Matthew Garber
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Matthew Adam Garber was a British child actor, most notable as Michael Banks in the 1964 film Mary Poppins. His other screen credits include The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963) and The Gnome-Mobile (1967), appearing alongside actress Karen Dotrice in all three films they made for Walt Disney Pictures.
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Stepney, London, England, UK
Matthew Adam Garber (March 25, 1956 – June 13, 1977) was a British child actor mostly known for his role of Michael Banks in Disney's Mary Poppins (1964). In 1963, Garbet came to the attention of actor Roy Dotrice (father of Karen Dotrice) who was seeking potential child actors. Roy recommended Garber to the casting department of the Disney company, where young Garber's "artful dodges, like…
Known for
- Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2 — (archive footage)1986
- The Gnome-Mobile — Rodney1967
- Mary Poppins — Michael Banks1964
- The Three Lives of Thomasina — Geordie McNab1963
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1956
- Active to
- 1977
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Matthew
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Stepney
- Place of death
- Hampstead
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- St Paul's School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Disney Legends
- Image
- Mary Poppins11.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1956-03-25
- date of death
- 1977-06-13
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- acute pancreatitis
- place of burial
- East Finchley Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- end of work period
- 1977-00-00
- Commons category
- Matthew Garber
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