Reginald Gardiner
ActingAlso Known As
William Reginald Gardiner
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).
Movies
(60 total)
The Great Dictator
as Commander Schultz
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
as Dancer at Ball (uncredited)
The Flying Deuces
as Francois
Christmas in Connecticut
as John Sloan
Cluny Brown
as Hilary Ames
What a Way to Go!
as Painter
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Reggie McHugh
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Beverly Carlton
Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Harold Hermann
Black Widow
as Brian Mullen
Halls of Montezuma
as Sgt. Randolph Johnson
A Damsel in Distress
as Keggs
Marie Antoinette
as Comte d'Artois
Captains of the Clouds
as Scrounger Harris
Born to Dance
as Policeman
The Story of Mankind
as William Shakespeare
Do Not Disturb
as Simmons
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Roger Pillby
Sundown
as Lieutenant Roddy Turner
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Composer / Archie Dexter
TV Shows
(30 total)
Bewitched
as Lord Clive Montdrako
Batman
as Bernie Park
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Major Cook-Finch
Perry Mason
as Albert Charity
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Prince Fredrick
Green Acres
as Sir Geoffrey
The Monkees
as Butler
Petticoat Junction
as Lord Faversham
Petticoat Junction
as Gaylord Martindale
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
77 Sunset Strip
as Mr. Maudlin
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Hazel
as Mr. Montague
Hazel
as Mr. Gilbert
Burke's Law
as Piggott
Burke's Law
as Pepperill Twill
Burke's Law
as Putzi Voltran
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as White Knight