The British actor Rex Garner was born 31st January 1921 in Wolverhampton.
He was typically cast in the role of the waiter; in the following films he played either role of a waiter, maitre’d or similar characters: Snowbound (1948), Spider and he Fly (1949), Night and the City (1950), Lavender Hill Mob (1951), Encore (1951), Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952), two parts in Murder at 3am (1952), Flanagan Boy (1953), Top of the Form (1953), Expresso Bongo (1959), Bluebeards Ten Honeymoons (1960), Pit of Darkness (1961), The Boys (1962), Liquidator (1965), and the list goes on.
When he wasn’t cast in the role of a waiter it was because he was cast in an opposite role either as a guest or patron of a restaurant or theatre. For example in his very first film appearance in 1938’s The Lady Vanishes he played the role as a Gasthof Petrus Guest (pictured). His acting career was put on hold whilst serving in the military during WW2.
Other films that he appeared in include: Penny and the Pownall case (1948), Highly Dangerous (1950), Who Done it? (1956), Lost (1956), Blood of the Vampire (1957), A Tale of Two Cities (1958), Flesh and the Fiends (1959) and I Could Go On Singing (1953).
He died on 17th May 2015 in Hampshire, England.
He was typically cast in the role of the waiter; in the following films he played either role of a waiter, maitre’d or similar characters: Snowbound (1948), Spider and he Fly (1949), Night and the City (1950), Lavender Hill Mob (1951), Encore (1951), Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952), two parts in Murder at 3am (1952), Flanagan Boy (1953), Top of the Form (1953), Expresso Bongo (1959), Bluebeards Ten Honeymoons (1960), Pit of Darkness (1961), The Boys (1962), Liquidator (1965), and the list goes on.
When he wasn’t cast in the role of a waiter it was because he was cast in an opposite role either as a guest or patron of a restaurant or theatre. For example in his very first film appearance in 1938’s The Lady Vanishes he played the role as a Gasthof Petrus Guest (pictured). His acting career was put on hold whilst serving in the military during WW2.
Other films that he appeared in include: Penny and the Pownall case (1948), Highly Dangerous (1950), Who Done it? (1956), Lost (1956), Blood of the Vampire (1957), A Tale of Two Cities (1958), Flesh and the Fiends (1959) and I Could Go On Singing (1953).
He died on 17th May 2015 in Hampshire, England.
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