David Cecil MacAlister Tomlinson (May 7, 1917 - June 24, 2000) was an English film actor who is best known for playing the role of George Banks in the 1964 Disney classic Mary Poppins. He also voiced several cartoon characters in that film. He later portrayed Professor Browne in Bedknobs and Broomsticks and the villainous Peter Thorndyke in The Love Bug. He died of a stroke on June 24, 2000.