Ronald Shiner

Acting

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 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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

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Limelight

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A chorus girl (Anna Neagle) discovers a singer (Arthur Tracy) in the streets and asks her producer to give him a shot at stardom.

The Case of the Frightened Lady

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A classic British thriller set in a sinister old house, based on a story by Edgar Wallace.

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The Case of the Frightened Lady

Sergeant Totty

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King Arthur Was a Gentleman

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Arthur King joins the army, and soon starts fantasizing about King Arthur and his knights.

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King Arthur Was a Gentleman

Sergeant

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Forbidden

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Set on Blackpool’s Golden Mile, Jim (Douglass Montgomery), a once promising scientist, sets up in business as a patent medicine man selling hair tonic at the fair with his ex-army colleague Dan (Ronald Shiner). Following a fight with local hoods over pitch spaces, Jim falls for Jane (Hazel Court), the girl on a nearby candy floss stall. The two begin dating but Jim fails to mention he is already married.

The Gang's All Here

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John Forrest is anticipating a quiet retirement spent penning detective fiction when he learns that a priceless collection of jewels belonging to a foreign potentate, Prince Homouska, has just vanished from the safekeeping of the Stamford Assurance Company. Aided by his butler, his Cockney assistant and his (initially) unwilling wife, Forrest sets out on the trail of the thieves.

A Yank at Oxford

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A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.

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A Yank at Oxford

Bicycle Repairman (uncredited)

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Dry Rot

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Comedy about a trio of not particularly bright bookmakers who try to fix a horse race.

Innocents in Paris

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Romantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.

Let George Do It!

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Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken for a fellow British intelligence agent by a woman (Mary), and becomes involved in trying to defeat Nazi agents.

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Let George Do It!

Musician (uncredited)