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).
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1990
Do Not Disturb
Character:Simmons
Release Date:22/12/1965
Sergeant Deadhead
Character:Lt. Comm. Talbott
Release Date:18/08/1965
What a Way to Go!
Character:Painter
Release Date:02/07/1964
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Character:Reggie McHugh
Release Date:15/06/1962
Back Street
Character:Dalian
Release Date:11/10/1961
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Character:Harold Hermann
Release Date:23/07/1958
No Time at All
Character:Felix Allardyce
Release Date:13/02/1958
The Story of Mankind
Character:William Shakespeare
Release Date:08/11/1957
The Birds and the Bees
Character:Gerald
Release Date:11/05/1956
Alice in Wonderland
Character:White Knight
Release Date:23/10/1955
Ain't Misbehavin'
Character:Anatole Piermont Rogers
Release Date:30/06/1955
Black Widow
Character:Brian Mullen
Release Date:28/10/1954
Androcles and the Lion
Character:Lentulus
Release Date:01/12/1952
Elopement
Character:Roger Evans
Release Date:23/11/1951
Halls of Montezuma
Character:Sgt. Randolph Johnson
Release Date:04/01/1951
Wabash Avenue
Character:English Eddie
Release Date:31/03/1950
That Wonderful Urge
Character:Count André de Guyon
Release Date:20/11/1948
That Lady in Ermine
Character:Alberto
Release Date:24/08/1948
Fury at Furnace Creek
Character:Capt. Grover A. Walsh
Release Date:30/04/1948
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Character:Will Hough
Release Date:31/07/1947
Cluny Brown
Character:Hilary Ames
Release Date:02/06/1946
One More Tomorrow
Character:James 'Jim' Aloysius Fisk
Release Date:24/05/1946
Do You Love Me
Character:Herbert Benham
Release Date:17/05/1946
The Dolly Sisters
Character:Tony, Duke of Breck
Release Date:14/11/1945
Christmas in Connecticut
Character:John Sloan
Release Date:27/07/1945
Molly and Me
Character:Harry Phillips / Peabody, the Butler
Release Date:25/05/1945
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Character:Composer / Archie Dexter
Release Date:28/04/1945
Claudia
Character:Jerry Seymour
Release Date:04/11/1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Character:Charles, Duke of Trippenham
Release Date:01/10/1943
Immortal Sergeant
Character:Tom Benedict
Release Date:29/04/1943
Forever and a Day
Character:Assistant Hotel Manager
Release Date:21/01/1943
Breakdowns of 1942
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1942
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Character:
Release Date:05/10/1942
Captains of the Clouds
Character:Scrounger Harris
Release Date:12/02/1942
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Character:Beverly Carlton
Release Date:24/12/1941
Sundown
Character:Lieutenant Roddy Turner
Release Date:31/10/1941
A Yank in the R.A.F.
Character:Roger Pillby
Release Date:26/09/1941
My Life with Caroline
Character:Paul Martindale
Release Date:01/08/1941
The Great Dictator
Character:Commander Schultz
Release Date:15/10/1940
Dulcy
Character:Schuyler Van Dyke
Release Date:04/10/1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Character:John Pierce
Release Date:25/04/1940
The Night of Nights
Character:J. Neville Prime
Release Date:01/12/1939
The Flying Deuces
Character:Francois
Release Date:03/11/1939
Sweethearts
Character:Norman Trumpett
Release Date:30/12/1938
The Girl Downstairs
Character:Willie
Release Date:23/12/1938
Marie Antoinette
Character:Comte d'Artois
Release Date:26/08/1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
Character:Self
Release Date:07/07/1938
Everybody Sing
Character:Jerrold Hope
Release Date:04/02/1938
A Damsel in Distress
Character:Keggs
Release Date:19/11/1937
Born to Dance
Character:Policeman
Release Date:27/11/1936
A Little Bit of Bluff
Character:Hugh Rigby
Release Date:02/05/1935
Radio Parade
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1933
Leave It to Smith
Character:Lord Redwood
Release Date:13/09/1933
Flat No. 9
Character:Peter Merridew
Release Date:12/05/1932
The Perfect Lady
Character:Lord Tony Carderay
Release Date:12/11/1931
My Old China
Character:
Release Date:26/08/1931
Bull Rushes
Character:
Release Date:11/02/1931
Aroma of the South Seas
Character:The Man
Release Date:05/02/1931
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Character:Dancer at Ball (uncredited)
Release Date:14/02/1927
Television Appearances
ABC Stage 67
Character:Uncle Andrew
The Monkees
Character:Butler
The Pruitts of Southampton
Character:Ned Pruitt
Batman
Character:Bernie Park
Green Acres
Character:Sir Geoffrey
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Prince Fredrick
Bewitched
Character:
Bewitched
Character:Lord Clive Montdrako
Petticoat Junction
Character:Lord Faversham
Petticoat Junction
Character:Gaylord Martindale
Burke's Law
Character:Piggott
Burke's Law
Character:Pepperill Twill
Burke's Law
Character:Putzi Voltran
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
Hazel
Character:Mr. Montague
Hazel
Character:Mr. Gilbert
Adventures in Paradise
Character:Chester Hobart
77 Sunset Strip
Character:Mr. Maudlin
Behind Closed Doors
Character:Ernest Farrington
Perry Mason
Character:Albert Charity
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Character:Self
Playhouse 90
Character:Felix Allardyce
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
Character:Self
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:Mr. Lynn Belvedere
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Major Cook-Finch
The Millionaire
Character:Waldo Francis Turner
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:White Knight
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Panelist
The Ed Wynn Show
Character:Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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