Tom Shale

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This article is about the comic actor Tom Shale. For the TV critic, see Tom Shales.

Tom Shale
Tom Shale, George Robey and Barry Lupino in Jack and the Beanstalk c.1920
Born	Thomas Augustine Shale (1864-09-10)10 September 1864 Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Died	24 June 1953(1953-06-24) (aged 88) Brighton, Sussex, England
Occupation	Film actor, comedian

Thomas Augustine Shale (10 September 1864 in Bilston, Staffordshire – 24 June 1953 in Brighton, Sussex) was a British comic actor who appeared in vaudeville, theatre, pantomime and films during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Making his first professional appearance in 1885, he was a regular in pantomime, playing 'Buttons' in Cinderella and King Stoneybrokish in Jack and the Beanstalk with George Robey and Barry Lupino. He regularly toured in productions in Great Britain and the United States.

His films included The Night Porter (1930), Never Trouble Trouble (1931) and The Good Companions (1933).^[1]

His brother Edward Shale (1861-1926) was a London-based stage manager for over 20 years.^[2]

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Name	Shale, Tom
Alternative names
Short description	British actor
Date of birth	10 September 1864
Place of birth	Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Date of death	24 June 1953
Place of death	Brighton, Sussex, England

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