David Cecil MacAlister Tomlinson (May 7, 1917 – June 24, 2000) was an English film actor. He is primarily remembered for his role as George Banks in the movie Mary Poppins.<p>Born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England on May 7, 1917, Tomlinson attended the Tonbridge School, but left to join the Grenadier Guards. His introduction to the working world came as a clerk for London's Shell House. His stage career grew from amateur stage productions to his 1940 film debut in Quiet Wedding. His career was interrupted when he entered WWII service as a Flight Lieutenant in the RAF. His flying days continued after the war and he crashed a Tiger Moth plane near his backyard much to the chagrin of his neighbours. His father, a prominent London lawyer, defended him at his subsequent trial (for flying too low).<p>As George Banks, head of the Banks family in the 1964 Disney film Mary Poppins, David Tomlinson was known to generations of children for his role in one of the most popular family films of...Automatically Created from Freebase. Please help us give it a human touch by adding some events.
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