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