Colin Tapley
Acting
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
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tvRichard the Lionheart
1962
Steward / Chamberlain
movieStrongroom
1962
Haynes
movieEmergency
1962
Dr. Lloyd
Gang War
1962
Paul Alexis
movieSo Evil, So Young
1961
Inspector
movieThe Sundowners
1960
Palmer (uncredited)
movieCompelled
1960
Inspector
movieMan Accused
1959
Inspector
movieInnocent Meeting
1959
Stannard
movieThe Safecracker
1958
Colonel Charles Mercer
movieStranger in Town
1957
Henry Ryland
tvThe Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
Lord Vanton / Everard
movieBarbados Quest
1955
Lord Valchrist
movieThe Dam Busters
1955
Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
movieThe Diamond Wizard
1954
Sir Stafford Beach
movie3 Steps to the Gallows
1953
Arnold Winslow
movieThe Steel Key
1953
Dr. Crabtree
movieNoose for a Lady
1953
Major Fergusson
movieStrange Stories
1953
Charles ('Strange Journey')
movieWings of Danger
1952
Inspector Maxwell
movieWide Boy
1952
Mannering
movieAngels One Five
1952
Adjutant
movieCloudburst
1951
Inspector Davis
movieArizona
1940
Bart Massey
movieStorm Over Bengal
1938
Hallett
movieIf I Were King
1938
Jehan LeLoup
Booloo
1938
Captain Robert Rogers
movieSouls at Sea
1937
Donaldson (uncredited)
movieNight of Mystery
1937
Chester Greene
movieThe Crime Nobody Saw
1937
Dr. Brooks
movieMaid of Salem
1937
Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
movieThank You, Jeeves!
1936
Tom Brock
movieEarly to Bed
1936
Doctor Vernon
movieThe Preview Murder Mystery
1936
Studio Manager
movieMy Marriage
1936
Sir Philip Burleigh
moviePeter Ibbetson
1935
Clerk (uncredited)
movieThe Last Outpost
1935
Lieutenant Prescott
movieThe Black Room
1935
Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
movieBecky Sharp
1935
William Dobbin
movieFather Brown, Detective
1934
Maître d' (uncredited)
movieWagon Wheels
1934
Mountaineer
movieMurder at the Vanities
1934
Stage Manager (uncredited)
movieDouble Door
1934
Dr. John Lucas