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Bill Shine

 
Actor: Bill Shine
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  • Born: Oct 20, 1911 in London, England, UK
  • Died: 1997 07
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '30s-'60s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
  • Career Highlights: Greenwood Tree
  • First Major Screen Credit: Greenwood Tree (1930)

Biography

The son of British stage actor Willard Shine, Bill Shine first trod the boards at age six, playing the Stork in the pantomime Princess Posey. At fifteen, Shine made his first London stage appearance, and at eighteen was seen in the first of many films, Under the Greenwood Tree. Most often cast as an upper-class twit, Shine has also shown up in many a one-scene movie assignment as various reporters, commissioners, ticket sellers and executives. While seldom rising above the featured cast in films, Bill Shine achieved star status in the role of Conn in the 1950 production The Shaugran. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Bill Shine
Born Wilfred William Dennis Shine
October 20, 1911(1911-10-20)
London, United Kingdom
Died July 24, 1997 (aged 85)
London
Years active 1929 - 1988

Bill Shine, born Wilfred William Dennis Shine, (October 20, 1911 - July 24, 1997) was a British theatre, film and television actor. Shine was born into a family of theatre actors; among others, Shine's father, mother, grandmother, two uncles and an aunt had worked in the theatre.[1][2] 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's The Flying Scotsman since which he had appeared in over 120 films and television series. Towards the end of his career, he was best known for playing Inventor Black, a character on children's television series Supergran.

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ Abstracts: Bill Shine. Felix Barker. Bill Naughton, faqs.org. Accessed February 20, 2009.
  2. ^ Benedick, Adam. Obituary: Bill Shine, The Independent, August 14, 1997. Accessed February 20, 2009.

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