David Tomlinson

David Tomlinson

Birthday: 1917-05-07

Place of Birth: Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Cecil MacAlister Tomlinson (7 May 1917 – 24 June 2000) was an English film actor. He is primarily remembered for his roles as authority figure George Banks in Mary Poppins, fraudulent magician Professor Emelius Browne in Bedknobs and Broomsticks and as hapless antagonist Peter Thorndyke in The Love Bug. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Tomlinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins

In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected chi...

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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing ...

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Tom Jones
Tom Jones

Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find ...

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinst...

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I See a Dark Stranger
I See a Dark Stranger

Proud Irishwoman Bridie Quilty journeys to Dublin while World War II rages across Europe. During her...

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The Love Bug
The Love Bug

Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its ow...

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War-Gods of the Deep
War-Gods of the Deep

A chance discovery leads American mining engineer Ben Harris and acquaintance Harold to discover a l...

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Hotel Sahara
Hotel Sahara

World War II farce about the hotel of the title...

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The Wooden Horse
The Wooden Horse

True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany...

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School for Secrets
School for Secrets

Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it...

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My Brother's Keeper
My Brother's Keeper

War hero turned villain George Martin escapes from the police, but he is handcuffed to a naive young...

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Carry On Admiral
Carry On Admiral

Two friends get drunk and decide to switch identities. One is a Parliamentary Secretary, and the oth...

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Wombling Free
Wombling Free

The adventures of The Wombles, strange creatures who live on Wimbledon Common and pick up the litter...

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Easy Money
Easy Money

A win on the football pools in postwar Britain changes lives. A happy family is turned into an unhap...

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Made in Heaven
Made in Heaven

Residents of the small English village of Dunmow react in comical ways when the Topham family hires ...

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Miranda
Miranda

A young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives into her request to be taken to see London....

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Journey Together
Journey Together

Two Englishmen train with the Royal Air Force, ending with a bombing raid on Berlin....

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Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond

Bulldog Drummond leaves retirement to help a Scotland Yard Sergeant catch thieves armed with radar....

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Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter

A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping....

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Dominique
Dominique

The wife of a greedy man comes back to haunt him after he scares her to death....

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The Truth About Spring
The Truth About Spring

Tommy Tyler, a lazy Caribbean sailor, and his tom-boy daughter, Spring, are out to search for a buri...

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Further Up the Creek
Further Up the Creek

The sequel to 'Up The Creek' sees David Tomlinson return as bumbling navy boffin Lieutenant Humphrey...

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Up the Creek
Up the Creek

Bumbling navy officer Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather (David Tomlinson) is transferred to HMS Berkel...

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Broken Journey
Broken Journey

A plane flying over the Swiss Alps develops engine trouble and is forced to crash-land on a glacier....

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Quiet Wedding
Quiet Wedding

A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day....

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Landfall
Landfall

A British coastal command pilot is charged with neglect when it is thought that he has sunk a Britis...

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Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat

Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misa...

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Here Come the Huggetts
Here Come the Huggetts

The Huggetts have their first telephone installed, sleep rough on The Mall whilst waiting for the Ro...

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Vote for Huggett
Vote for Huggett

A firm of solicitors do battle with the head of the local council over a parcel of river front land,...

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So Long at the Fair
So Long at the Fair

Vicky Barton and her brother Johnny travel from Naples to visit the 1889 Paris Exhibition. They both...

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Castle in the Air
Castle in the Air

The owner of a Scottish castle discovers that it is haunted by the spirit of a beautiful woman. He d...

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"Pimpernel" Smith
"Pimpernel" Smith

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology st...

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Sleeping Car to Trieste
Sleeping Car to Trieste

Spies pursue a stolen diary aboard the Orient Express....

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Marry Me
Marry Me

The stories of several individuals who consult a marriage bureau, including a peer of the realm, his...

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The Chiltern Hundreds
The Chiltern Hundreds

Young Viscount Tony Pym wangles National Service leave on the pretext of standing as a Tory candidat...

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A Friend Indeed
A Friend Indeed

Sir Lionel Hibury is visiting an old friend in Rome, accompanied by his wife and daughter. Sir Lione...

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The Master of Bankdam
The Master of Bankdam

Generational family struggles for control of a family business in 19th century Yorkshire, and to be ...

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The Liquidator
The Liquidator

Lighthearted spy drama about Boysie Oakes, who takes a nice job with the British Secret Service, enj...

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The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars

Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Bri...

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Follow That Horse!
Follow That Horse!

A race horse swallows a microfilm and is pursued by the major superpowers spy agencies....

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Love in Waiting
Love in Waiting

The story of three women working as waitresses in post-World War II Britain....

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The Magic Box
The Magic Box

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young a...

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Fame Is the Spur
Fame Is the Spur

A politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately beco...

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All for Mary
All for Mary

In a Swiss Alpine resort shortly after the War an army officer and upper-class Humpy Miller both set...

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Warning to Wantons
Warning to Wantons

Featuring an early role for accomplished French actress Anne Vernon alongside Mary Poppins star Davi...

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The Water Babies
The Water Babies

Grimes, an amoral chimney sweep, occasionally likes to steal valuables from his clients. One day, on...

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Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

An American soldier stationed in England is ready to go on his honeymoon with his new wife when his ...

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Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - Bedknobs and Broomsticks

A short but informative documentary on the the 1971 Disney movie "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," which d...

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From Hong Kong with Love
From Hong Kong with Love

Bons baisers de Hong Kong (From Hong Kong with Love) is a 1975 French film directed by Yvan Chiffre....

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My Wife's Family
My Wife's Family

A farce concerning the attempts of a naval officer to avoid a visit from his wife's overbearing moth...

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