Colin Tapley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 7, 1907
- Died
- December 1, 1995 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Emergency
Movie · as Dr. Lloyd
Strongroom
Movie · as Haynes
Gang War
Movie · as Paul Alexis
The Lamp in Assassin Mews
Movie · as Inspector
Richard the Lionheart
TV · as Steward, Chamberlain · 1 ep
Masters of Venus
TV · as Scientist (uncredited) · 8 eps
So Evil, So Young
Movie · as Inspector
Compelled
Movie · as Inspector
The Sundowners
Movie · as Palmer (uncredited)
An Honourable Murder
Movie · as Casca
Man Accused
Movie · as Inspector
Innocent Meeting
Movie · as Stannard
The Safecracker
Movie · as Colonel Charles Mercer
Son of a Stranger
Movie
Stranger in Town
Movie · as Henry Ryland
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
TV · as Lord Vanton, Everard · 1 ep
The Dam Busters
Movie · as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
Barbados Quest
Movie · as Lord Valchrist
The Diamond Wizard
Movie · as Sir Stafford Beach
Strange Stories
Movie · as Charles ('Strange Journey')
3 Steps to the Gallows
Movie · as Arnold Winslow
Noose for a Lady
Movie · as Major Fergusson
The Steel Key
Movie · as Dr. Crabtree
Wings of Danger
Movie · as Inspector Maxwell
Wide Boy
Movie · as Mannering
Angels One Five
Movie · as Adjutant
Cloudburst
Movie · as Inspector Davis
Samson and Delilah
Movie · as Prince
Arizona
Movie · as Bart Massey
North West Mounted Police
Movie · as Mountie
The Light That Failed
Movie · as Gardner
If I Were King
Movie · as Jehan LeLoup
Booloo
Movie · as Captain Robert Rogers
Storm Over Bengal
Movie · as Hallett
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Movie · as Dixon
The Crime Nobody Saw
Movie · as Dr. Brooks
Night of Mystery
Movie · as Chester Greene
Souls at Sea
Movie · as Donaldson (uncredited)
King of Gamblers
Movie · as Joe
Maid of Salem
Movie · as Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
Too Many Parents
Movie · as Miller
The Preview Murder Mystery
Movie · as Studio Manager
The Return of Sophie Lang
Movie · as Larry
My Marriage
Movie · as Sir Philip Burleigh
Thank You, Jeeves!
Movie · as Tom Brock
Early to Bed
Movie · as Doctor Vernon
The Black Room
Movie · as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Movie · as Barrett
Peter Ibbetson
Movie · as Clerk (uncredited)
Becky Sharp
Movie · as William Dobbin
The Last Outpost
Movie · as Lieutenant Prescott
Murder at the Vanities
Movie · as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Double Door
Movie · as Dr. John Lucas
Father Brown, Detective
Movie · as Maître d' (uncredited)
Wagon Wheels
Movie · as Mountaineer