Person
Colin Tapley
Acting · 1907–1995 · Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
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
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Lord Vanton
Richard the Lionheart
Steward
Samson and Delilah
Prince
My Marriage
Sir Philip Burleigh
Peter Ibbetson
Clerk (uncredited)
Innocent Meeting
Stannard
Barbados Quest
Lord Valchrist
The Dam Busters
Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
So Evil, So Young
Inspector
Wings of Danger
Inspector Maxwell
Filmography
- 1962Richard the LionheartSteward
- 1962StrongroomHaynes
- 1962EmergencyDr. Lloyd
- 1962Gang WarPaul Alexis
- 1962The Lamp in Assassin MewsInspector
- 1961So Evil, So YoungInspector
- 1960The SundownersPalmer (uncredited)
- 1960CompelledInspector
- 1960An Honourable MurderCasca
- 1959Man AccusedInspector
- 1959Innocent MeetingStannard
- 1958The SafecrackerColonel Charles Mercer
- 1957Stranger in TownHenry Ryland
- 1956The Adventures of Sir LancelotLord Vanton
- 1955Barbados QuestLord Valchrist
- 1955The Dam BustersDoctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
- 1954The Diamond WizardSir Stafford Beach
- 19533 Steps to the GallowsArnold Winslow
- 1953The Steel KeyDr. Crabtree
- 1953Noose for a LadyMajor Fergusson
- 1953Strange StoriesCharles ('Strange Journey')
- 1952Wings of DangerInspector Maxwell
- 1952Wide BoyMannering
- 1952Angels One FiveAdjutant
- 1951CloudburstInspector Davis
- 1949Samson and DelilahPrince
- 1940ArizonaBart Massey
- 1940North West Mounted PoliceMountie
- 1939The Light That FailedGardner
- 1938Storm Over BengalHallett
- 1938If I Were KingJehan LeLoup
- 1938BoolooCaptain Robert Rogers
- 1937Souls at SeaDonaldson (uncredited)
- 1937Night of MysteryChester Greene
- 1937King of GamblersJoe
- 1937The Crime Nobody SawDr. Brooks
- 1937Maid of SalemRoger's Friend (Uncredited)
- 1937Bulldog Drummond EscapesDixon
- 1936Thank You, Jeeves!Tom Brock
- 1936The Return of Sophie LangLarry
- 1936Early to BedDoctor Vernon
- 1936Too Many ParentsMiller
- 1936The Preview Murder MysteryStudio Manager
- 1936My MarriageSir Philip Burleigh
- 1935Peter IbbetsonClerk (uncredited)
- 1935The Last OutpostLieutenant Prescott
- 1935The Black RoomPaul Hassel as a young lieutenant
- 1935Becky SharpWilliam Dobbin
- 1935The Lives of a Bengal LancerBarrett
- 1934Father Brown, DetectiveMaître d' (uncredited)
- 1934Wagon WheelsMountaineer
- 1934Murder at the VanitiesStage Manager (uncredited)
- 1934Double DoorDr. John Lucas
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