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Unpublished Story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