Ronald Shiner
Acting
Born: 1903-06-08 in 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
Theatre Night
Bertie Skidmore
Caesar and Cleopatra
2nd Porter
Flying Fifty-Five
Scrubby Oaks
Forbidden
Dan Collins
Aunt Clara
Henry Martin
A Yank at Oxford
Bicycle Repairman (uncredited)
Carry On Admiral
Salty Simpson
The Gang's All Here
Spider Ferris
Beauty and the Barge
Augustus
Girls at Sea
Marine Ogg
Salvage with a Smile
Dustman
St. Martin's Lane
Barman (uncredited)
They Flew Alone
Mechanic
Let George Do It!
Musician (uncredited)
Excuse My Glove
Perky Pat
The Magic Box
Fairground Barker
Unpublished Story
Agitator
The Young Mr. Pitt
Man in Stocks
Dry Rot
Alf Tubbe
Innocents in Paris
Dicky Bird
The Man Within
Cockney Harry
The Navy Lark
CPO Banyard
The Black Tulip
Hendrik
Up to His Neck
Jack Carter
The Gentle Sex
Racegoer
My Wife's Family
Doc Knott
Bees in Paradise
Ronald Wild
Trouble Brewing
Bridgewater
I Live in Grosvenor Square
Paratrooper
Thursday's Child
Joe
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
'Squeaky' Watts
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
Dinner at the Ritz
Sydney
Gentlemen's Agreement
Jim Ferrin
Get Cracking
Everett Manley
My Learned Friend
Man in Wilson's Bar
The Big Blockade
Shipping clerk (uncredited)
Not Wanted on Voyage
Higgins