
Reginald Gardiner
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1903-02-27
- Died
- 1980-07-07
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also 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).
Known For
TV Shows (25)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Perry Mason
1957
as Albert Charity

Bewitched
1964
as Lord Clive Montdrako

Batman
1966
as Bernie Park

Petticoat Junction
1963
as Lord Faversham / Gaylord Martindale

What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist

Green Acres
1965
as Sir Geoffrey

Burke's Law
1963
as Piggott / Pepperill Twill / Putzi Voltran

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

The Monkees
1966
as Butler

77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Mr. Maudlin

Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Chester Hobart

Hazel
1961
as Mr. Montague / Mr. Gilbert
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Major Cook-Finch

The Millionaire
1955
as Waldo Francis Turner

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Prince Fredrick

Playhouse 90
1956
as Felix Allardyce

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Mr. Lynn Belvedere

ABC Stage 67
1966
as Uncle Andrew

Behind Closed Doors
1958
as Ernest Farrington

The Pruitts of Southampton
1966
as Ned Pruitt

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as White Knight
The Ed Wynn Show
1949
as Self
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1956
as Self
Movies (60)

The Great Dictator
1940
as Commander Schultz

Marie Antoinette
1938
as Comte d'Artois

The Flying Deuces
1939
as Francois

Sergeant Deadhead
1965
as Lt. Comm. Talbott

What a Way to Go!
1964
as Painter

Cluny Brown
1946
as Hilary Ames

Claudia
1943
as Jerry Seymour

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
1927
as Dancer at Ball (uncredited)

Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958
as Harold Hermann

Sweethearts
1938
as Norman Trumpett

Halls of Montezuma
1951
as Sgt. Randolph Johnson

Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as John Sloan

Dulcy
1940
as Schuyler Van Dyke

Black Widow
1954
as Brian Mullen

Do Not Disturb
1965
as Simmons

Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self

Captains of the Clouds
1942
as Scrounger Harris

Androcles and the Lion
1952
as Lentulus

Immortal Sergeant
1943
as Tom Benedict

The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Beverly Carlton

Sundown
1941
as Lieutenant Roddy Turner

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
as Reggie McHugh

Everybody Sing
1938
as Jerrold Hope

One More Tomorrow
1946
as James 'Jim' Aloysius Fisk

That Wonderful Urge
1948
as Count André de Guyon

Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
as Charles, Duke of Trippenham

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947
as Will Hough

Back Street
1961
as Dalian

A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941
as Roger Pillby

The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
as Composer / Archie Dexter

That Lady in Ermine
1948
as Alberto

The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as John Pierce

Alice in Wonderland
1955
as White Knight

Born to Dance
1936
as Policeman

The Story of Mankind
1957
as William Shakespeare

The Girl Downstairs
1938
as Willie

A Damsel in Distress
1937
as Keggs

The Birds and the Bees
1956
as Gerald

Elopement
1951
as Roger Evans

Molly and Me
1945
as Harry Phillips / Peabody, the Butler

Fury at Furnace Creek
1948
as Capt. Grover A. Walsh

The Perfect Lady
1931
as Lord Tony Carderay

Do You Love Me
1946
as Herbert Benham

Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self

The Night of Nights
1939
as J. Neville Prime

Forever and a Day
1943
as Assistant Hotel Manager

Ain't Misbehavin'
1955
as Anatole Piermont Rogers

My Life with Caroline
1941
as Paul Martindale

Radio Parade
1933

No Time at All
1958
as Felix Allardyce

Wabash Avenue
1950
as English Eddie

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942

The Dolly Sisters
1945
as Tony, Duke of Breck
Aroma of the South Seas
1931
as The Man
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Leave It to Smith
1933
as Lord Redwood
Bull Rushes
1931
Flat No. 9
1932
as Peter Merridew
My Old China
1931
A Little Bit of Bluff
1935
as Hugh Rigby
About Reginald Gardiner
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 F… With 85 credits spanning from 1927 to 1990, Reginald Gardiner has appeared in 60 films and 25 TV shows.
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- The Great Dictator (1940) — as Commander Schultz
- Marie Antoinette (1938) — as Comte d'Artois
- The Flying Deuces (1939) — as Francois
- Sergeant Deadhead (1965) — as Lt. Comm. Talbott
- What a Way to Go! (1964) — as Painter
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