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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 27, 1903
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
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Reginald Gardiner
Biography
Reginald Gardiner (27 February 1903 - 7 July 1980) was an English-born actor in film and television and a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in Britain. He made his film debut in 1926 in the silent film The Lodger, by Alfred Hitchcock. Moving to Hollywood, he was cast in numerous roles, often as a British butler. One of his most famous roles was that of Schultz in Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator. Toward the end of his career, Gardiner made increasing guest appearances on the leading television sitcoms of the 1960s, including Fess Parker's ABC series, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as the lead guest in the episode "Citizen Bellows". His last major role was alongside Phyllis Diller in her short-lived ABC sitcom The Pruitts of Southampton (1966-67).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Do Not Disturb | Simmons |
| 1965 | Sergeant Deadhead | Lt. Comm. Talbott |
| 1964 | What a Way to Go! | Painter |
| 1962 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Reggie McHugh |
| 1961 | Back Street | Dalian |
| 1958 | Rock-a-Bye Baby | Harold Hermann |
| 1958 | No Time at All | Felix Allardyce |
| 1957 | The Story of Mankind | William Shakespeare |
| 1956 | The Birds and the Bees | Gerald |
| 1955 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Anatole Piermont Rogers |
| 1955 | Alice in Wonderland | White Knight |
| 1954 | Black Widow | Brian Mullen |
| 1952 | Androcles and the Lion | Lentulus |
| 1951 | Halls of Montezuma | Sgt. Randolph Johnson |
| 1951 | Elopement | Roger Evans |
| 1950 | Wabash Avenue | English Eddie |
| 1948 | That Lady in Ermine | Alberto |
| 1948 | That Wonderful Urge | Count André de Guyon |
| 1948 | Fury at Furnace Creek | Capt. Grover A. Walsh |
| 1947 | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | Will Hough |
| 1946 | Cluny Brown | Hilary Ames |
| 1946 | Do You Love Me | Herbert Benham |
| 1946 | One More Tomorrow | James 'Jim' Aloysius Fisk |
| 1945 | Christmas in Connecticut | John Sloan |
| 1945 | The Horn Blows at Midnight | Composer / Archie Dexter |
| 1945 | Molly and Me | Harry Phillips / Peabody, the Butler |
| 1945 | The Dolly Sisters | Tony, Duke of Breck |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day | Assistant Hotel Manager |
| 1943 | Claudia | Jerry Seymour |
| 1943 | Immortal Sergeant | Tom Benedict |
| 1943 | Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Charles, Duke of Trippenham |
| 1942 | Captains of the Clouds | Scrounger Harris (bush pilot) |
| 1942 | Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 | |
| 1942 | Breakdowns of 1942 | Self |
| 1941 | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Beverly Carlton |
| 1941 | A Yank in the R.A.F. | Roger Pillby |
| 1941 | My Life with Caroline | Paul Martindale |
| 1941 | Sundown | Lieutenant Roddy Turner |
| 1940 | The Great Dictator | Commander Schultz |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife | John Pierce |
| 1940 | Dulcy | Schuyler Van Dyke |
| 1939 | The Flying Deuces | Francois |
| 1939 | The Night of Nights | J. Neville Prime |
| 1938 | Everybody Sing | Jerrold Hope |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette | Comte d'Artois |
| 1938 | The Girl Downstairs | Willie |
| 1938 | Hollywood Goes to Town | Self |
| 1938 | Sweethearts | Norman Trumpett |
| 1937 | A Damsel in Distress | Keggs |
| 1936 | Born to Dance | Policeman |
| 1935 | A Little Bit of Bluff | Hugh Rigby |
| 1933 | Leave It to Smith | Lord Redwood |
| 1933 | Radio Parade | |
| 1932 | Flat No. 9 | Peter Merridew |
| 1931 | My Old China | |
| 1931 | Bull Rushes | |
| 1931 | Aroma of the South Seas | The Man |
| 1931 | The Perfect Lady | Lord Tony Carderay |
| 1927 | The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog | Dancer at Ball (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | The Monkees | |
| 1966 | The Pruitts of Southampton | Ned Pruitt |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 | Uncle Andrew |
| 1966 | Batman | Bernie Park |
| 1965 | Green Acres | Sir Geoffrey |
| 1964 | Bewitched | |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Piggott |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction | Lord Faversham |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction | Gaylord Martindale |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Pepperill Twill |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Putzi Voltran |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise | Chester Hobart |
| 1958 | Behind Closed Doors | Ernest Farrington |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Mr. Maudlin |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Albert Charity |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | Felix Allardyce |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Major Cook-Finch |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Waldo Francis Turner |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | White Knight |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Panelist |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |