Bill Shine

Biography

Wilfred William Dennis Shine (20 October 1911 - 24 July 1997), better known as Bill Shine, was a British theatre, film and television actor.

Career Overview

Bill Shine has 87 screen credits in a career dating back to 1930. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Ealing comedies with 2 titles. Signature works include The Rescue Squad, My Old Dutch, The Sky Bike. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

87

Birth Date

1911-10-20 00:00:00

Birth Place

London, England, UK

Known For

• 

  The Rescue Squad
• 

  My Old Dutch
• 

  The Sky Bike
• 

  The House in the Woods
• 

  The Boy and the Bridge
• 

  The Diplomatic Corpse

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• Ealing comedies (2 titles)
• St Trinian's Collection (1 titles)
• Old Mother Riley Collection (1 titles)
• Inspector Hornleigh Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Liam Redmond (3 collaborations)
• Renée Houston (2 collaborations)
• Peter Butterworth (1 collaborations)
• Leslie French (1 collaborations)
• Michael Balfour (1 collaborations)
• Christopher Brett (1 collaborations)
• Shirley Joy (1 collaborations)
• Malcolm Knight (1 collaborations)
• Gareth Tandy (1 collaborations)
• Linda Leo (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (87 credits)

  • The Jigsaw Man

    Commissionaire

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Not Tonight, Darling

    Captain Harrison

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Sky Bike

    Wingco

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Bindle (One of Them Days)

    Man in country pub

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Yellow Rolls-Royce

    Minor Role (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Starveling

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Rescue Squad

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Invasion

    W. C. Flighty

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Double Bunk

    2nd Thames Conservancy Officer

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Avengers

    - Look- (stop me if you've heard this one) But There Were These Two Fellers... (1968) ... Cleghorn actor actors
    1961
  • The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

    Usher

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Challenge

    Farm Labourer

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Jazz Boat

    Boat Ticket Collector

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Libel

    The Guide

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Boy and the Bridge

    Bridge Mechanic

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Left Right and Centre

    Basingstoke

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Jack the Ripper

    Lord Tom Sopwith

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Man Inside

    English Husband

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Diplomatic Corpse

    Humphrey Garrad

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The House in the Woods

    Colonel Dick Shellaby

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Around the World in 80 Days

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Last Man to Hang

    Underhay

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Women Without Men

    Reveller

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Bond of Fear

    Hiker

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • An Alligator Named Daisy

    Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Deep Blue Sea

    Golfer

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Quentin Durward

    Trois-Eschelles

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • John and Julie

    Car Driver

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Happy Ever After

    Saxby

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Monsieur Ripois

    Pub Barman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Clue of the Missing Ape

    Crony

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Melba

    Man (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Innocents in Paris

    Customs officer

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Hot Ice

    Henry

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • There Was a Young Lady

    Charlie, Duke of Chiddingford

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Love's a Luxury

    Clarence Mole

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Never Look Back

    Willie

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Scarlet Thread

    Basil

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure

    F/O Prang

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Woman with No Name

    Major

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Something in the City

    Reporter

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Passport to Pimlico

    Captain Willow

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Chiltern Hundreds

    Reporter

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Under Capricorn

    Mr. Banks

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Private Angelo

    Col. Michael

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Small Voice

    Maitland

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Another Shore

    Bats Vere-Brown

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Winslow Boy

    Fred (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Red Shoes

    Her Mate

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Vice Versa

    Lord Gosport

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Captain Boycott

    Press Photographer

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Wanted for Murder

    Detective Ellis

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Perfect Strangers

    Webster

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • For You Alone

    Captain (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Fiddlers Three

    Minor Role (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Champagne Charlie

    Mogador Stage Manager

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Turned Out Nice Again

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

    Hotel Porter

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Old Bill and Son

    Pub Customer

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Spare a Copper

    Minor Role

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Crook's Tour

    Bit Role (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Let George Do It!

    Untipped Steward (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Over the Moon

    Minor Role (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Face at the Window

    Pierre, Babette's Beau

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • His Lordship Goes to Press

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Terror

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Villiers Diamond

    Joe

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Green Cockatoo

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Squeaker

    Alfie

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Compulsory Wife

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • First Night

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Young and Innocent

    Manager of Tom's Hat Cafe (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Farewell Again

    Cpl. Edrich

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Sensation

    Quirk

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Rembrandt

    Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Gaol Break

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Blue Smoke

    Ted

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • My Old Dutch

    Cousin Arry

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Waltzes from Vienna

    Carl (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Man from Toronto

    Butcher's Delivery Boy

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Verdict of the Sea

    Slim

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Rich and Strange

    Man Eating on London Underground (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • These Charming People

    Ulysses Wiggins

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Yellow Mask

    Sunshine

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Last Hour

    Ben

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Harmony Heaven

    Rejected Actor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Loves of Robert Burns

    actor

    actors
    1930