Matthew Garber

Matthew Garber

Matthew Adam Garber (25 March 1956 – 13 June 1977) was a British child actor, who played Michael Banks in the 1964 film Mary Poppins. He appeared in only two other films: The Three Lives of Thomasina and The Gnome-Mobile, all three times appearing alongside actress Karen Dotrice. All three appearances were in movies by Walt Disney Pictures. Ten years after his retirement, Garber contracted hepatitis, which later affected his pancreas. He died of pancreatitis at the age of 21.

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