Jimmy Gardner (actor)
Jimmy Gardner | |
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| Born | Edward Charles James Gardner (1924年08月24日)24 August 1924 Newmarket, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 3 May 2010(2010年05月03日) (aged 85) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–2005 |
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Edward Charles James Gardner, DFM (24 August 1924 – 3 May 2010) was an English actor.[1]
During World War II, Gardner served in the Royal Air Force as an air gunner with No. 10 Squadron. He completed 30 sorties as a Halifax rear gunner and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal.[1]
His first film appearance was in The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb released during 1964.[2] [3] Thereafter he appeared in over 30 films and also made extensive TV and theatre appearances. Some of his best known Shakespearean roles such as Adam in As You Like It , and Gravedigger in Hamlet were performed under the direction of Terry Hands.[4]
He played Knight Bus driver Ernie Prang in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , the third film in the Harry Potter film series.[5] [6]
Filmography
[edit ]- Doctor Who : Marco Polo (1964) .... Chenchu
- The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) .... Fred's Mate
- He Who Rides a Tiger (1965) .... Waiter
- The Murder Game (1965) .... Arthur Gillett
- Arabesque (1966) .... Hemsley (uncredited)
- The Committee (1968) .... Boss
- Take a Girl Like You (1970) .... Voter
- Say Hello to Yesterday (1971) .... Balloon Seller (uncredited)
- 10 Rillington Place (1971) .... Mr Lynch
- Up the Chastity Belt (1971) .... Little Man
- Frenzy (1972) .... Hotel Porter
- Ooh... You Are Awful (1972) .... Waterloo Porter (uncredited)
- Take Me High (1973) .... Hulbert
- 11 Harrowhouse (1974) .... Man in Snack Bar (uncredited)
- Percy's Progress (1974) .... Clerk of Court (uncredited)
- Slade in Flame (1975) .... Charlie's Dad
- Short Ends (1976) .... Alchemist
- Doctor Who : Underworld (1978) .... Idmon
- Tess (1979) .... Pedlar
- The Company of Wolves (1984) .... Ancient
- Mountains of the Moon (1990) .... Jarvis
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) .... Farmer
- Thin Ice (1995) .... Old Man with gun
- Gunslinger's Revenge (Italian title: Il mio West) (1998) .... Sam Comet
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) .... Ernie the Bus Driver
- Finding Neverland (2004) .... Mr. Snow
- Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) .... Kaiser (final film role)
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Rylance, Mark (6 May 2010). "Jimmy Gardner: War hero and actor whose roles ranged from gravedigger in the RSC's 'Hamlet' to a bus driver in 'Harry Potter'" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB | British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016.
- ^ Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2010. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 21 March 2016. ISBN 9780786486496.
- ^ "Designing Shakespeare Collection - Performance Details". Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Jimmy Gardner obituary". TheGuardian.com . 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Veteran actor, brought up in Marlborough, dies, 85". 6 May 2010.
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