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).
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Movie Appearances
The Great Dictator
as Commander Schultz
1940
The Flying Deuces
as Francois
1939
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Beverly Carlton
1941
Captains of the Clouds
as Scrounger Harris
1942
Christmas in Connecticut
as John Sloan
1945
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Reggie McHugh
1962
The Story of Mankind
as William Shakespeare
1957
Everybody Sing
as Jerrold Hope
1938
Forever and a Day
as Assistant Hotel Manager
1943
Marie Antoinette
as Comte d'Artois
1938
Born to Dance
as Policeman
1936
Black Widow
as Brian Mullen
1954
Do Not Disturb
as Simmons
1965
Halls of Montezuma
as Sgt. Randolph Johnson
1951
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Composer / Archie Dexter
1945
A Damsel in Distress
as Keggs
1937
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Roger Pillby
1941
My Life with Caroline
as Paul Martindale
1941
That Lady in Ermine
as Alberto
1948
Cluny Brown
as Hilary Ames
1946
TV Appearances
Burke's Law
as Piggott
1963
Petticoat Junction
as Lord Faversham
1963
Perry Mason
as Albert Charity
1957
Bewitched
1964
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as White Knight
1951
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Major Cook-Finch
1955
The Monkees
as Butler
1966
The Millionaire
as Waldo Francis Turner
1955
Adventures in Paradise
as Chester Hobart
1959
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Mr. Lynn Belvedere
1955
The Pruitts of Southampton
as Ned Pruitt
1966