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Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner

Birthday: 1903-02-27 | Place of Birth: London, England, UK

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1966
The Pruitts of Southampton

as    Ned Pruitt

1965
Do Not Disturb

as    Simmons

1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

as    Reggie McHugh

1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby

as    Harold Hermann

1954
Black Widow

as    Brian Mullen

1952
Androcles and the Lion

as    Lentulus

1951
Halls of Montezuma

as    Sgt. Randolph Johnson

1948
That Lady in Ermine

as    Alberto

1948
Fury at Furnace Creek

as    Capt. Grover A. Walsh

1948
That Wonderful Urge

as    Count André de Guyon

1946
Do You Love Me

as    Herbert Benham

1946
Cluny Brown

as    Hilary Ames

1945
The Horn Blows at Midnight

as    Composer / Archie Dexter

1945
Christmas in Connecticut

as    John Sloan

1945
The Dolly Sisters

as    Tony, Duke of Breck

1943
Forever and a Day

as    Assistant Hotel Manager

1943
Immortal Sergeant

as    Tom Benedict

1942
The Man Who Came to Dinner

as    Beverly Carlton

1942
Captains of the Clouds

as    Scrounger Harris (bush pilot)

1941
Sundown

as    Lieutenant Roddy Turner

1941
My Life with Caroline

as    Paul Martindale

1941
A Yank in the R.A.F.

as    Roger Pillby

1940
The Great Dictator

as    Commander Schultz

1939
The Flying Deuces

as    Francois

1938
Everybody Sing

as    Jerrold Hope

1938
Sweethearts

as    Norman Trumpett

1938
The Girl Downstairs

as    Willie

1928
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

as    Dancer at Ball (uncredited)