Ronald Shiner
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.
69 acting credits
Acting · 69
Theatre Night
1957
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
St. Martin's Lane
1938
The Magic Box
1952
Let George Do It!
1940
Innocents in Paris
1953
Carry On Admiral
1957
Unpublished Story
1942
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942
They Flew Alone
1942
The Gentle Sex
1943
I Live in Grosvenor Square
1945
Spare a Copper
1940
A Yank at Oxford
1938
My Learned Friend
1943
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942
Laughing Anne
1953
Dry Rot
1956
Trouble Brewing
1939
Girls at Sea
1958
The Big Blockade
1942
The Black Tulip
1937
Beauty and the Barge
1937
The Case of the Frightened Lady
1940
The Night We Got the Bird
1960
Not Wanted on Voyage
1957
Operation Bullshine
1959
The Gang's All Here
1939
Aunt Clara
1954
The Navy Lark
1959
They Drive by Night
1938
Sabotage at Sea
1942
It's a Bet
1935
Thursday's Child
1943
The Man Within
1947
Old Bill and Son
1941
Forbidden
1949
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947
The Middle Watch
1940
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
The Mind of Mr. Reeder
1939
Dinner at the Ritz
1937
Gentlemen's Agreement
1935
George in Civvy Street
1946
Flying Fifty-Five
1939
Squibs
1935
Wild Boy
1934
Get Cracking
1943
Bees in Paradise
1944
Those Kids from Town
1942
Come on George!
1939
Limelight
1936
Worm's Eye View
1951
Little Big Shot
1952
Miss London Ltd.
1943
Salvage with a Smile
1940
Keep It Clean
1956
Doctor's Orders
1934
London Melody
1937
Reluctant Heroes
1952
The Balloon Goes Up
1942
The Missing People
1939
Once a Thief
1935
South American George
1941
Top of the Form
1953
Up to His Neck
1954
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
1942
My Wife's Family
1956
Excuse My Glove
1936