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).

Filmography

• ABC Stage 67 — Uncle Andrew
• Batman — Bernie Park
• The Monkees — Butler
• The Pruitts of Southampton — Ned Pruitt
• 1965Do Not Disturb — Simmons
• Green Acres — Sir Geoffrey
• 1965Sergeant Deadhead — Lt. Comm. Talbott
• Bewitched — Lord Clive Montdrako
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. — Prince Fredrick
• 1964What a Way to Go! — Painter
• Burke's Law — Piggott, Pepperill Twill, Putzi Voltran
• Petticoat Junction — Lord Faversham, Gaylord Martindale
• 1962Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation — Reggie McHugh
• 1961Back Street — Dalian
• Hazel — Mr. Montague, Mr. Gilbert
• Adventures in Paradise — Chester Hobart
• 77 Sunset Strip — Mr. Maudlin
• Behind Closed Doors — Ernest Farrington
• 1958No Time at All — Felix Allardyce
• 1958Rock-a-Bye Baby — Harold Hermann
• Perry Mason — Albert Charity
• 1957The Story of Mankind — William Shakespeare
• Playhouse 90 — Felix Allardyce
• 1956The Birds and the Bees — Gerald
• 1955Ain't Misbehavin' — Anatole Piermont Rogers
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Major Cook-Finch
• 1955Alice in Wonderland — White Knight
• The 20th Century Fox Hour — Mr. Lynn Belvedere
• The Millionaire — Waldo Francis Turner
• 1954Black Widow — Brian Mullen
• 1952Androcles and the Lion — Lentulus
• 1951Elopement — Roger Evans
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — White Knight
• 1951Halls of Montezuma — Sgt. Randolph Johnson
• 1950Wabash Avenue — English Eddie
• 1948Fury at Furnace Creek — Capt. Grover A. Walsh
• 1948That Lady in Ermine — Alberto
• 1948That Wonderful Urge — Count André de Guyon
• 1947I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now — Will Hough
• 1946Cluny Brown — Hilary Ames
• 1946Do You Love Me — Herbert Benham
• 1946One More Tomorrow — James 'Jim' Aloysius Fisk
• 1945Christmas in Connecticut — John Sloan
• 1945Molly and Me — Harry Phillips / Peabody, the Butler
• 1945The Dolly Sisters — Tony
• 1945The Horn Blows at Midnight — Composer / Archie Dexter
• 1943Claudia — Jerry Seymour
• 1943Forever and a Day — Assistant Hotel Manager
• 1943Immortal Sergeant — Tom Benedict
• 1943Sweet Rosie O'Grady — Charles, Duke of Trippenham
• 1942Captains of the Clouds — Scrounger Harris
• 1942Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
• 1941A Yank in the R.A.F. — Roger Pillby
• 1941My Life with Caroline — Paul Martindale
• 1941Sundown — Lieutenant Roddy Turner
• 1941The Man Who Came to Dinner — Beverly Carlton
• 1940Dulcy — Schuyler Van Dyke
• 1940The Doctor Takes a Wife — John Pierce
• 1940The Great Dictator — Commander Schultz
• 1939The Flying Deuces — Francois
• 1939The Night of Nights — J. Neville Prime
• 1938Everybody Sing — Jerrold Hope
• 1938Marie Antoinette — Comte d'Artois
• 1938Sweethearts — Norman Trumpett
• 1938The Girl Downstairs — Willie
• 1937A Damsel in Distress — Keggs
• 1936Born to Dance — Policeman
• 1935A Little Bit of Bluff — Hugh Rigby
• 1933Leave It to Smith — Lord Redwood
• 1933Radio Parade
• 1932Flat No. 9 — Peter Merridew
• 1931Aroma of the South Seas — The Man
• 1931Bull Rushes
• 1931My Old China
• 1931The Perfect Lady — Lord Tony Carderay
• 1927The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog — Dancer at Ball (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (9)

• 1990The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence — Self (archive footage)
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self
• The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show — Self
• What's My Line? — Self
• The Ed Wynn Show — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
• 1942Breakdowns of 1942 — Self
• 1938Hollywood Goes to Town — Self