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Unpublished Story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