Bill Shine (actor)

Wilfred William Dennis "Bill" Shine (20 October 1911 – 24 July 1997) was a British theatre, film and television actor.[1][2] 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.[3][4] His father Wilfred Shine was a theatre actor who also appeared in films during the 1920s and the 1930s.[5] Bill Shine made his film debut in 1929, since which he appeared in over 160 films and television series.[4] Towards the end of his career, he was best known for playing Inventor Black on children's television series Super Gran.[6]

Bill Shine
Bill Shine (left) & Claude Hulbert in Take a Chance (1937)
Born	Wilfred William Dennis Shine (1911-10-20)20 October 1911 London, England, United Kingdom
Died	24 July 1997(1997-07-24) (aged 85) Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Years active	1929–1988

Selected filmography

• The Flying Scotsman (1929) - Barman (uncredited)
• High Seas (1929) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Under the Greenwood Tree (1929) - Leaf
• The Loves of Robert Burns (1930) - (uncredited)
• Harmony Heaven (1930) - Rejected Actor (uncredited)
• The Last Hour (1930) - Ben
• The Yellow Mask (1930) - Sunshine
• These Charming People (1931) - Ulysses Wiggins
• Many Waters (1931) - Registry Office Junior Clerk (uncredited)
• The Bells (1931)
• Money for Nothing (1932) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Verdict of the Sea (1932) - Slim
• The Man from Toronto (1933) - Butcher's Delivery Boy
• Waltzes from Vienna (1934) - Carl (uncredited)
• The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• My Old Dutch (1934) - Cousin Arry
• The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) - An Aristocrat (uncredited)
• It Happened in Paris (1935) - Albert (uncredited)
• Old Roses (1935) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Late Extra (1935) - Fred (uncredited)
• Music Hath Charms (1935) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• It's a Bet (1935) - Arthur - Citizen of Doveton (uncredited)
• Blue Smoke (1935) - Ted
• Gaol Break (1936)
• Find the Lady (1936) - (uncredited)
• Highland Fling (1936) - Lizards
• To Catch a Thief (1936) - (uncredited)
• Rembrandt (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Sensation (1936) - Quirk
• You Must Get Married (1937) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Take a Chance (1937) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Compulsory Wife (1937) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith (1937) - Rodney Broadbent
• Farewell Again (1937) - Cpl. Edrich
• Cotton Queen (1937) - Telephone Operator (uncredited)
• First Night (1937) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Squeaker (1937) - Alfie (uncredited)
• There Was a Young Man (1937) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Dinner at the Ritz (1937) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Last Adventurers (1937) - Joe Hanson
• Young and Innocent (1937) - Manager of Tom's Hat Cafe (uncredited)
• The Green Cockatoo (1937) - Lightning (uncredited)
• The Terror (1938) - (uncredited)
• You're the Doctor (1938) - (uncredited)
• His Lordship Goes to Press (1938)
• They Drive by Night (1938) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Villiers Diamond (1938) - Joe
• Second Thoughts (1938) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Over the Moon (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Face at the Window (1939) - Pierre, Babette's Beau
• Let George Do It! (1940) - Untipped Steward (uncredited)
• Crook's Tour (1940) - Bit Role (uncredited)
• Three Silent Men (1940) - Bystander at Accident (uncredited)
• Garrison Follies (1940) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Spare a Copper (1940) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Old Bill and Son (1941) - Pub Customer (uncredited)
• Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (1941) - Hotel Porter
• Turned Out Nice Again (1941) - (uncredited)
• Champagne Charlie (1944) - Mogador Stage Manager
• Fiddlers Three (1944) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• For You Alone (1945) - Captain (uncredited)
