Colin Tapley

Colin Tapley

1907-05-07 – 1995-12-01 (age 88) Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
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Biography

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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

Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah

1949

as Prince

Peter Ibbetson
Peter Ibbetson

1935

as Clerk (uncredited)

North West Mounted Police
Becky Sharp
Becky Sharp

1935

as William Dobbin

🎦
Booloo

1938

as Captain Robert Rogers

Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Wings of Danger
Wings of Danger

1952

as Inspector Maxwell

The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters

1955

as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.

Arizona
Arizona

1940

as Bart Massey

Father Brown, Detective
Father Brown, Detective

1934

as Maître d' (uncredited)

The Sundowners
The Sundowners

1960

as Palmer (uncredited)

Angels One Five
Angels One Five

1952

as Adjutant

If I Were King
If I Were King

1938

as Jehan LeLoup

Barbados Quest
Barbados Quest

1955

as Lord Valchrist

The Black Room
The Black Room

1935

as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant

Cloudburst
Cloudburst

1951

as Inspector Davis

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Early to Bed
Early to Bed

1936

as Doctor Vernon

Night of Mystery
Night of Mystery

1937

as Chester Greene

The Safecracker
The Safecracker

1958

as Colonel Charles Mercer