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Ronald Shiner
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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 Su…
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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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Ronald Shiner's Filmography
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The Night We Got the Bird
as Cecil Gibson
Operation Bullshine
as Gunner Slocum
The Navy Lark
as CPO Banyard
Girls at Sea
as Marine Ogg
Not Wanted on Voyage
as Higgins
Carry On Admiral
as Salty Simpson
My Wife's Family
as Doc Knott
Dry Rot
as Alf Tubbe
Keep It Clean
as Bert Lane
Aunt Clara
as Henry Martin
Up to His Neck
as Jack Carter
Laughing Anne
as Nobby Clark
Innocents in Paris
as Dicky Bird
Top of the Form
as 'Professor' Fortescue
Reluctant Heroes
as Sergeant Bell
The Magic Box
as Fairground Barker
Little Big Shot
as Henry Harkwood
No Poster
Worm's Eye View
as Sam Porter
Forbidden
as Dan Collins
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as 'Squeaky' Watts
The Man Within
as Cockney Harry
George in Civvy Street
as Fingers
Caesar and Cleopatra
as 2nd Porter
I Live in Grosvenor Square
as Paratrooper
Bees in Paradise
as Ronald Wild
My Learned Friend
as Man in Wilson's Bar
Miss London Ltd.
as Sailor Meredith
The Gentle Sex
as Racegoer
Get Cracking
as Everett Manley
Thursday's Child
as Joe
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
as Sergeant
The Balloon Goes Up
as Sergeant Shiner
The Young Mr. Pitt
as Man in Stocks
Sabotage at Sea
as Ernie (the cook)
Unpublished Story
as Agitator
They Flew Alone
as Mechanic
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
as Porter
The Big Blockade
as Shipping clerk (uncredited)
No Poster
Those Kids from Town
as Mr. Burns
South American George
as Swifty
Old Bill and Son
as Bert
Spare a Copper
as Piano Mover
The Case of the Frightened Lady
as Sergeant Totty
Let George Do It!
as Musician (uncredited)
No Poster
The Middle Watch
as Engineer
Salvage with a Smile
as Dustman
Come on George!
as Nat
Flying Fifty-Five
as Scrubby Oaks
No Poster
The Missing People
as Sam Hackett
The Gang's All Here
as Spider Ferris
No Poster
The Mind of Mr. Reeder
as Sam Hackett
No Poster
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
Trouble Brewing
as Bridgewater
They Drive by Night
as Charlie
St. Martin's Lane
as Barman (uncredited)
A Yank at Oxford
as Bicycle Repairman (uncredited)
Dinner at the Ritz
as Sydney
Beauty and the Barge
as Augustus
The Black Tulip
as Hendrik
London Melody
as Pickpocket on Trial
Excuse My Glove
as Perky Pat
Limelight
as Asst. Stage Manager
Gentlemen's Agreement
as Jim Ferrin
Once a Thief
as Alice's Young Man
Squibs
as Bill
It's a Bet
as Fair Man
Doctor's Orders
as Miggs
No Poster
Wild Boy
as Bit