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.
Caesar and Cleopatra
as 2nd PorterThe aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard...
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The Magic Box
as Fairground BarkerNow old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As...
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Forbidden
as Dan CollinsSet on Blackpool’s Golden Mile, Jim (Douglass Montgomery), a once promising scientist, sets up...
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St. Martin's Lane
as Barman (uncredited)On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough...
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I Live in Grosvenor Square
as ParatrooperThe WW II romance set in Grosvenor square aka Eisenhower's home where the GIs stayed in London....
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Unpublished Story
as AgitatorMorale-boosting story released in the middle of World War II. A journalist uncovers a peace...
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Dry Rot
as Alf TubbeComedy about a trio of not particularly bright bookmakers who try to fix a horse race.
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A Yank at Oxford
as Bicycle Repairman (uncredited)A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and...
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Get Cracking
as Everett ManleyGet Cracking is a 1943 British comedy war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Dinah...
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Operation Bullshine
as Gunner SlocumDuring World War II, a Royal Artillery officer is assigned to an anti-aircraft battery that is...
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They Drive by Night
as Charlie“Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only...
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Trouble Brewing
as BridgewaterEaling comedy starring music hall star George Formby. An eager newspaper reporter (Formby) goes...
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Aunt Clara
as Henry MartinA wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing...
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Girls at Sea
as Marine OggWhen HMS Scotia pays a visit to the French Riviera, the officers throw a lavish party to...
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Innocents in Paris
as Dicky BirdRomantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.
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The Man Within
as Cockney HarryA man goes on the run from hardened smugglers.
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My Learned Friend
as Man in Wilson's BarAn insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the...
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Squibs
as BillSquibs, a cockney flowerseller with a father overwhelmed by gambling debts wins through with the...
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The Gang's All Here
as Spider FerrisJohn Forrest is anticipating a quiet retirement spent penning detective fiction when he learns...
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Laughing Anne
as Nobby ClarkStory of love affair of captain who runs ship in Java Seas and a French saloon singer. From a...
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Carry on Admiral
as Salty SimpsonTwo friends get drunk and decide to switch identities. One is a Parliamentary Secretary, and the...
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The Gentle Sex
as RacegoerDuring the War seven women from very different backgrounds find themselves together in the...
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Dinner at the Ritz
as SydneyThe daughter of a murdered financier works as a jewelry salesperson while she tracks her...
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Spare a Copper
as Piano MoverGeorge is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of...
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The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as 'Squeaky' WattsDusty Bates observes some smuggled jewels hidden in a crate aboard a ship; he is pursued by...
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They Flew Alone
as MechanicThe story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public...
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Miss London Ltd.
as Sailor MeredithAskey stars as a man trying to save his flagging escort agency. A new partner suggests getting...
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The Navy Lark
as CPO BanyardAn Inshore Minesweeping Unit has been forgotten by the Navy after World War II on the peaceful...
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Come on George!
as NatGeorge Formby, who plays George, a stable boy. He also has the unique ability to soothe an...
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King Arthur Was a Gentleman
as SergeantArthur King joins the army, and soon starts fantasizing about King Arthur and his knights.
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Doctor's Orders
as MiggsLeslie Fuller stars as a quack whose son qualifies as a doctor in total ignorance of his...
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Not Wanted on Voyage
as Higginsthe scheming Albert Higgins and his dim witted mate Cecil Hollebone, set out on a ocean voyage...
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Bees in Paradise
as Ronald WildFour pilots become stranded on a tropical island inhabited by beautiful women.
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Limelight
as Asst. Stage ManagerA chorus girl (Anna Neagle) discovers a singer (Arthur Tracy) in the streets and asks her...
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Little Big Shot
as Henry HarkwoodHarry Hawkwood is the son of 'Pa' Hawkwood, one of England's greatest crooks, and it's Harry's...
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The Black Sheep of Whitehall
as PorterA professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to...
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Thursday's Child
as JoeA couple's little girl becomes a movie star, but all it seems to bring is trouble.
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The Night We Got the Bird
as Cecil GibsonGood natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton based petty...
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Let George Do It!
as MusicianShortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and...
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Beauty and the Barge
as AugustusA young girl is engaged to a man she doesn't love, and rather than marry him she decides to flee...
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Gentlemen's Agreement
as Jim FerrinA young doctor realises that his father is a quack and changes places with a down-and-out.
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Old Bill and Son
as BertOld Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second...
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The Case of the Frightened Lady
as Sergeant TottyA classic British thriller set in a sinister old house, based on a story by Edgar Wallace.
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Flying Fifty-Five
as Scrubby OaksBill Urquhart, a young wastrel disinherited by his father, tries to get a job as a jockey – just...
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George in Civvy Street
as FingersGeorge Formby plays George Harper, a tavern owner, who works to turn a waitress from her current...
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It's a Bet
as Fair ManA young English reporter makes a bet with a wealthy publisher that he can disappear for a month....
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Sabotage at Sea
as Ernie (the cook)The captain of a British cargo ship shanghais a group of sabateurs, unaware that the daughter of...
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Top of the Form
as uncreditedA con man hides out in a boys' school, posing as a professor. When the undisciplined and lazy...
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Up to His Neck
as Jack CarterA maritime farce set in the South Seas. A strong supporting cast includes Brian Rix, Anthony...
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South American George
as SwiftyTo help out his exact double, George Formby (in a dual role) takes the place of a noted South...
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Once a Thief
as Alice's Young ManDown on his luck inventor Roger (John Stuart) "borrows" some money from a handbag he finds but...
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Salvage with a Smile
as DustmanWartime propaganda short in which a professor enlists the help of a dustman to explain the...
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The Balloon Goes Up
as Sergeant ShinerBalloon unit WAAFs catch German spies.
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