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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Tapley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
The Black Room
Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
The Dam Busters
Inspector Davis
Cloudburst
Barrett
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Lord Valchrist
Barbados Quest
Dixon
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Clerk (uncredited)
Peter Ibbetson
William Dobbin
Becky Sharp
Sir Stafford Beach
The Diamond Wizard
Inspector Maxwell
Wings of Danger
Jehan LeLoup
If I Were King
Mannering
Wide Boy
Charles ('Strange Journey')
Strange Stories
Dr. Brooks
The Crime Nobody Saw
Miller
Too Many Parents
So Evil, So Young
Studio Manager
The Preview Murder Mystery
Inspector
Compelled
Chester Greene
Night of Mystery
Larry
The Return of Sophie Lang
Donaldson (uncredited)
Souls at Sea
Sir Philip Burleigh
My Marriage
Palmer (uncredited)
The Sundowners
Gardner
The Light That Failed
Dr. Lloyd
Emergency
Bart Massey
Arizona
Inspector
Man Accused
Tom Brock
Thank You, Jeeves!
Captain Robert Rogers
Booloo
Arnold Winslow
3 Steps to the Gallows
Mountie
North West Mounted Police
Joe
King of Gamblers
Lieutenant Prescott
The Last Outpost
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
Hallett
Storm Over Bengal
Doctor Vernon
Early to Bed
Dr. John Lucas
Double Door
Prince
Samson and Delilah
Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
Maid of Salem
Major Fergusson
Noose for a Lady
Haynes
Strongroom
Dr. Crabtree
The Steel Key
Colonel Charles Mercer
The Safecracker
Adjutant
Angels One Five
Henry Ryland
Stranger in Town
Paul Alexis
Gang War
Casca
An Honourable Murder
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
47
Gender
Male
Birthday
1907-05-07
Place of Birth
Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
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