Reginald Gardiner

Actor Feb 27 (died age 77) London, England, UK 1927–1990 (63 year career)

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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 lea…

Known For

Film

The Great Dictator

Commander Schultz

Film

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

Dancer at Ball (uncredited)

Film

Christmas in Connecticut

John Sloan

Film

Cluny Brown

Hilary Ames

Film

What a Way to Go!

Painter

Film

The Flying Deuces

Francois

Film

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Beverly Carlton

Film

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Harold Hermann

Filmography

Acting (85)

Movies (60)

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

1990

as Self (archive footage)

Sergeant Deadhead

as Lt. Comm. Talbott

Do Not Disturb

as Simmons

What a Way to Go!

as Painter

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

as Reggie McHugh

Back Street

as Dalian

Rock-a-Bye Baby

as Harold Hermann

No Time at All

as Felix Allardyce

The Story of Mankind

1957

as William Shakespeare

4.3

The Birds and the Bees

1956

as Gerald

6.8

Ain't Misbehavin'

1955

as Anatole Piermont Rogers

Alice in Wonderland

as White Knight

Black Widow

as Brian Mullen

Androcles and the Lion

1952

as Lentulus

5.8

Halls of Montezuma

1951

as Sgt. Randolph Johnson

Elopement

as Roger Evans

Wabash Avenue

as English Eddie

That Lady in Ermine

as Alberto

That Wonderful Urge

as Count André de Guyon

6.5

Fury at Furnace Creek

1948

as Capt. Grover A. Walsh

6.0

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

as Will Hough

Cluny Brown

as Hilary Ames

One More Tomorrow

as James 'Jim' Aloysius Fisk

5.5

Do You Love Me

1946

as Herbert Benham

4.8

Christmas in Connecticut

1945

as John Sloan

7.0

Molly and Me

1945

as Harry Phillips / Peabody, the Butler

6.4

The Dolly Sisters

1945

as Tony, Duke of Breck

5.2

The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945

as Composer / Archie Dexter

Claudia

as Jerry Seymour

Forever and a Day

as Assistant Hotel Manager

7.4

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

1943

as Charles, Duke of Trippenham

6.0

Immortal Sergeant

1943

as Tom Benedict

5.8

Captains of the Clouds

as Scrounger Harris

Breakdowns of 1942

as Self

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942

6.0

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941

as Beverly Carlton

6.9

My Life with Caroline

1941

as Paul Martindale

5.7

Sundown

1941

as Lieutenant Roddy Turner

A Yank in the R.A.F.

as Roger Pillby

The Great Dictator

as Commander Schultz

Dulcy

as Schuyler Van Dyke

The Doctor Takes a Wife

as John Pierce

The Flying Deuces

as Francois

The Night of Nights

as J. Neville Prime

Marie Antoinette

1938

as Comte d'Artois

6.5

Hollywood Goes to Town

as Self

Everybody Sing

as Jerrold Hope

The Girl Downstairs

as Willie

Sweethearts

as Norman Trumpett

A Damsel in Distress

as Keggs

Born to Dance

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

My Old China

1931

The Perfect Lady

1931

as Lord Tony Carderay

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)

7.1

Television (25)

Batman

as Bernie Park

The Monkees

as Butler

ABC Stage 67

as Uncle Andrew

The Pruitts of Southampton

as Ned Pruitt

Green Acres

as Sir Geoffrey

Bewitched

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Prince Fredrick

Petticoat Junction

as Lord Faversham

Burke's Law

as Piggott

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Hazel

as Mr. Montague

Adventures in Paradise

as Chester Hobart

77 Sunset Strip

as Mr. Maudlin

Behind Closed Doors

as Ernest Farrington

Perry Mason

1957

as Albert Charity

7.7

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Playhouse 90

as Felix Allardyce

The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show

1956

as Self

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Major Cook-Finch

7.8

The Millionaire

1955

as Waldo Francis Turner

5.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

as Mr. Lynn Belvedere

5.4

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as White Knight

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

The Ed Wynn Show

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self