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Colin Tapley

Colin Tapley

Actor · Born 1907-05-07 · Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Colin Tapley (7 May 1907 – 1 December 1995) was a British actor. Born in New Zealand, he served in the Royal Air Force and an expedition to Antarctica before winning a Paramount Pictures talent contest and moving to Hollywood. He acted in several films before returning to Britain during the Second World War as a flight controller with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He returned briefly to New Zealand before returning once again to Britain to renew his acting career. His most famous role is as William Glanville in The Dam Busters but he spent much of his later career typecast as a police inspector, a role he played in several films and TV series before retiring to Gloucestershire. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Tapley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.                    ​

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Samson and Delilah (1949) — Prince
  2. The Dam Busters (1955) — Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
  3. Peter Ibbetson (1935) — Clerk (uncredited)
  4. The Black Room (1935) — Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
  5. The Sundowners (1960) — Palmer (uncredited)
  6. The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) — Barrett
  7. North West Mounted Police (1940) — Mountie
  8. Angels One Five (1952) — Adjutant
  9. Arizona (1940) — Bart Massey
  10. Becky Sharp (1935) — William Dobbin
  11. Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937) — Dixon
  12. Double Door (1934) — Dr. John Lucas
  13. Strongroom (1962) — Haynes
  14. Cloudburst (1951) — Inspector Davis
  15. Souls at Sea (1937) — Donaldson (uncredited)
  16. If I Were King (1938) — Jehan LeLoup
  17. Murder at the Vanities (1934) — Stage Manager (uncredited)
  18. The Diamond Wizard (1954) — Sir Stafford Beach
  19. 3 Steps to the Gallows (1953) — Arnold Winslow
  20. Wagon Wheels (1934) — Mountaineer
  21. Wings of Danger (1952) — Inspector Maxwell
  22. The Last Outpost (1935) — Lieutenant Prescott
  23. The Light That Failed (1939) — Gardner
  24. Thank You, Jeeves! (1936) — Tom Brock
  25. Maid of Salem (1937) — Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
  26. Noose for a Lady (1953) — Major Fergusson
  27. Barbados Quest (1955) — Lord Valchrist
  28. Storm Over Bengal (1938) — Hallett
  29. The Safecracker (1958) — Colonel Charles Mercer
  30. Stranger in Town (1957) — Henry Ryland
  31. Wide Boy (1952) — Mannering
  32. So Evil, So Young (1961) — Inspector
  33. The Preview Murder Mystery (1936) — Studio Manager
  34. Too Many Parents (1936) — Miller
  35. The Return of Sophie Lang (1936) — Larry
  36. The Steel Key (1953) — Dr. Crabtree
  37. Father Brown, Detective (1934) — Maître d' (uncredited)
  38. The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956) — Lord Vanton
  39. The Crime Nobody Saw (1937) — Dr. Brooks
  40. The Lamp in Assassin Mews (1962) — Inspector