1940Winner
Best Performance
The Great Dictator
Reginald Gardiner
Actor
London, England, UK
February 27, 1903
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).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1964Nominee
Best Performance
What a Way to Go!
1927Nominee
Best Performance
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Career Highlights
1939Highlight
Best Performance
The Flying Deuces
1954Highlight
Best Performance
Black Widow
Video
The Great Dictator
What a Way to Go!
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog