Bill Shine (actor)
Wilfred William Dennis Shine was a British theatre, film and television actor.
Biography
Shine was born into a family of theatre actors; among others, Shine's father, mother, grandmother, two uncles and an aunt had worked in theatre. His father Wilfred Shine was a theatre actor who also appeared in films during the 1920s and the 1930s. Bill Shine made his film debut in 1929, since which he appeared in over 160 films and television series. Towards the end of his career, he was best known for playing Inventor Black on children's television series Super Gran. In series two, episode four of Mrs Thursday, "The Duke and I", he played the Duke of Midlothian.
Selected filmography
The Flying Scotsman – barman High Seas – minor role Under the Greenwood Tree – LeafThe Loves of Robert Burns – Harmony Heaven – rejected actor The Last Hour – BenThe Yellow Mask – Sunshine These Charming People – Ulysses WigginsMany Waters – Registry Office junior clerk The Bells Money for Nothing – minor role Verdict of the Sea – SlimThe Man from Toronto – butcher's delivery boyWaltzes from Vienna – Carl The Private Life of Don Juan – minor role My Old Dutch – Cousin ArryThe Scarlet Pimpernel – an aristocrat It Happened in Paris – Albert Old Roses – minor role Late Extra – Fred Music Hath Charms – minor role It's a Bet – Arthur – citizen of Doveton Blue Smoke – TedGaol Break Find the Lady – Highland Fling – LizardsTo Catch a Thief – Rembrandt – minor role Sensation – QuirkYou Must Get Married – minor role Take a Chance – minor role The Compulsory Wife – minor role Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith – Rodney BroadbentFarewell Again – Cpl. EdrichCotton Queen – telephone operator First Night – minor role The Squeaker – Alfie There Was a Young Man – minor role Dinner at the Ritz – minor role The Last Adventurers – Joe HansonYoung and Innocent – manager of Tom's Hat Cafe The Green Cockatoo – Lightning The Terror – You're the Doctor – His Lordship Goes to Press They Drive by Night – minor role The Villiers Diamond – JoeSecond Thoughts – minor role Over the Moon – minor role The Face at the Window – Pierre, Babette's BeauLet George Do It! – untipped steward Crook's Tour – bit role Three Silent Men – bystander at accident Garrison Follies – minor role Spare a Copper – minor role Old Bill and Son – pub customer Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It – Hotel PorterTurned Out Nice Again – Champagne Charlie – Mogador Stage ManagerFiddlers Three – minor role For You Alone – captain Perfect Strangers – WebsterWanted for Murder – Det. EllisCaptain Boycott – press photographer Vice Versa – Lord GosportThe Red Shoes – her mateThe Winslow Boy – Fred The Small Voice – MaitlandAnother Shore – Bats Vere-BrownPassport to Pimlico – Captain WillowPrivate Angelo – Col. MichaelUnder Capricorn – Mr. BanksThe Chiltern Hundreds – rReporterThe Woman with No Name – MajorSomething in the City – rReporterOld Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure – F / O PrangTalk of a Million – church groundsman – Scarlet Thread – Basil The Woman's Angle – Girdle of Gold – jurorNever Look Back – WillieNo Haunt for a Gentleman – minor role Mother Riley Meets the Vampire – Mugsy's assistantLove's a Luxury – Clarence MoleHot Ice There Was a Young Lady – Charlie, Duke of ChiddingfordMelba – minor role Innocents in Paris – customs officer The Clue of the Missing Ape – henchman in opening sequence Devil on Horseback – steward Knave of Hearts – pub barman Father Brown – minor role Knave of Hearts – SaxbyDuel in the Jungle – Bill Shine Raising a Riot – Dotty As Long as They're Happy – P.C. Bowker Where There's a Will – porterJohn and Julie – car driverThe Deep Blue Sea – GolferThe Gold Express – The Adventures of Quentin Durward – Trois-EschellesRichard III – beadleAn Alligator Named Daisy – minor role Not So Dusty – AlistairWomen Without Men – revellerBond of Fear – man hikerBlonde Bait – Lindbergh The Last Man to Hang – The Jury: UnderhayAround the World in 80 Days – minor role The Tommy Steele Story – minor role High Flight – policemanThe House in the Woods – Colonel ShellabyBlue Murder at St. Trinian's – policeman The Diplomatic Corpse – Humphrey GarradThe Man Inside – English husbandBlow Your Own Trumpet – drummer Make Mine a Million – outside broadcast producer Idol on Parade – ticket collectorJack the Ripper – Lord Tom SopwithLeft Right and Centre – Centre – BasingstokeThe Boy and the Bridge – bridge mechanicLibel – the guideTrouble with Eve – Alonzo, artistThe Challenge – farm labourerNot a Hope in Hell – PettigrewThe Pure Hell of St Trinian's – usherDouble Bunk – 2nd Thames conservancy officerThe Rescue Squad The Yellow Rolls-Royce – minor role Joey Boy – ticket collector The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery – minor role Bindle (One of Them Days) – man in country pubThe Sky Bike – WingcoNot Tonight, Darling – Captain HarrisonBurke & Hare – landlordThe Jigsaw Man – commissionaire