Reginald Gardiner
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1903-02-27
- Died
- 1980-07-07
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- William 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
TV Shows (25)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Perry Mason
1957
as Albert Charity
Bewitched
1964
as Lord Clive Montdrako
Batman
1966
as Bernie Park
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Lord Faversham / Gaylord Martindale
Green Acres
1965
as Sir Geoffrey
Burke's Law
1963
as Piggott / Pepperill Twill / Putzi Voltran
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Mr. Maudlin
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Chester Hobart
The Monkees
1966
as Butler
Hazel
1961
as Mr. Montague / Mr. Gilbert
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Major Cook-Finch
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
The Millionaire
1955
as Waldo Francis Turner
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Prince Fredrick
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Mr. Lynn Belvedere
Playhouse 90
1956
as Felix Allardyce
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Uncle Andrew
Behind Closed Doors
1958
as Ernest Farrington
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966
as Ned Pruitt
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as White Knight
The Ed Wynn Show
1949
as Self
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1956
as Self
Movies (60)
The Great Dictator
1940
as Commander Schultz
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Comte d'Artois
The Flying Deuces
1939
as Francois
Sweethearts
1938
as Norman Trumpett
Cluny Brown
1946
as Hilary Ames
Black Widow
1954
as Brian Mullen
Sergeant Deadhead
1965
as Lt. Comm. Talbott
Claudia
1943
as Jerry Seymour
What a Way to Go!
1964
as Painter
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958
as Harold Hermann
Dulcy
1940
as Schuyler Van Dyke
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
1927
as Dancer at Ball (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as John Sloan
Halls of Montezuma
1951
as Sgt. Randolph Johnson
Everybody Sing
1938
as Jerrold Hope
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Beverly Carlton
Do Not Disturb
1965
as Simmons
Androcles and the Lion
1952
as Lentulus
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as John Pierce
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
as Reggie McHugh
Back Street
1961
as Dalian
Sundown
1941
as Lieutenant Roddy Turner
The Story of Mankind
1957
as William Shakespeare
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941
as Roger Pillby
Forever and a Day
1943
as Assistant Hotel Manager
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947
as Will Hough
Immortal Sergeant
1943
as Tom Benedict
That Wonderful Urge
1948
as Count André de Guyon
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
as Charles, Duke of Trippenham
The Birds and the Bees
1956
as Gerald
That Lady in Ermine
1948
as Alberto
Do You Love Me
1946
as Herbert Benham
Born to Dance
1936
as Policeman
Alice in Wonderland
1955
as White Knight
Elopement
1951
as Roger Evans
A Damsel in Distress
1937
as Keggs
Captains of the Clouds
1942
as Scrounger Harris
The Girl Downstairs
1938
as Willie
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
as Composer / Archie Dexter
My Life with Caroline
1941
as Paul Martindale
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
Molly and Me
1945
as Harry Phillips / Peabody, the Butler
Wabash Avenue
1950
as English Eddie
Ain't Misbehavin'
1955
as Anatole Piermont Rogers
The Night of Nights
1939
as J. Neville Prime
One More Tomorrow
1946
as James 'Jim' Aloysius Fisk
Fury at Furnace Creek
1948
as Capt. Grover A. Walsh
The Dolly Sisters
1945
as Tony, Duke of Breck
No Time at All
1958
as Felix Allardyce
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
Radio Parade
1933
Leave It to Smith
1933
as Lord Redwood
The Perfect Lady
1931
as Lord Tony Carderay
Bull Rushes
1931
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Aroma of the South Seas
1931
as The Man
Flat No. 9
1932
as Peter Merridew
My Old China
1931
A Little Bit of Bluff
1935
as Hugh Rigby
About Reginald Gardiner
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 F… With 85 credits spanning from 1927 to 1990, Reginald Gardiner has appeared in 60 films and 25 TV shows.
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- The Great Dictator (1940) — as Commander Schultz
- Marie Antoinette (1938) — as Comte d'Artois
- The Flying Deuces (1939) — as Francois
- Sweethearts (1938) — as Norman Trumpett
- Cluny Brown (1946) — as Hilary Ames
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