- Films
- 27
- Avg rating
- 6.35
- Peak run
- 1948’65
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
David by the numbers
Average
6.35
11 rated films
Vote weighted
6.45
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.89
rating spread
Career
36y
1945 to 1980
Total votes
287K
across every film
Best
7.8
Mary Poppins
Worst
6.5
The Love Bug
Newest first
Filmography
| 1980 | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | Sir Roger Avery | 4.9 | 2,575 |
| 1979 | Dominique | Lawyer | 5.5 | 1,421 |
| 1978 | The Water Babies | Sir John | 6.1 | 1,630 |
| 1977 | Wombling Free | Roland Frogmorton | · | 264 |
| 1975 | From Hong Kong with Love | Sir John Mac Gregor | · | 328 |
| 1971 |  Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Emelius | 7.1 | 43,870 |
| 1968 |  The Love Bug | Peter Thorndyke | 6.5 | 19,348 |
| 1965 | The Truth About Spring | Charles Skelton | · | 806 |
| 1965 | The Liquidator | Quadrant | 5.9 | 1,447 |
| 1965 | City in the Sea | Harold Tufnell-Jones | 5.3 | 2,979 |
| 1964 |  Mary Poppins | Mr. Banks | 7.8 | 201K |
| 1958 | Up the Creek | Lt. Humphrey Fairweather | · | 445 |
| 1957 | The Ship Was Loaded | Tom Baker | · | 378 |
| 1956 | Three Men in a Boat | J | · | 497 |
| 1952 | Castle in the Air | The Earl of Locharne | · | 316 |
| 1951 | Calling Bulldog Drummond | Algernon 'Algy' Longworth | · | 563 |
| 1951 | Hotel Sahara | Captain Puffin Cheyne | · | 459 |
| 1950 | So Long at the Fair | Johnny Barton | 7.1 | 2,932 |
| 1950 | The Wooden Horse | Phil Roe | 6.9 | 1,786 |
| 1949 | Vote for Huggett | Harold | · | 269 |
Better together?
David Tomlinson's regulars
- Ken AnnakinDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.34
- Robert StevensonDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.13 avg▲+0.69
- Val GuestDirector and actor · 2 films
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On David Tomlinson
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.