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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).

ABC Stage 67

1966

as Uncle Andrew

The Monkees

1966

The Pruitts of Southampton

1966

as Ned Pruitt

Batman

1966

as Bernie Park

Do Not Disturb

1965

as Simmons

Green Acres

1965

as Sir Geoffrey

Sergeant Deadhead

1965

as Lt. Comm. Talbott

Bewitched

1964

What a Way to Go!

1964

as Painter

Petticoat Junction

1963

as Lord Faversham

Petticoat Junction

1963

as Gaylord Martindale

Burke's Law

1963

as Piggott

Burke's Law

1963

as Pepperill Twill

Burke's Law

1963

as Putzi Voltran

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962

as Reggie McHugh

Back Street

1961

as Dalian

Adventures in Paradise

1959

as Chester Hobart

77 Sunset Strip

1958

as Mr. Maudlin

Behind Closed Doors

1958

as Ernest Farrington

Rock-a-Bye Baby

1958

as Harold Hermann

No Time at All

1958

as Felix Allardyce

The Story of Mankind

1957

as William Shakespeare

Perry Mason

1957

as Albert Charity

Playhouse 90

1956

as Felix Allardyce

The Birds and the Bees

1956

as Gerald

Alice in Wonderland

1955

as White Knight

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Major Cook-Finch

Ain't Misbehavin'

1955

as Anatole Piermont Rogers

The Millionaire

1955

as Waldo Francis Turner

Black Widow

1954

as Brian Mullen

Androcles and the Lion

1952

as Lentulus

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as White Knight

Elopement

1951

as Roger Evans

Halls of Montezuma

1951

as Sgt. Randolph Johnson

Wabash Avenue

1950

as English Eddie

What's My Line?

1950

as Self - Panelist

That Wonderful Urge

1948

as Count André de Guyon

That Lady in Ermine

1948

as Alberto

Fury at Furnace Creek

1948

as Capt. Grover A. Walsh

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

1947

as Will Hough

Cluny Brown

1946

as Hilary Ames

One More Tomorrow

1946

as James 'Jim' Aloysius Fisk

Do You Love Me

1946

as Herbert Benham

The Dolly Sisters

1945

as Tony, Duke of Breck

Christmas in Connecticut

1945

as John Sloan

Molly and Me

1945

as Harry Phillips / Peabody, the Butler

The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945

as Composer / Archie Dexter

Claudia

1943

as Jerry Seymour

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

1943

as Charles, Duke of Trippenham

Immortal Sergeant

1943

as Tom Benedict

Forever and a Day

1943

as Assistant Hotel Manager

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

as Self

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942

Captains of the Clouds

1942

as Scrounger Harris (bush pilot)

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941

as Beverly Carlton

Sundown

1941

as Lieutenant Roddy Turner

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941

as Roger Pillby

My Life with Caroline

1941

as Paul Martindale

The Great Dictator

1940

as Commander Schultz

Dulcy

1940

as Schuyler Van Dyke

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

as John Pierce

The Night of Nights

1939

as J. Neville Prime

The Flying Deuces

1939

as Francois

Sweethearts

1938

as Norman Trumpett

The Girl Downstairs

1938

as Willie

Marie Antoinette

1938

as Comte d'Artois

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938

as Self

Everybody Sing

1938

as Jerrold Hope

A Damsel in Distress

1937

as Keggs

Born to Dance

1936

as Policeman

A Little Bit of Bluff

1935

as Hugh Rigby

Radio Parade

1933

Leave It to Smith

1933

as Lord Redwood

Flat No. 9

1932

as Peter Merridew

The Perfect Lady

1931

as Lord Tony Carderay

My Old China

1931

Bull Rushes

1931

Aroma of the South Seas

1931

as The Man

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927

as Dancer at Ball (uncredited)