- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilfred William Dennis Shine
- Bill Shine was born on October 20, 1911 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Red Shoes (1948), The Greenwood Tree (1929) and The Avengers (1961). He was married to Diana Cecil and Julia Lang. He died on July 24, 1997 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
- SpousesDiana Cecil(1949 - July 24, 1997) (his death, 1 child)Julia Lang(1942 - 1949) (divorced, 1 child)
- Parents
- RelativesJohn L. Shine(Aunt or Uncle)
- Oddly, despite looking rather posh with his RAF moustache, Bill Shine often played lower-class people, especially in the earlier part of his career.
- Dramatic use of the monocle.
- He appeared with Charles Hawtrey in the short film 'How to Fuel Your 2 Stroke Motorcycle Engine' (1940).
- Tall, sleepy-eyed British stage and screen actor, on stage from the age of six. Entered films in 1929, adept at musical comedies and melodramas. A decidedly theatrical type, he generally sported a monocle and a handle-bar moustache. Shine was usually typecast as affable dandies, silly-ass bunglers or slightly dense aristocrats.
- Son of actor Wilfred Shine.
- His first role was as a stork in Princess Posey in 1917 The Winter Gardens New Brighton.
- Had a son by each of his wives.
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