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Colin Tapley

Colin Tapley

Acting

Born: May 7, 1907Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand

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.                    ​

Known For
Filmography
Strongroom

Strongroom

Haynes

1962
Emergency

Emergency

Dr. Lloyd

1962

The Lamp in Assassin Mews

Inspector

1962

Gang War

Paul Alexis

1962
So Evil, So Young

So Evil, So Young

Inspector

1961
The Sundowners

The Sundowners

Palmer (uncredited)

1960
Compelled

Compelled

Inspector

1960

An Honourable Murder

Casca

1960
Man Accused

Man Accused

Inspector

1959
Innocent Meeting

Innocent Meeting

Stannard

1959
The Safecracker

The Safecracker

Colonel Charles Mercer

1958
Stranger in Town

Stranger in Town

Henry Ryland

1957
Barbados Quest

Barbados Quest

Lord Valchrist

1955
The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.

1955
The Diamond Wizard

The Diamond Wizard

Sir Stafford Beach

1954
3 Steps to the Gallows

3 Steps to the Gallows

Arnold Winslow

1953
The Steel Key

The Steel Key

Dr. Crabtree

1953
Noose for a Lady

Noose for a Lady

Major Fergusson

1953
Strange Stories

Strange Stories

Charles ('Strange Journey')

1953
Wide Boy

Wide Boy

Mannering

1952
Wings of Danger

Wings of Danger

Inspector Maxwell

1952
Angels One Five

Angels One Five

Adjutant

1952
Cloudburst

Cloudburst

Inspector Davis

1951
Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

Prince

1949
Arizona

Arizona

Bart Massey

1940
North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

Mountie

1940
The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed

Gardner

1939
Storm Over Bengal

Storm Over Bengal

Hallett

1938
If I Were King

If I Were King

Jehan LeLoup

1938

Booloo

Captain Robert Rogers

1938
Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea

Donaldson (uncredited)

1937
Night of Mystery

Night of Mystery

Chester Greene

1937
King of Gamblers

King of Gamblers

Joe

1937
The Crime Nobody Saw

The Crime Nobody Saw

Dr. Brooks

1937
Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

Roger's Friend (Uncredited)

1937
Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Dixon

1937
Thank You, Jeeves!

Thank You, Jeeves!

Tom Brock

1936
The Return of Sophie Lang

The Return of Sophie Lang

Larry

1936
Early to Bed

Early to Bed

Doctor Vernon

1936

Too Many Parents

Miller

1936
The Preview Murder Mystery

The Preview Murder Mystery

Studio Manager

1936
My Marriage

My Marriage

Sir Philip Burleigh

1936
Peter Ibbetson

Peter Ibbetson

Clerk (uncredited)

1935
The Last Outpost

The Last Outpost

Lieutenant Prescott

1935
The Black Room

The Black Room

Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant

1935
Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp

William Dobbin

1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

Barrett

1935
Father Brown, Detective

Father Brown, Detective

Maître d' (uncredited)

1934
Wagon Wheels

Wagon Wheels

Mountaineer

1934
Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities

Stage Manager (uncredited)

1934
Double Door

Double Door

Dr. John Lucas

1934