott
My Wife's Family
1956
7.1
Alf Tubbe
Dry Rot
1956
4.6
Bert Lane
Keep It Clean
1956
Credits
The Night We Got the Bird
as Cecil Gibson
1960
4.5
Operation Bullshine
as Gunner Slocum
1959
5.1
The Navy Lark
as CPO Banyard
1959
6.5
Girls at Sea
as Marine Ogg
1958
6.0
Not Wanted on Voyage
as Higgins
1957
6.5
Carry On Admiral
as Salty Simpson
1957
6.0
Theatre Night
as Bertie Skidmore
1957
0.0
My Wife's Family
as Doc Knott
1956
0.0
Dry Rot
as Alf Tubbe
1956
7.1
Keep It Clean
as Bert Lane
1956
4.6
Aunt Clara
as Henry Martin
1954
4.5
Up to His Neck
as Jack Carter
1954
0.0
Laughing Anne
as Nobby Clark
1953
4.3
Innocents in Paris
as Dicky Bird
1953
4.8
Top of the Form
as 'Professor' Fortescue
1953
5.0
🎬
Reluctant Heroes
as Sergeant Bell
1952
0.0
The Magic Box
as Fairground Barker
1952
6.4
Little Big Shot
as Henry Harkwood
1952
4.5
🎬
Worm's Eye View
as Sam Porter
1951
0.0
Forbidden
as Dan Collins
1949
6.9
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as 'Squeaky' Watts
1947
4.0
The Man Within
as Cockney Harry
1947
5.7
George in Civvy Street
as Fingers
1946
7.5
Caesar and Cleopatra
as 2nd Porter
1945
6.2
I Live in Grosvenor Square
as Paratrooper
1945
7.1
Bees in Paradise
as Ronald Wild
1944
5.6
My Learned Friend
as Man in Wilson's Bar
1943
6.0
Miss London Ltd.
as Sailor Meredith
1943
5.5
The Gentle Sex
as Racegoer
1943
7.0
Get Cracking
as Everett Manley
1943
6.5
Thursday's Child
as Joe
1943
5.3
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
as Sergeant
1942
5.6
The Balloon Goes Up
as Sergeant Shiner
1942
5.3
The Young Mr. Pitt
as Man in Stocks
1942
5.7
Sabotage at Sea
as Ernie (the cook)
1942
5.0
Unpublished Story
as Agitator
1942
6.3
They Flew Alone
as Mechanic
1942
6.0
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
as Porter
1942
7.8
🎬
Those Kids from Town
as Mr. Burns
1942
0.0
South American George
as Swifty
1941
6.0
Old Bill and Son
as Bert
1941
6.5
Spare a Copper
as Piano Mover
1940
6.8
The Case of the Frightened Lady
as Sergeant Totty
1940
6.3
Let George Do It!
as Musician (uncredited)
1940
6.1
🎬
The Middle Watch
as Engineer
1940
5.0
Salvage with a Smile
as Dustman
1940
0.0
Come on George!
as Nat
1939
5.8
Flying Fifty-Five
as Scrubby Oaks
1939
7.6
🎬
The Missing People
as Sam Hackett
1939
0.0
The Gang's All Here
as Spider Ferris
1939
5.0
🎬
The Mind of Mr. Reeder
as Sam Hackett
1939
0.0
🎬
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
0.0
Trouble Brewing
as Bridgewater
1939
6.7
They Drive by Night
as Charlie
1938
5.8
St. Martin's Lane
as Barman (uncredited)
1938
7.2
A Yank at Oxford
as Bicycle Repairman (uncredited)
1938
6.7
Dinner at the Ritz
as Sydney
1937
5.5
Beauty and the Barge
as Augustus
1937
6.4
London Melody
as Pickpocket on Trial
1937
5.0
The Black Tulip
as Hendrik
1937
0.0
Excuse My Glove
as Perky Pat
1936
0.0
Limelight
as Asst. Stage Manager
1936
8.0
Once a Thief
as Alice's Young Man
1935
5.0
Squibs
as Bill
1935
4.6
It's a Bet
as Fair Man
1935
5.0
Gentlemen's Agreement
as Jim Ferrin
1935
7.3
Doctor's Orders
as Miggs
1934
6.0
🎬
Wild Boy
as Bit
1934
0.0