Bill Shine

Wilfred William Dennis Shine (20 October 1911 – 24 July 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 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', (1967), he played the Duke of Midlothian. 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.