Jimmy Gardner (actor)
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| Born | Edward Charles James Gardner 24 August 1924 Newmarket, Suffolk, England |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. London, England |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–2005 |
Edward Charles James "Jimmy" Gardner, DFM (24 August 1924 – 3 May 2010) was a British 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. 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.
He played Knight Bus driver Ernie Prang in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third film in the Harry Potter film series.
Filmography
- The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)... Fred's Mate
- He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)... as Waiter
- The Murder Game (1965)... as Arthur Gillett
- The Committee (1968)... as Boss
- Take a Girl Like You (1970)... as Voter
- Up the Chastity Belt (1971)... as Little Man
- Say Hello to Yesterday (1971)... as Balloon Seller
- 10 Rillington Place (1971)... as Mr Lynch
- Ooh... You Are Awful (1972)... as Waterloo Porter
- Frenzy (1972)... as Hotel Porter
- Take Me High (1973)... as Hulbert
- 11 Harrowhouse (1974)... as Man in Snack Bar
- Slade in Flame (1975) ... as Charlie's Dad
- Short Ends (1976) ... as Alchemist
- Underworld (1978)... as Idmon
- Tess (1979)... as Pedlar
- The Company of Wolves (1984)... as Ancient
- Mountains of the Moon (1990)... as Jarvis
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)... as Farmer
- Thin Ice (1995)... as Old Man
- Gunslinger's Revenge (Italian title: Il mio West) (1998)... as Sam Comet
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)... as Ernie Prang
- Finding Neverland (2004)... as Mr. Snow
- Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)... as Kaiser
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