• Perfect Strangers (1945) - Webster
• Wanted for Murder (1946) - Det. Ellis
• Captain Boycott (1947) - Press Photographer (uncredited)
• Vice Versa (1948) - Lord Gosport
• The Red Shoes (1948) - Her Mate
• The Winslow Boy (1948) - Fred (uncredited)
• The Small Voice (1948) - Maitland
• Another Shore (1948) - Bats Vere-Brown
• Passport to Pimlico (1949) - Captain Willow
• Private Angelo (1949) - Col. Michael
• Under Capricorn (1949) - Mr. Banks
• The Chiltern Hundreds (1949) - Reporter
• The Woman with No Name (1950) - Major
• Something in the City (1950) - Reporter
• Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1950) - F / O Prang
• Talk of a Million (1951) - (uncredited)
• Scarlet Thread (1951) - Basil (uncredited)
• The Woman's Angle (1952) - (uncredited)
• Never Look Back (1952) - Willie
• No Haunt for a Gentleman (1952) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952) - Mugsy's Assistant
• Love's a Luxury (1952) - Clarence Mole
• Hot Ice (1952)
• There Was a Young Lady (1953) - Charlie, Duke of Chiddingford
• Melba (1953) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Innocents in Paris (1953) - Customs Officer (uncredited)
• The Clue of the Missing Ape (1953) - Henchman in Opening Sequence (uncredited)
• Devil on Horseback (1954) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Knave of Hearts (1954) - Pub Barman (uncredited)
• Father Brown (1954) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Knave of Hearts (1954) - Saxby
• Duel in the Jungle (1954) - Bill Shine (uncredited)
• Raising a Riot (1955) - Dotty (uncredited)
• As Long as They're Happy (1955) - P.C. Bowker (uncredited)
• Where There's a Will (1955) - Porter
• John and Julie (1955) - Car Driver
• The Deep Blue Sea (1955) - Golfer
• The Gold Express (1955) - (uncredited)
• The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955) - Trois-Eschelles
• Richard III (1955) - Beadle
• An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Not So Dusty (1956) - Alistair
• Women Without Men (1956) - Reveller
• Bond of Fear (1956) - Man Hiker
• Blonde Bait (1956) - Lindbergh (uncredited)
• The Last Man to Hang (1956) - The Jury: Underhay
• Around the World in 80 Days (1956) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Tommy Steele Story (1957) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• High Flight (1957) - Policeman
• The House in the Woods (1957) - Colonel Shellaby
• Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957) - Policeman (uncredited)
• The Diplomatic Corpse (1958) - Humphrey Garrad
• The Man Inside (1958) - English Husband
• Blow Your Own Trumpet (1958) - Drummer (uncredited)
• Make Mine a Million (1959) - Outside Broadcast Producer (uncredited)
• Idol on Parade (1959) - Ticket Collector
• Jack the Ripper (1959) - Lord Tom Sopwith
• Left Right and Centre (1959) - Centre - Basingstoke
• The Boy and the Bridge (1959) - Bridge Mechanic
• Libel (1959) - The Guide
• Trouble with Eve (1960) - Alonzo, Artist
• The Challenge (1960) - Farm Labourer
• Not a Hope in Hell (1960) - Pettigrew
• The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960) - Usher
• Double Bunk (1961) - 2nd Thames Conservancy Officer
• The Rescue Squad (1963)
• The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Joey Boy (1965) - Ticket Collector (uncredited)
• The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Bindle (One of Them Days) (1966) - Man in country pub
• The Sky Bike (1967) - Wingco
• Not Tonight, Darling (1971) - Captain Harrison
• Burke & Hare (1971) - Landlord
• The Jigsaw Man (1983) - Commissionaire

References

1. "Bill Shine | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
2. "Bill Shine". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.
3. Abstracts: Bill Shine. Felix Barker. Bill Naughton, faqs.org. Accessed 20 February 2009.
4. Benedick, Adam. Obituary: Bill Shine, The Independent, 14 August 1997. Accessed 20 February 2009.
5. "Wilfred Shine". BFI.
6. Evans, Jeff (1995). The Guinness Television Encyclopedia. Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 506. ISBN 0-85112-744-4.

External links

• Bill Shine on IMDb
• Bill Shine Obituary in The Independent