About

Known credits:
46
Birthday:
1907-05-07
Place of birth:
Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
Website:
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Colin Tapley

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
1962 Strongroom Actor Haynes 59
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1962 Emergency Actor Dr. Lloyd 59
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1962 Gang War Actor Paul Alexis N/A
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1961 So Evil, So Young Actor 59
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1960 The Sundowners Actor Palmer (uncredited) 59
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1960 Compelled Actor Inspector 59
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1959 Man Accused Actor Inspector N/A
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1958 The Safecracker Actor Colonel Charles Mercer 58
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1957 Stranger in Town Actor Henry Ryland 59
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1955 Barbados Quest Actor Lord Valchrist 58
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1955 The Dam Busters Actor Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E. 60
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1954 The Diamond Wizard Actor Sir Stafford Beach 59
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1953 3 Steps to the Gallows Actor Arnold Winslow 59
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1953 The Steel Key Actor Dr. Crabtree 58
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1953 Noose for a Lady Actor Major Fergusson 59
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1953 Strange Stories Actor Charles ('Strange Journey') N/A
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1952 Wings of Danger Actor Inspector Maxwell 58
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1952 Wide Boy Actor Mannering 59
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1952 Angels One Five Actor Adjutant 59
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1951 Cloudburst Actor Inspector Davis 59
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1949 Samson and Delilah Actor Prince 60
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1940 Arizona Actor Bart Massey 59
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1940 North West Mounted Police Actor Mountie 59
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1939 The Light That Failed Actor Gardner 59
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1938 Storm Over Bengal Actor Hallett 58
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1938 If I Were King Actor Jehan Le Loup 59
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1938 Booloo Actor Captain Robert Rogers 59
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1937 Souls at Sea Actor Donaldson (uncredited) 58
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1937 Night of Mystery Actor Chester Greene N/A
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1937 King of Gamblers Actor Joe 59
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1937 The Crime Nobody Saw Actor Dr. Brooks 59
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1937 Maid of Salem Actor Roger's Friend (Uncredited) 59
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1937 Bulldog Drummond Escapes Actor Dixon 59
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1936 Thank You, Jeeves! Actor Tom Brock 59
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1936 The Return of Sophie Lang Actor Larry 59
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1936 Early to Bed Actor Doctor Vernon 59
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1936 Too Many Parents Actor Miller 59
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1936 The Preview Murder Mystery Actor Studio Manager 58
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1936 My Marriage Actor Sir Philip Burleigh 58
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1935 Peter Ibbetson Actor Clerk (uncredited) 59
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1935 The Last Outpost Actor Lieutenant Prescott 58
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1935 The Black Room Actor Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant 59
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1935 Becky Sharp Actor William Dobbin 58
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1935 The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Actor Barrett 59
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1934 Murder at the Vanities Actor 58
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1934 Double Door Actor Dr. John Lucas 59
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