Portrait of David Tomlinson

Acting

David Tomlinson

Career

Active from 1941 to 1980, busiest in 1948 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Tomlinson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Social Commentary
    3.3, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic British Comedy 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Atmospheric Suspense 2
  • Nautical Theme 2
  • British Cinema 2
  • Quirky Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 41
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
GoodWatch score 30

as Sir Roger Avery

Dominique
Dominique (1980)
GoodWatch score 52

as Attorney

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 61
The Water Babies
The Water Babies (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sir John / Voice of Polar Bear

Wombling Free
Wombling Free (1977)
GoodWatch score 69

as Roland Frogmorton

From Hong Kong with Love
From Hong Kong with Love (1975)
GoodWatch score 45

as Sir John Mac Gregor

A Friend Indeed
A Friend Indeed (1973)

as Sir John Holt

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
GoodWatch score 66

as Emelius

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 60
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Blake

The Love Bug
The Love Bug (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

as Peter Thorndyke

War-Gods of the Deep
War-Gods of the Deep (1965)
GoodWatch score 38

as Harold Tufnell-Jones

The Truth About Spring
The Truth About Spring (1965)
GoodWatch score 56

as Skelton

The Liquidator
The Liquidator (1965)
GoodWatch score 60

as Quadrant

Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins (1964)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mr. Banks

Tom Jones
Tom Jones (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lord Fellamar

1950s

14 titles ยท average score 58
Further Up the Creek
Further Up the Creek (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lt. Fairweather

Up the Creek
Up the Creek (1958)
GoodWatch score 53

as Lt. Fairweather

Carry On Admiral
Carry On Admiral (1957)
GoodWatch score 39

as Tom Baker

Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

as J

All for Mary
All for Mary (1955)

as Humphrey 'Humpy' Miller

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953)
GoodWatch score 56

as Frank Betterton

Castle in the Air
Castle in the Air (1952)
GoodWatch score 66

as Earl of Locharne

Made in Heaven
Made in Heaven (1952)

as Basil Topham

Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)
GoodWatch score 42

as Algernon "Algy" Longworth

Hotel Sahara
Hotel Sahara (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

as Captain Puffin Cheyne

So Long at the Fair
So Long at the Fair (1950)
GoodWatch score 67

as Johnny Barton

The Wooden Horse
The Wooden Horse (1950)
GoodWatch score 72

as Phil

1940s

22 titles ยท average score 65
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Nick Martin

The Chiltern Hundreds
The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)

as Lord Tony Pym

Warning to Wantons
Warning to Wantons (1949)

as Count Max Kardak

Marry Me
Marry Me (1949)

as David Haig

My Brother's Keeper
My Brother's Keeper (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ronnie Waring

Love in Waiting
Love in Waiting (1948)

as Robert Clitheroe

Miranda
Miranda (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Charles

Sleeping Car to Trieste
Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Tom Bishop

Here Come the Huggetts
Here Come the Huggetts (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

as Harold Hinchley

Broken Journey
Broken Journey (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jimmy Marshall

School for Secrets
School for Secrets (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mr. Watlington

Journey Together
Journey Together (1945)
GoodWatch score 65

as Smith