Reginald Gardiner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 27, 1903
- Died
- July 7, 1980
- Birthplace
- 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).
Filmography
- The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence 1990
as Self (archive footage)
Do Not Disturb 1965
as Simmons
Sergeant Deadhead 1965
as Lt. Comm. Talbott
What a Way to Go! 1964
as Painter
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 1962
as Reggie McHugh
Back Street 1961
as Dalian
Rock-a-Bye Baby 1958
as Harold Hermann
No Time at All 1958
as Felix Allardyce
The Story of Mankind 1957
as William Shakespeare
The Birds and the Bees 1956
as Gerald
Alice in Wonderland 1955
as White Knight
Ain't Misbehavin' 1955
as Anatole Piermont Rogers
Black Widow 1954
as Brian Mullen
Androcles and the Lion 1952
as Lentulus
Elopement 1951
as Roger Evans
Halls of Montezuma 1951
as Sgt. Randolph Johnson
Wabash Avenue 1950
as English Eddie
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
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
Actor
Captains of the Clouds 1942
as Scrounger Harris
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
A Little Bit of Bluff 1935
as Hugh Rigby
Radio Parade 1933
Actor
- Leave It to Smith
Leave It to Smith 1933
as Lord Redwood
- Flat No. 9
Flat No. 9 1932
as Peter Merridew
The Perfect Lady 1931
as Lord Tony Carderay
- My Old China
My Old China 1931
Actor
- Bull Rushes
Bull Rushes 1931
Actor
- Aroma of the South Seas
Aroma of the South Seas 1931
as The Man
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog 1927
as Dancer at Ball (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.