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).
Movies & TV Shows
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The Great Dictator (1940) — Commander Schultz
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Bewitched (1964)
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Batman (1966) — Bernie Park
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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) — Dancer at Ball (uncredited)
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Major Cook-Finch
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The Flying Deuces (1939) — Francois
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Christmas in Connecticut (1945) — John Sloan
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Perry Mason (1957) — Albert Charity
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What a Way to Go! (1964) — Painter
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Cluny Brown (1946) — Hilary Ames
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The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941) — Beverly Carlton
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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) — Reggie McHugh
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
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Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958) — Harold Hermann
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Green Acres (1965) — Sir Geoffrey
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Prince Fredrick
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Black Widow (1954) — Brian Mullen
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The Monkees (1966) — Butler
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Halls of Montezuma (1951) — Sgt. Randolph Johnson
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Petticoat Junction (1963) — Lord Faversham
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A Damsel in Distress (1937) — Keggs
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Marie Antoinette (1938) — Comte d'Artois
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Captains of the Clouds (1942) — Scrounger Harris
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Born to Dance (1936) — Policeman
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Do Not Disturb (1965) — Simmons
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self
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The Story of Mankind (1957) — William Shakespeare
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A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941) — Roger Pillby
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77 Sunset Strip (1958) — Mr. Maudlin
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Sundown (1941) — Lieutenant Roddy Turner
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) — Composer / Archie Dexter
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Hazel (1961) — Mr. Montague
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That Lady in Ermine (1948) — Alberto
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Back Street (1961) — Dalian
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Androcles and the Lion (1952) — Lentulus
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Fury at Furnace Creek (1948) — Capt. Grover A. Walsh
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Immortal Sergeant (1943) — Tom Benedict
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Molly and Me (1945) — Harry Phillips / Peabody, the Butler
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Sweethearts (1938) — Norman Trumpett