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Reginald Gardiner

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 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).

Birthday: 1903-02-27

Place of birth: London, England, UK

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Also known as: William Reginald Gardiner

The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator

1940-10-15

Commander Schultz

The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces

1939-11-03

Francois

The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941-12-24

Beverly Carlton

Captains of the Clouds
Captains of the Clouds

1942-02-12

Scrounger Harris (bush pilot)

Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Connecticut

1945-07-27

John Sloan

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962-06-15

Reggie McHugh

The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind

1957-11-08

William Shakespeare

Everybody Sing
Everybody Sing

1938-02-04

Jerrold Hope

Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day

1943-01-21

Assistant Hotel Manager

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette

1938-08-26

Comte d'Artois

Born to Dance
Born to Dance

1936-11-27

Policeman

Black Widow
Black Widow

1954-10-28

Brian Mullen

Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb

1965-12-22

Simmons

Halls of Montezuma
Halls of Montezuma

1951-01-04

Sgt. Randolph Johnson

The Horn Blows at Midnight
The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945-04-28

Composer / Archie Dexter

A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress

1937-11-19

Keggs

A Yank in the R.A.F.
A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941-09-26

Roger Pillby

My Life with Caroline
My Life with Caroline

1941-08-01

Paul Martindale

That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine

1948-08-24

Alberto

Cluny Brown
Cluny Brown

1946-06-02

Hilary Ames

Sergeant Deadhead
Sergeant Deadhead

1965-08-18

Lt. Comm. Talbott

Sundown
Sundown

1941-10-31

Lieutenant Roddy Turner

Do You Love Me
Do You Love Me

1946-05-17

Herbert Benham

The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940-04-25

John Pierce

Wabash Avenue
Wabash Avenue

1950-03-31

English Eddie

That Wonderful Urge
That Wonderful Urge

1948-11-20

Count André de Guyon

Fury at Furnace Creek
Fury at Furnace Creek

1948-04-30

Capt. Grover A. Walsh

The Birds and the Bees
The Birds and the Bees

1956-05-11

Gerald

Dulcy
Dulcy

1940-10-04

Schuyler Van Dyke

A Little Bit of Bluff
A Little Bit of Bluff

1935-05-02

Hugh Rigby

Claudia
Claudia

1943-11-04

Jerry Seymour

The Girl Downstairs
The Girl Downstairs

1938-12-23

Willie

Elopement
Elopement

1951-11-23

Roger Evans

Rock-a-Bye Baby
Rock-a-Bye Baby

1958-07-23

Harold Hermann

Back Street
Back Street

1961-10-11

Dalian

What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go!

1964-07-31

Painter

Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion

1952-12-01

Lentulus

Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin'

1955-06-30

Anatole Piermont Rogers

No Time at All
No Time at All

1958-02-13

Felix Allardyce

Immortal Sergeant
Immortal Sergeant

1943-04-29

Tom Benedict

Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Sweet Rosie O'Grady

1943-10-01

Charles, Duke of Trippenham

Leave It to Smith
Leave It to Smith

1933-09-13

Lord Redwood

Molly and Me
Molly and Me

1945-05-25

Harry Phillips / Peabody, the Butler

My Old China
My Old China

1931-08-26

Radio Parade
Radio Parade

1933-10-01

Bull Rushes
Bull Rushes

1931-02-11

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland

1955-10-22

White Knight

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927-02-14

Dancer at Ball (uncredited)

The Dolly Sisters
The Dolly Sisters

1945-11-14

Tony, Duke of Breck

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

1947-07-31

Will Hough

One More Tomorrow
One More Tomorrow

1946-05-24

James 'Jim' Aloysius Fisk

Aroma of the South Seas
Aroma of the South Seas

1931-02-05

The Man

Flat No. 9
Flat No. 9

1932-05-12

Peter Merridew

The Perfect Lady
The Perfect Lady

1931-11-12

Lord Tony Carderay

Sweethearts
Sweethearts

1938-12-30

Norman Trumpett

The Night of Nights
The Night of Nights

1939-12-01

J. Neville Prime

Breakdowns of 1942
Breakdowns of 1942

1942-12-31

Self

Cocoon
Cocoon

1985-06-21

Character in film clip from 'Flying Deuces' (archive footage) (uncredited)