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David Tomlinson is best known for his role as George Banks in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins (1964). As a youth he spent a short spell in the guards. He joined the RAF in WW2 where he survived the trauma of a plane crash on his first solo flight due to engine failure, then becoming a flying instructor for the remainder of the war. He began his film career in the pre-war British film Quiet Wedding (1941) and followed that with Leslie Howard's 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941). Altogether he has made over 50 films and on stage he has had long-running successes in many plays including "The Little Hut" with Robert Morley and Roger Moore as his understudy. During the 1930s he understudied Alec Guinness. By the time he went to Hollywood to make Mary Poppins (1964) he was a veteran film and stage actor. David returned to Disney to great success in The Love Bug (1969) and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). David was close friends with Errol Flynn, Robert Morley and Peter Sellers. He also spent time with Walt Disney whilst they discussed his role in Mary Poppins (1964). He retired in the early 1980s after an exemplary career on film and stage, and will always be remembered as one of the century's greatest character actors.

Hugo Blick was born in 1965 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for The Honorable Woman (2014), The Shadow Line (2011) and Sensitive Skin (2005). He is married to Elinor Morriston.

Matthew Cottle was born on 16 February 1967 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Chaplin (1992), The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001) and The Windsors (2016).

Jack May was born on 23 April 1922 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Count Duckula (1988) and Adam Adamant Lives! (1966). He was married to Petra Davies. He died on 19 September 1997 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.

Fiona Mathieson was born on 17 December 1950 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Armchair Thriller (1978), Holly (1972) and Childhood (1974). She was married to Ian Brimble. She died on 2 October 1987 in Tain, Scotland, UK.

Tom Rowlands was born on 11 January 1971 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Hanna (2011), The Hunger Games (2012) and The Saint (1997).

John Wyse was born on 24 November 1904 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Danger Man (1960), Doctor Who (1963) and Theatre Parade (1936). He was married to Jonquil Antony. He died in March 1989 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.

Toby Marlow was born on 12 October 1994 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Ben Hur (2010), Stage-To-Screen (2020) and Natalie Weiss: Heart of Stone (2020).

Pamela Hardman was born on 22 September 1953 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Artists and Models (1986), Waking the Dead (2000) and Casualty (1986).

Brian Hewlett was born in 1939 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Compact (1962), Grange Hill (1978) and Emergency-Ward 10 (1957).

Edward Higgins was born on 23 May 1915 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Scarf (1959), The Avengers (1961) and Charlesworth at Large (1958). He died on 15 July 2004 in Kendal, Westmorland, England, UK.

Avril Dunn was born on 6 April 1908 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She was married to Bill Dunn. She died on 11 January 1978 in the UK.

Gavin Alcott was born in July 1968 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Breakdown (1997) and Crank (2006). He died on 24 June 2023.

Gavin Tookey was born in June 1970 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He is a cinematographer, known for Brassed Off (1996), E=mc2 (1996) and Heaven's a Drag (1994).

Marlene Ann Dee was born in 1932 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She is an actress.