Ronald Shiner
Birthday
1903/06/08
Day of death
1966/06/29 (63 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also know 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 ...Read more
Acting
(1936) Limelight
as Asst. Stage Manager
(1940) The Case of the Frightened Lady
as Sergeant Totty
(1942) King Arthur Was a Gentleman
as Sergeant
(1949) Forbidden
as Dan Collins
(1939) The Gang's All Here
as Spider Ferris
(1938) A Yank at Oxford
as Bicycle Repairman (uncredited)
(1956) Dry Rot
as Alf Tubbe
(1953) Innocents in Paris
as Dicky Bird
(1940) Let George Do It!
as Musician
(1960) The Night We Got the Bird
as Cecil Gibson
(1947) The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as 'Squeaky' Watts
(1953) Laughing Anne
as Nobby Clark
(1943) Get Cracking
as Everett Manley
(1939) Flying Fifty-Five
as Scrubby Oaks
(1946) George in Civvy Street
as Fingers
(1958) Girls at Sea
as Marine Ogg
(1939) The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
as ---
(1959) The Navy Lark
as CPO Banyard
(1934) Wild Boy
as Bit
(1938) St. Martin's Lane
as Barman (uncredited)
(1954) Aunt Clara
as Henry Martin
(1937) London Melody
as Pickpocket on Trial
(1935) Squibs
as Bill
(1951) Worm's Eye View
as Sam Porter
(1939) The Missing People
as Sam Hackett
(1939) Trouble Brewing
as Bridgewater
(1939) Come on George!
as Nat
(1956) Keep It Clean
as Bert Lane
(1952) Little Big Shot
as Henry Harkwood
(1934) Doctor's Orders
as Miggs
(1940) Spare a Copper
as Piano Mover
(1941) Old Bill and Son
as Bert
(1936) Excuse My Glove
as Perky Pat
(1953) Top of the Form
as ---
(1942) The Balloon Goes Up
as Sergeant Shiner
(1957) Carry on Admiral
as Salty Simpson
(1937) Beauty and the Barge
as Augustus
(1935) It's a Bet
as Fair Man
(1944) Bees in Paradise
as Ronald Wild
(1954) Up to His Neck
as Jack Carter
(1940) The Middle Watch
as Engineer
(1957) Not Wanted on Voyage
as Higgins
(1952) The Magic Box
as Fairground Barker
(1935) Once a Thief
as Alice's Young Man
(1935) Gentlemen's Agreement
as Jim Ferrin
(1959) Operation Bullshine
as Gunner Slocum
(1943) The Gentle Sex
as Racegoer
(1942) Unpublished Story
as Agitator
(1942) The Black Sheep of Whitehall
as Porter
(1943) My Learned Friend
as Man in Wilson's Bar
(1943) Miss London Ltd.
as Sailor Meredith
(1945) I Live in Grosvenor Square
as Paratrooper
(1945) Caesar and Cleopatra
as 2nd Porter
(1938) They Drive by Night
as Charlie
(1940) Salvage with a Smile
as Dustman
(1941) South American George
as Swifty
(1942) They Flew Alone
as Mechanic
(1943) Thursday's Child
as Joe
(1942) Sabotage at Sea
as Ernie (the cook)
(1937) Dinner at the Ritz
as Sydney
(1947) The Man Within
as Cockney Harry
(1939) The Mind of Mr. Reeder
as Sam Hackett
(1942) The Young Mr. Pitt
as Man in Stocks
(1952) Reluctant Heroes
as Sergeant Bell