David Tomlinson

David Tomlinson was born on May 07, 1917 in UK. David Tomlinson's big-screen debut came with Quiet Wedding directed by Anthony Asquith in 1941, strarring Janet's Brother John. David Tomlinson is known for Saving Mr. Banks directed by John Lee Hancock, Emma Thompson stars as P.L. Travers and Tom Hanks as Walt Disney. The upcoming new movie David Tomlinson plays is Saving Mr. Banks which will be released on Dec 20, 2013.

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 Mariage sans histoires (1941) and followed that with Leslie Howard's M. Smith agent secret (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 Un amour de Coccinelle (1968) and L'Apprentie sorcière (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 centuries greatest character actors.