Ronald Shiner
Acting
Born June 8, 1903 · London, England, UK
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 performances between 1950 and 1954). At the height of his career Shiner insured his nose for £10,000…
Known For · 40 titles
Theatre Night
Caesar and Cleopatra
Wild Boy
Aunt Clara
The Young Mr. Pitt
Flying Fifty-Five
The Gang's All Here
Beauty and the Barge
Bees in Paradise
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
Forbidden
A Yank at Oxford
The Magic Box
Excuse My Glove
St. Martin's Lane
Carry On Admiral
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
Unpublished Story
The Black Tulip
They Flew Alone
Girls at Sea
Innocents in Paris
My Wife's Family
The Man Within
Operation Bullshine
I Live in Grosvenor Square
The Navy Lark
Old Bill and Son
The Mind of Mr. Reeder
Worm's Eye View
Trouble Brewing
My Learned Friend
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
Up to His Neck
Salvage with a Smile
Top of the Form
The Big Blockade
Dinner at the Ritz
They Drive by Night
Laughing Anne