Bill Shine (actor)
British actor (1911–1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilfred William Dennis 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] In series two, episode four, of Mrs Thursday, 'The Duke and I', (1967), he played the Duke of Midlothian.
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Born | Wilfred William Dennis Shine (1911-10-20)20 October 1911 London, England |
Died | 24 July 1997(1997-07-24) (aged 85) Kensington, London, England |
Years active | 1929–1988 |
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