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Cause of death
  
Pneumonia

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
Jimmy Gardner


Years active
  
1954–2005

Occupation
  
Actor

Parents
  
Teddy Gardner

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Full Name
  
Edward Charles James Gardner

Born
  
24 August 1924
Newmarket, Suffolk, England

Died
  
May 3, 2010, London, United Kingdom

Movies
  
Harry Potter and the Priso, Finding Neverland, 10 Rillington Place, Frenzy, The Committee

Similar People
  
Marc Forster, Alfonso Cuaron, Richard Fleischer, Alfred Hitchcock, Giovanni Veronesi

Jimmy gardner


Edward Charles James Gardner, DFM (24 August 1924 – 3 May 2010) was an English actor.

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Jimmy Gardner (actor) Mark Rylance unveils plaque for actor Jimmy Gardner in Marlborough

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.

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) .... 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
  • 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 Prang, the Bus Driver
  • Finding Neverland (2004) .... Mr. Snow
  • Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) .... Kaiser (final film role)

    • References

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