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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 7, 1907
Place of Birth:
Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
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Colin Tapley
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Emergency | Dr. Lloyd |
| 1962 | Strongroom | Haynes |
| 1962 | Gang War | Paul Alexis |
| 1961 | So Evil, So Young | |
| 1960 | Compelled | Inspector |
| 1960 | The Sundowners | Palmer (uncredited) |
| 1960 | An Honourable Murder | Casca |
| 1959 | Man Accused | Inspector |
| 1958 | The Safecracker | Colonel Charles Mercer |
| 1957 | Stranger in Town | Henry Ryland |
| 1955 | The Dam Busters | Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E. |
| 1955 | Barbados Quest | Lord Valchrist |
| 1954 | The Diamond Wizard | Sir Stafford Beach |
| 1953 | Strange Stories | Charles ('Strange Journey') |
| 1953 | 3 Steps to the Gallows | Arnold Winslow |
| 1953 | Noose for a Lady | Major Fergusson |
| 1953 | The Steel Key | Dr. Crabtree |
| 1952 | Wings of Danger | Inspector Maxwell |
| 1952 | Wide Boy | Mannering |
| 1952 | Angels One Five | Adjutant |
| 1951 | Cloudburst | Inspector Davis |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Prince |
| 1940 | Arizona | Bart Massey |
| 1940 | North West Mounted Police | Mountie |
| 1939 | The Light That Failed | Gardner |
| 1938 | If I Were King | Jehan LeLoup |
| 1938 | Booloo | Captain Robert Rogers |
| 1938 | Storm Over Bengal | Hallett |
| 1937 | Bulldog Drummond Escapes | Dixon |
| 1937 | The Crime Nobody Saw | Dr. Brooks |
| 1937 | Night of Mystery | Chester Greene |
| 1937 | Souls at Sea | Donaldson (uncredited) |
| 1937 | King of Gamblers | Joe |
| 1937 | Maid of Salem | Roger's Friend (Uncredited) |
| 1936 | Too Many Parents | Miller |
| 1936 | The Preview Murder Mystery | Studio Manager |
| 1936 | The Return of Sophie Lang | Larry |
| 1936 | My Marriage | Sir Philip Burleigh |
| 1936 | Thank You, Jeeves! | Tom Brock |
| 1936 | Early to Bed | Doctor Vernon |
| 1935 | The Black Room | Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant |
| 1935 | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | Barrett |
| 1935 | Peter Ibbetson | Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Becky Sharp | William Dobbin |
| 1935 | The Last Outpost | Lieutenant Prescott |
| 1934 | Murder at the Vanities | |
| 1934 | Double Door | Dr. John Lucas |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | Lord Vanton |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | Everard |