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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Perry Mason

Bewitched

Bewitched

Batman

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

Green Acres

All Movies (60)

• The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence1990 · as Self (archive footage)
• Do Not Disturb1965 · as Simmons
• Sergeant Deadhead1965 · as Lt. Comm. Talbott
• What a Way to Go!1964 · as Painter
• Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation1962 · as Reggie McHugh
• Back Street1961 · as Dalian
• Rock-a-Bye Baby1958 · as Harold Hermann
• No Time at All1958 · as Felix Allardyce
• The Story of Mankind1957 · as William Shakespeare
• The Birds and the Bees1956 · as Gerald
• Alice in Wonderland1955 · as White Knight
• Ain't Misbehavin'1955 · as Anatole Piermont Rogers
• Black Widow1954 · as Brian Mullen
• Androcles and the Lion1952 · as Lentulus
• Elopement1951 · as Roger Evans
• Halls of Montezuma1951 · as Sgt. Randolph Johnson
• Wabash Avenue1950 · as English Eddie
• That Wonderful Urge1948 · as Count André de Guyon
• That Lady in Ermine1948 · as Alberto
• Fury at Furnace Creek1948 · as Capt. Grover A. Walsh
• I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now1947 · as Will Hough
• Cluny Brown1946 · as Hilary Ames
• One More Tomorrow1946 · as James 'Jim' Aloysius Fisk
• Do You Love Me1946 · as Herbert Benham
• The Dolly Sisters1945 · as Tony, Duke of Breck
• Christmas in Connecticut1945 · as John Sloan
• Molly and Me1945 · as Harry Phillips / Peabody, the Butler
• The Horn Blows at Midnight1945 · as Composer / Archie Dexter
• Claudia1943 · as Jerry Seymour
• Sweet Rosie O'Grady1943 · as Charles, Duke of Trippenham
• Immortal Sergeant1943 · as Tom Benedict
• Forever and a Day1943 · as Assistant Hotel Manager
• Breakdowns of 19421942 · as Self
• Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 61942
• Captains of the Clouds1942 · as Scrounger Harris
• The Man Who Came to Dinner1941 · as Beverly Carlton
• Sundown1941 · as Lieutenant Roddy Turner
• A Yank in the R.A.F.1941 · as Roger Pillby
• My Life with Caroline1941 · as Paul Martindale
• The Great Dictator1940 · as Commander Schultz
• Dulcy1940 · as Schuyler Van Dyke
• The Doctor Takes a Wife1940 · as John Pierce
• The Night of Nights1939 · as J. Neville Prime
• The Flying Deuces1939 · as Francois
• Sweethearts1938 · as Norman Trumpett
• The Girl Downstairs1938 · as Willie
• Marie Antoinette1938 · as Comte d'Artois
• Hollywood Goes to Town1938 · as Self
• Everybody Sing1938 · as Jerrold Hope
• A Damsel in Distress1937 · as Keggs
• Born to Dance1936 · as Policeman
• A Little Bit of Bluff1935 · as Hugh Rigby
• Radio Parade1933
• Leave It to Smith1933 · as Lord Redwood
• Flat No. 91932 · as Peter Merridew
• The Perfect Lady1931 · as Lord Tony Carderay
• My Old China1931
• Bull Rushes1931
• Aroma of the South Seas1931 · as The Man
• The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog1927 · as Dancer at Ball (uncredited)

All TV Shows (30)

• ABC Stage 671966 · as Uncle Andrew
• The Monkees1966 · as Butler
• The Pruitts of Southampton1966 · as Ned Pruitt
• Batman1966 · as Bernie Park
• Green Acres1965 · as Sir Geoffrey
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · as Prince Fredrick
• Bewitched1964
• Bewitched1964 · as Lord Clive Montdrako
• Petticoat Junction1963 · as Lord Faversham
• Petticoat Junction1963 · as Gaylord Martindale
• Burke's Law1963 · as Piggott
• Burke's Law1963 · as Pepperill Twill
• Burke's Law1963 · as Putzi Voltran
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• Hazel1961 · as Mr. Montague
• Hazel1961 · as Mr. Gilbert
• Adventures in Paradise1959 · as Chester Hobart
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Mr. Maudlin
• Behind Closed Doors1958 · as Ernest Farrington
• Perry Mason1957 · as Albert Charity
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · as Self
• Playhouse 901956 · as Felix Allardyce
• The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show1956 · as Self
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Mr. Lynn Belvedere
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Major Cook-Finch
• The Millionaire1955 · as Waldo Francis Turner
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as White Knight
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• The Ed Wynn Show1949 · as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self