Ronald Shiner
Acting · Born 1903-06-08 · age 63 at death · London, England, UK
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.
Titles
Caesar and Cleopatra
St. Martin's Lane
The Magic Box
The Case of the Frightened Lady
Innocents in Paris
They Drive by Night
My Learned Friend
Let George Do It!
The Gentle Sex
A Yank at Oxford
Trouble Brewing
Forbidden
Dry Rot
Carry On Admiral
I Live in Grosvenor Square
The Young Mr. Pitt
Come on George!
Bees in Paradise
The Navy Lark
Aunt Clara
Operation Bullshine
Unpublished Story
Miss London Ltd.
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
Get Cracking
Squibs
Keep It Clean
Spare a Copper
Beauty and the Barge
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
The Big Blockade
Flying Fifty-Five
Old Bill and Son
Not Wanted on Voyage
Dinner at the Ritz
Laughing Anne
George in Civvy Street
The Balloon Goes Up
Gentlemen's Agreement
They Flew Alone
Thursday's Child
The Man Within
The Night We Got the Bird
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
Girls at Sea
Once a Thief
South American George
Limelight
The Gang's All Here
London Melody
Little Big Shot
Doctor's Orders
Top of the Form
It's a Bet
The Middle Watch
Sabotage at Sea
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
Wild Boy
Worm's Eye View
The Missing People