Colin Tapley

Birthday: 1907-05-07
Deathday: 1995-12-01
Birthplace: Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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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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Credits

Year Title Character
1962-05-04 Strongroom Haynes
1962-03-02 Emergency Dr. Lloyd
1962-01-01 Gang War Paul Alexis
1961-01-01 So Evil, So Young
1960-12-08 The Sundowners Palmer (uncredited)
1960-12-01 Compelled Inspector
1959-10-01 Man Accused Inspector
1958-03-05 The Safecracker Colonel Charles Mercer
1957-05-01 Stranger in Town Henry Ryland
1955-07-01 Barbados Quest Lord Valchrist
1955-05-16 The Dam Busters Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
1954-04-01 The Diamond Wizard Sir Stafford Beach
1953-12-01 3 Steps to the Gallows Arnold Winslow
1953-05-01 The Steel Key Dr. Crabtree
1953-04-01 Noose for a Lady Major Fergusson
1953-01-01 Strange Stories Charles ('Strange Journey')
1952-04-01 Wings of Danger Inspector Maxwell
1952-04-01 Wide Boy Mannering
1952-03-19 Angels One Five Adjutant
1951-07-01 Cloudburst Inspector Davis
1949-12-21 Samson and Delilah Prince
1940-12-25 Arizona Bart Massey
1940-10-22 North West Mounted Police Mountie
1939-12-24 The Light That Failed Gardner
1938-11-14 Storm Over Bengal Hallett
1938-09-28 If I Were King Jehan Le Loup
1938-07-29 Booloo Captain Robert Rogers
1937-09-03 Souls at Sea Donaldson (uncredited)
1937-05-21 Night of Mystery Chester Greene
1937-04-22 King of Gamblers Joe
1937-03-12 The Crime Nobody Saw Dr. Brooks
1937-02-12 Maid of Salem Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
1937-01-22 Bulldog Drummond Escapes Dixon
1936-10-04 Thank You, Jeeves! Tom Brock
1936-06-18 The Return of Sophie Lang Larry
1936-06-05 Early to Bed Doctor Vernon
1936-03-19 Too Many Parents Miller
1936-02-28 The Preview Murder Mystery Studio Manager
1936-01-31 My Marriage Sir Philip Burleigh
1935-11-07 Peter Ibbetson Clerk (uncredited)
1935-10-11 The Last Outpost Lieutenant Prescott
1935-07-15 The Black Room Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
1935-06-28 Becky Sharp William Dobbin
1935-01-11 The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Barrett
1934-05-18 Murder at the Vanities
1934-05-04 Double Door Dr. John Lucas