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person_profile-Colin Tapley

Colin Tapley Died at age: 88

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Colin Tapley

Date of Birth:

May 07, 1907

Country of birth:

New Zealand

Died:

Dec 01, 1995

Biography of

Colin Tapley

    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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Filmography of

Colin Tapley

Found 43 Movies in total

Strongroom

Haynes ( Actor )

... 1962

Emergency

Dr. Lloyd ( Actor )

... 1962

... 1961

The Sundowners

Palmer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1960

Compelled

Inspector ( Actor )

... 1960

Man Accused

Inspector ( Actor )

... 1959

The Safecracker

Colonel Charles Mercer ( Actor )

... 1958

Stranger in Town

Henry Ryland ( Actor )

... 1957

Barbados Quest

Lord Valchrist ( Actor )

... 1955

The Dam Busters

Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E. ( Actor )

... 1955

The Diamond Wizard

Sir Stafford Beach ( Actor )

... 1954

3 Steps to the Gallows

Arnold Winslow ( Actor )

... 1953

The Steel Key

Dr. Crabtree ( Actor )

... 1953

Noose for a Lady

Major Fergusson ( Actor )

... 1953

Strange Stories

Charles ( Actor )

... 1953

Wings of Danger

Inspector Maxwell ( Actor )

... 1952

Wide Boy

Mannering ( Actor )

... 1952

Angels One Five

Adjutant ( Actor )

... 1952

Cloudburst

Inspector Davis ( Actor )

... 1951

Samson and Delilah

Prince ( Actor )

... 1949

Arizona

Bart Massey ( Actor )

... 1940

North West Mounted Police

Mountie ( Actor )

... 1940

The Light That Failed

Gardner ( Actor )

... 1939

Storm Over Bengal

Hallett ( Actor )

... 1938

If I Were King

Jehan Le Loup ( Actor )

... 1938

Souls at Sea

Donaldson (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Night of Mystery

Chester Greene ( Actor )

... 1937

King of Gamblers

Joe ( Actor )

... 1937

The Crime Nobody Saw

Dr. Brooks ( Actor )

... 1937

Maid of Salem

Roger's Friend (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

... 1937

Thank You, Jeeves!

Tom Brock ( Actor )

... 1936

... 1936

Early to Bed

Doctor Vernon ( Actor )

... 1936

The Preview Murder Mystery

Studio Manager ( Actor )

... 1936

My Marriage

Sir Philip Burleigh ( Actor )

... 1936

Peter Ibbetson

Clerk (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

The Last Outpost

Lieutenant Prescott ( Actor )

... 1935

The Black Room

Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant ( Actor )

... 1935

Becky Sharp

William Dobbin ( Actor )

... 1935

... 1935

Double Door

Dr. John Lucas ( Actor )

... 1934