Colin Tapley
Born
May 7, 1907
Died
December 1, 1995 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
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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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Richard the Lionheart
Steward · (1 episode)
1962
Richard the Lionheart
Chamberlain · (2 episodes)
1962
Strongroom
Haynes
1962
Emergency
Dr. Lloyd
1962
Gang War
Paul Alexis
1962
So Evil, So Young
1961
The Sundowners
Palmer (uncredited)
1960
Compelled
Inspector
1960
An Honourable Murder
Casca
1960
Man Accused
Inspector
1959
The Safecracker
Colonel Charles Mercer
1958
Stranger in Town
Henry Ryland
1957
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Lord Vanton · (1 episode)
1956
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Everard · (1 episode)
1956
Barbados Quest
Lord Valchrist
1955
The Dam Busters
Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
1955
The Diamond Wizard
Sir Stafford Beach
1954
3 Steps to the Gallows
Arnold Winslow
1953
The Steel Key
Dr. Crabtree
1953
Noose for a Lady
Major Fergusson
1953
Strange Stories
Charles ('Strange Journey')
1953
Wings of Danger
Inspector Maxwell
1952
Wide Boy
Mannering
1952
Angels One Five
Adjutant
1952
Cloudburst
Inspector Davis
1951
Samson and Delilah
Prince
1949
Arizona
Bart Massey
1940
North West Mounted Police
Mountie
1940
The Light That Failed
Gardner
1939
Storm Over Bengal
Hallett
1938
If I Were King
Jehan LeLoup
1938
Booloo
Captain Robert Rogers
1938
Souls at Sea
Donaldson (uncredited)
1937
Night of Mystery
Chester Greene
1937
King of Gamblers
Joe
1937
The Crime Nobody Saw
Dr. Brooks
1937
Maid of Salem
Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
1937
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Dixon
1937
Thank You, Jeeves!
Tom Brock
1936
The Return of Sophie Lang
Larry
1936
Early to Bed
Doctor Vernon
1936
Too Many Parents
Miller
1936
The Preview Murder Mystery
Studio Manager
1936
My Marriage
Sir Philip Burleigh
1936
Peter Ibbetson
Clerk (uncredited)
1935
The Last Outpost
Lieutenant Prescott
1935
The Black Room
Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
1935
Becky Sharp
William Dobbin
1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Barrett
1935
Murder at the Vanities
Stage Manager (uncredited)
1934
Double Door
Dr. John Lucas
1934