Reginald Gardiner
Birthday: 1903-02-27 | Place of Birth: London, England, UKReginald 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
Acting
Role
as Ned Pruitt
as Lt. Comm. Talbott
as Simmons
as Painter
as Reggie McHugh
as Felix Allardyce
as Harold Hermann
as Anatole Piermont Rogers
as White Knight
as Brian Mullen
as Lentulus
as Sgt. Randolph Johnson
as English Eddie
as Alberto
as Capt. Grover A. Walsh
as Count André de Guyon
as Herbert Benham
as Hilary Ames
as James 'Jim' Aloysius Fisk
as Composer / Archie Dexter
as Harry Phillips / Peabody, the Butler
as John Sloan
as Tony, Duke of Breck
as Assistant Hotel Manager
as Charles, Duke of Trippenham
as Tom Benedict
as Beverly Carlton
