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Aliases: William Reginald Gardiner

Gender: Male

Place of birth: London, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 19

TV Involvements: 12


Most Famous Work

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).

Most Famous Work

Burke's Law
Average
6

Burke's Law

(1963) Putzi Voltran
Perry Mason
Average
8

Perry Mason

(1957) Albert Charity
The Millionaire
Average
5

The Millionaire

(1955) Waldo Francis Turner
Adventures in Paradise
Average
6

Adventures in Paradise

(1959) Chester Hobart
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) Major Cook-Finch
ABC Stage 67
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6

ABC Stage 67

(1966) Uncle Andrew
77 Sunset Strip
Average
7

77 Sunset Strip

(1958) Mr. Maudlin
Behind Closed Doors
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0

Behind Closed Doors

(1958) Ernest Farrington

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1966 Uncle Andrew
N/A
Ned Pruitt
Bernie Park
1965 Simmons
N/A
Lt. Comm. Talbott
1964 N/A
Painter
1963 Lord Faversham
Gaylord Martindale
Piggott
Pepperill Twill
Putzi Voltran
1962 Reggie McHugh
1961 Dalian
1959 Chester Hobart
1958 Mr. Maudlin
Ernest Farrington
Harold Hermann
Felix Allardyce
1957 William Shakespeare
Albert Charity
1956 Felix Allardyce
Gerald
1955 White Knight
N/A
Major Cook-Finch
Anatole Piermont Rogers
Waldo Francis Turner
1954 Brian Mullen
1952 Lentulus
1951 White Knight
Roger Evans
Sgt. Randolph Johnson
1950 English Eddie
Self - Panelist
1948 Count André de Guyon
Alberto
Self
Capt. Grover A. Walsh
1946 Hilary Ames
James 'Jim' Aloysius Fisk
Herbert Benham
1945 Tony, Duke of Breck
John Sloan
Harry Phillips / Peabody, the Butler
Composer / Archie Dexter
1943 Jerry Seymour
Charles, Duke of Trippenham
Tom Benedict
Assistant Hotel Manager
1942 Self
N/A
Scrounger Harris (bush pilot)
1941 Beverly Carlton
Lieutenant Roddy Turner
Roger Pillby
Paul Martindale
1940 Commander Schultz
Schuyler Van Dyke
John Pierce
1939 J. Neville Prime
Francois
1938 Norman Trumpett
Willie
Comte d'Artois
Self
Jerrold Hope
1937 Keggs
1936 Policeman
1935 Hugh Rigby
1933 N/A
Lord Redwood
1932 Peter Merridew
1931 Lord Tony Carderay
N/A
N/A
The Man
1927 Dancer at Ball (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

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