Reginald Gardiner
Actor
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).
Filmography
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
as Dancer at Ball (uncredited) 1927
The Flying Deuces
as Francois 1939
Christmas in Connecticut
as John Sloan 1945
What a Way to Go!
as Painter 1964
Cluny Brown
as Hilary Ames 1946
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Reggie McHugh 1962
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Beverly Carlton 1941
Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Harold Hermann 1958
Black Widow
as Brian Mullen 1954
Halls of Montezuma
as Sgt. Randolph Johnson 1951
A Damsel in Distress
as Keggs 1937
Marie Antoinette
as Comte d'Artois 1938
Captains of the Clouds
as Scrounger Harris 1942
Born to Dance
as Policeman 1936
Do Not Disturb
as Simmons 1965
The Story of Mankind
as William Shakespeare 1957