Ronald Shiner
ActingAlso Known As
Ronald Alfred Shiner
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.
Movies
(68 total)
Caesar and Cleopatra
as 2nd Porter
St. Martin's Lane
as Barman (uncredited)
The Magic Box
as Fairground Barker
The Case of the Frightened Lady
as Sergeant Totty
Innocents in Paris
as Dicky Bird
They Drive by Night
as Charlie
My Learned Friend
as Man in Wilson's Bar
Let George Do It!
as Musician (uncredited)
The Gentle Sex
as Racegoer
A Yank at Oxford
as Bicycle Repairman (uncredited)
Forbidden
as Dan Collins
Trouble Brewing
as Bridgewater
Carry On Admiral
as Salty Simpson
I Live in Grosvenor Square
as Paratrooper
The Young Mr. Pitt
as Man in Stocks
Dry Rot
as Alf Tubbe
Bees in Paradise
as Ronald Wild
The Navy Lark
as CPO Banyard
Aunt Clara
as Henry Martin
Come on George!
as Nat
TV Shows
(1 total)
Theatre Night
as Bertie Skidmore