Reginald Gardiner

Known for ActingBorn 1903-02-27Died 1980-07-07London, 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).Read more

Movies & web series

A Little Bit of Bluff

Radio Parade

Flat No. 9

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Elopement

The Great Dictator

No Time at All

Behind Closed Doors

Bewitched

The Night of Nights

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Perfect Lady

Perry Mason

The Ed Wynn Show

Playhouse 90

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Ain't Misbehavin'

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

Batman

The Birds and the Bees

Forever and a Day

Claudia

Green Acres

What a Way to Go!

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

77 Sunset Strip

Cluny Brown

What's My Line?

ABC Stage 67

Christmas in Connecticut

Hazel

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Hollywood Goes to Town

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Leave It to Smith

The Ed Sullivan Show

Bull Rushes

The Monkees

The Doctor Takes a Wife

My Life with Caroline

The Pruitts of Southampton

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Molly and Me

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

That Wonderful Urge

Captains of the Clouds