
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).

The Great Dictator
1940 · as Commander Schultz

Black Widow
1954 · as Brian Mullen

What a Way to Go!
1964 · as Painter

Back Street
1961 · as Dalian

Androcles and the Lion
1952 · as Lentulus

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
1927 · as Dancer at Ball (uncredited)

Halls of Montezuma
1951 · as Sgt. Randolph Johnson

Marie Antoinette
1938 · as Comte d'Artois

Do Not Disturb
1965 · as Simmons

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962 · as Reggie McHugh

Christmas in Connecticut
1945 · as John Sloan

The Flying Deuces
1939 · as Francois

Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958 · as Harold Hermann

Breakdowns of 1942
1942 · as Self

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947 · as Will Hough

Born to Dance
1936 · as Policeman

That Wonderful Urge
1948 · as Count André de Guyon

Forever and a Day
1943 · as Assistant Hotel Manager