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David Tomlinson (I) (1917–2000)

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David Tomlinson is best known for his role as George Banks in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins. As a youth he spent a short spell in the guards where he survived the trauma of a plane crash. He began his film career in the pre-war British film Quiet Wedding and followed that with Leslie Howard's 'Pimpernel' Smith... See full bio »

Born:

David Cecil MacAlister Tomlinson
in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 83) in Mursley, near Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
David Tomlinson Photo taken during the making of Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). (left to right) Robert B. Sherman, Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Richard M. Sherman Still of David Tomlinson in Bedknobs and Broomsticks Audrey Freeman and David Tomlinson
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1980 The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Sir Roger Avery
 
1979 Dominique
Lawyer
 
1978 The Water Babies
Sir John/voice Polar Bear
 
1977 Wombling Free
Roland Frogmorton
 
1976 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Blake
– Nine Dragons (1976) … Blake
 
1975 From Hong Kong with Love
Sir John Mac Gregor
 
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Emelius
 
1968 The Love Bug
Peter Thorndyke
 
1967 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Charles Pinfold
– Loitering with Intent (1967) … Charles Pinfold
 
1967 Jackanory (TV series)
Storyteller
– William's Treasure Trove (1967) … Storyteller
– William's Evening Out (1967) … Storyteller
– The Knights of the Square Table (1967) … Storyteller
– William Gets His Fairing (1967) … Storyteller
– William and the Pop Group (1967) … Storyteller
 
1965 The Liquidator
Quadrant
 
1965 City in the Sea
Harold
 
1965 The Truth About Spring
Skelton
 
1964 Mary Poppins
Mr. Banks
 
1963 Tom Jones
Lord Fellamar
 
1960 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Tom Swinley
– The Happy Man (1960) … Tom Swinley
 
1960 Follow That Horse!
Dick Lanchester
 
1959 The Anne Shelton Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 9 February 1959 (1959)
 
1958 Further Up the Creek
Lt. Fairweather
 
1958 Up the Creek
Lt. Fairweather
 
1957 The Ship Was Loaded
Tom Baker
 
1956 Three Men in a Boat
J
 
1955 All for Mary
Humpy Miller
 
1955 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
Tom Pettigo
– The No Man (1955) … Tom Pettigo
 
1953 Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
Frank Betterton
 
1952 Made in Heaven
Basil Topham
 
1952 Castle in the Air
Earl of Locharne
 
1951 The Magic Box
Assistant in Laboratory
 
1951 Hotel Sahara
Captain Puffin Cheyne
 
1951 Calling Bulldog Drummond
Algernon 'Algy' Longworth
 
1950 The Wooden Horse
Phil Roe
 
1950 So Long at the Fair
Johnny Barton
 
1949 Landfall
Binks
 
1949 The Amazing Mr. Beecham
Lord Tony Pym
 
1949 Helter Skelter
Nick Martin
 
1949 Miranda (TV movie)
 
1949 Marry Me
David Haig
 
1949 Vote for Huggett
Harold Hinchley
 
1949 Warning to Wantons
Count Max Kardak
 
1948 Here Come the Huggetts
Harold Hinchley
 
1948 Love in Waiting
Robert Clitheroe
 
1948 Sleeping Car to Trieste
Tom Bishop
 
1948 My Brother's Keeper
Ronnie Waring
 
1948 Broken Journey
Jimmy Marshall
 
1948 Miranda
Charles
 
1948 Easy Money
Martin Latham
 
1947 Fame Is the Spur
Lord Liskeard
 
1947 Master of Bankdam
Lancelot Handel Crowther
 
1946 Secret Flight
Mr. Watlington
 
1946 The Adventuress
Intelligence Officer
 
1945 Journey Together
Smith
 
1945 Johnny in the Clouds
'Prune' Parsons
 
1941 My Wife's Family
Willie Bagshott
 
1941 'Pimpernel' Smith
Steve
 
1941 Quiet Wedding
John Royd
 
1941 Name Rank and Number
 
1940 Garrison Follies (uncredited)
 
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2009 The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (documentary) (performer: "Let's Go Fly a Kite", "Substitutiary Locomotion", "A Man Has Dreams")
 
2000/I Gossip (writer: "Head", "Disconnected Child")
 
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks (performer: "With a Flair", "Eglantine", "Portobello Road", "The Beautiful Briny", "Substitutiary Locomotion")
 
1964 Mary Poppins (performer: "The Life I Lead" 1964 - uncredited, "Fidelity Fiduciary Bank" 1964 - uncredited, "A Man Has Dreams" 1964 - uncredited, "Let's Go Fly a Kite" 1964 - uncredited, "A British Bank The Life I Lead" 1964 - uncredited)
 
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1992 Wogan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 March 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
1991 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– David Tomlinson (1991) … Himself
 
1985 Movie Memories (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #5.1 (1985) … Himself - Guest
 
1971 The Golden Shot (TV series)
Himself
– Golden Shot 200 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #3.53 (1971) … Himself
 
1966 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.5 (1966) … Himself
 
1965 Blackpool Night Out (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.9 (1965) … Himself
 
1965 Juke Box Jury (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 April 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
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2001 Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - Bedknobs and Broomsticks (video documentary short)
Mr. Emelius Browne
 
1988 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: You Can Fly (video short)
Emelius Brown
 
1987 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Heigh-Ho (video short)
Mr. Banks
 
1979 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1938) Stage: Appeaed in 'William Shakespeare (I)' (v)'s play, "The Merchant of Venice," at the Queen's Theatre in London, England, with ;John Gielgud' (also co-director), Peggy Ashcroft, Alec Guinness, Harry Andrews, Leon Quartermaine, Richard Ainley, Angela Baddeley, George Devine... See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

6' 0¾" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Father of producer and 1st assistant director Henry Tomlinson and former actor James Adam Tomlinson. See more »

Nickname:

Dave Tomlinson See more »

Star Sign:

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