Jimmy Gardner
Biographical information
Birth name	Edward Charles James Gardner
Born	24 August, 1924 Newmarket, Suffolk, England, UK
Died	3 May, 2010 (aged 85) London, England, UK
Nationality	British
Gender	Male
Eye colour	Blue
Career
Years active	1964 - 2005
In Harry Potter	Ernie Prang

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Jimmy Gardner (born on 24 August, 1924, in Newmarket, Suffolk, England, d. 3 May, 2010^[1]) was the actor who played Ernie Prang, the driver of the Knight Bus, in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

CareerEdit

Jimmy Gardner began acting professionally in the early 1960s and has appeared in countless films and television shows, including: Doctor Who, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones and Finding Neverland. Before taking up acting professionally he was the personal driver to the playwright John Osborne. He also survived two shipwrecks during the Second World War and even once worked as a gravedigger.^[2]

Select filmographyEdit

• Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005): Kaiser
• Finding Neverland (2004): Mr. Snow
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004): Ernie Prang
• Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991): Farmer

Personal lifeEdit

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.

Notes and referencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Jimmy Gardner at the Internet Movie Database
• Jimmy Gardner on Wikipedia