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Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner

Acting·1903–1980·53 films

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 Washingt

Filmography

The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator (1940)Commander Schultz
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)Dancer at Ball (uncredited)
The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces (1939)Francois
Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)John Sloan
What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go! (1964)Painter
Cluny Brown
Cluny Brown (1946)Hilary Ames
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)Reggie McHugh
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)Beverly Carlton
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)Harold Hermann
Black Widow
Black Widow (1954)Brian Mullen
Halls of Montezuma
Halls of Montezuma (1951)Sgt. Randolph Johnson
A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress (1937)Keggs
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)Comte d'Artois
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb (1965)Simmons
Born to Dance
Born to Dance (1936)Policeman
Captains of the Clouds
Captains of the Clouds (1942)Scrounger Harris
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind (1957)William Shakespeare
A Yank in the R.A.F.
A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)Roger Pillby
Sundown
Sundown (1941)Lieutenant Roddy Turner
The Horn Blows at Midnight
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)Composer / Archie Dexter
That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine (1948)Alberto
Back Street
Back Street (1961)Dalian
Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion (1952)Lentulus
Fury at Furnace Creek
Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)Capt. Grover A. Walsh
Sweethearts
Sweethearts (1938)Norman Trumpett
Molly and Me
Molly and Me (1945)Harry Phillips / Peabody, the Butler
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day (1943)Assistant Hotel Manager
That Wonderful Urge
That Wonderful Urge (1948)Count André de Guyon
Immortal Sergeant
Immortal Sergeant (1943)Tom Benedict
The Dolly Sisters
The Dolly Sisters (1945)Tony, Duke of Breck
The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)John Pierce
The Girl Downstairs
The Girl Downstairs (1938)Willie
Everybody Sing
Everybody Sing (1938)Jerrold Hope
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)Charles, Duke of Trippenham
Wabash Avenue
Wabash Avenue (1950)English Eddie
Claudia
Claudia (1943)Jerry Seymour
Do You Love Me
Do You Love Me (1946)Herbert Benham
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1955)White Knight
One More Tomorrow
One More Tomorrow (1946)James 'Jim' Aloysius Fisk
Dulcy
Dulcy (1940)Schuyler Van Dyke
The Birds and the Bees
The Birds and the Bees (1956)Gerald
Sergeant Deadhead
Sergeant Deadhead (1965)Lt. Comm. Talbott
Hollywood Goes to Town
Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)Self
My Life with Caroline
My Life with Caroline (1941)Paul Martindale
Elopement
Elopement (1951)Roger Evans
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)Will Hough
Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)Anatole Piermont Rogers
Breakdowns of 1942
Breakdowns of 1942 (1942)Self
No Time at All
No Time at All (1958)Felix Allardyce
The Night of Nights
The Night of Nights (1939)J. Neville Prime
The Perfect Lady
The Perfect Lady (1931)Lord Tony Carderay
Radio Parade
Radio Parade (1933)
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (1942)