Reginald Gardiner

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 27, 1903

died

July 7, 1980

place of birth

London, England, UK

also known as

William Reginald Gardiner

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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The Great Dictator
8.3

The Great Dictator

1940as Commander Schultz
What a Way to Go!
7.1

What a Way to Go!

1964as Painter
Black Widow
6.4

Black Widow

1954as Brian Mullen
Marie Antoinette
6.6

Marie Antoinette

1938as Comte d'Artois
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
7.1

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927as Dancer at Ball (uncredited)
The Story of Mankind
4.4

The Story of Mankind

1957as William Shakespeare
Cluny Brown
7.2

Cluny Brown

1946as Hilary Ames
Halls of Montezuma
6.0

Halls of Montezuma

1951as Sgt. Randolph Johnson
Do Not Disturb
5.5

Do Not Disturb

1965as Simmons
Claudia
7.5

Claudia

1943as Jerry Seymour
Christmas in Connecticut
7.0

Christmas in Connecticut

1945as John Sloan
The Flying Deuces
6.4

The Flying Deuces

1939as Francois
Rock-a-Bye Baby
6.8

Rock-a-Bye Baby

1958as Harold Hermann
Sundown
5.6

Sundown

1941as Lieutenant Roddy Turner
Forever and a Day
7.5

Forever and a Day

1943as Assistant Hotel Manager
The Man Who Came to Dinner
7.0

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941as Beverly Carlton
No Time at All
8.0

No Time at All

1958as Felix Allardyce
Sergeant Deadhead
5.3

Sergeant Deadhead

1965as Lt. Comm. Talbott
The Girl Downstairs
4.7

The Girl Downstairs

1938as Willie
Born to Dance
6.1

Born to Dance

1936as Policeman
Breakdowns of 1942
6.0

Breakdowns of 1942

1942as Self
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
6.5

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962as Reggie McHugh
That Lady in Ermine
6.0

That Lady in Ermine

1948as Alberto
Back Street
5.6

Back Street

1961as Dalian
Androcles and the Lion
5.9

Androcles and the Lion

1952as Lentulus
Alice in Wonderland
5.2

Alice in Wonderland

1955as White Knight
Everybody Sing
5.0

Everybody Sing

1938as Jerrold Hope
Captains of the Clouds
6.5

Captains of the Clouds

1942as Scrounger Harris
Dulcy
6.4

Dulcy

1940as Schuyler Van Dyke
Do You Love Me
4.7

Do You Love Me

1946as Herbert Benham
That Wonderful Urge
6.5

That Wonderful Urge

1948as Count André de Guyon
A Damsel in Distress
6.5

A Damsel in Distress

1937as Keggs
Fury at Furnace Creek
6.3

Fury at Furnace Creek

1948as Capt. Grover A. Walsh
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
7.5

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

1947as Will Hough
Hollywood Goes to Town
7.0

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938as Self
Ain't Misbehavin'
7.5

Ain't Misbehavin'

1955as Anatole Piermont Rogers
The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.8

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940as John Pierce
Sweethearts
5.8

Sweethearts

1938as Norman Trumpett
Radio Parade
9.0

Radio Parade

1933
The Birds and the Bees
7.4

The Birds and the Bees

1956as Gerald
A Yank in the R.A.F.
5.6

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941as Roger Pillby
Molly and Me
6.7

Molly and Me

1945as Harry Phillips / Peabody, the Butler
The Dolly Sisters
5.7

The Dolly Sisters

1945as Tony, Duke of Breck
The Night of Nights
8.0

The Night of Nights

1939as J. Neville Prime
The Horn Blows at Midnight
5.8

The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945as Composer / Archie Dexter
Elopement
8.3

Elopement

1951as Roger Evans
My Life with Caroline
6.8

My Life with Caroline

1941as Paul Martindale
One More Tomorrow
5.8

One More Tomorrow

1946as James 'Jim' Aloysius Fisk
Immortal Sergeant
6.0

Immortal Sergeant

1943as Tom Benedict
Wabash Avenue
5.3

Wabash Avenue

1950as English Eddie