Reginald Gardiner
Known for: Acting
Born: February 27, 1903
Died: July 7, 1980
Place of birth: 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).
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Filmography
60 movies · 25 TV shows, newest first
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The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
1990
6.8
ABC Stage 67
1966
6.5
The Monkees
1966
6.5
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966
7.3
Batman
1966
5.4
Do Not Disturb
1965
7.2
Green Acres
1965
5.2
Sergeant Deadhead
1965
7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
7.9
Bewitched
1964
7.1
What a Way to Go!
1964
5.9
Petticoat Junction
1963
6.3
Burke's Law
1963
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
6.5
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
5.6
Back Street
1961
6.8
Hazel
1961
6.1
Adventures in Paradise
1959
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
8.0
Behind Closed Doors
1958
6.8
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958
8.0
No Time at All
1958
4.4
The Story of Mankind
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
19577.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
7.5
Playhouse 90
1956NR
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1956
7.4
The Birds and the Bees
1956
5.2
Alice in Wonderland
1955
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
7.5
Ain't Misbehavin'
1955
5.8
The Millionaire
1955
6.4
Black Widow
1954
5.9
Androcles and the Lion
1952
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
8.3
Elopement
1951
5.9
Halls of Montezuma
1951
5.3
Wabash Avenue
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
19507.7
The Ed Wynn Show
1949
6.5
That Wonderful Urge
1948
6.0
That Lady in Ermine
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
6.3
Fury at Furnace Creek
1948
7.5
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947
7.2
Cluny Brown
1946
5.8
One More Tomorrow
1946
4.7
Do You Love Me
1946
5.7
The Dolly Sisters
1945
7.0
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
6.7
Molly and Me
1945
5.9
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
7.5
Claudia
1943
6.5
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
6.2
Immortal Sergeant
1943
7.5
Forever and a Day
1943
6.0
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
6.0
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
6.4
Captains of the Clouds
1942
7.0
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
5.5
Sundown
1941
5.6
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941
6.8
My Life with Caroline
1941
8.3
The Great Dictator
1940
6.4
Dulcy
1940
6.8
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
8.0
The Night of Nights
1939
6.4
The Flying Deuces
1939
5.8
Sweethearts
1938
4.7
The Girl Downstairs
1938
6.6
Marie Antoinette
1938
7.0
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
5.0
Everybody Sing
1938
6.5
A Damsel in Distress
1937
6.1
Born to Dance
19369.0
A Little Bit of Bluff
1935
9.0
Radio Parade
19337.0
Leave It to Smith
19339.0
Flat No. 9
1932
8.0
The Perfect Lady
1931NR
My Old China
19317.0
Bull Rushes
1931NR
Aroma of the South Seas
1931
7.2
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
1927