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

The Black Room
The Black Room

1935

as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant

Souls at Sea
Souls at Sea

1937

as Donaldson (uncredited)

Becky Sharp
Becky Sharp

1935

as William Dobbin

The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters

1955

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

North West Mounted Police
If I Were King
If I Were King

1938

as Jehan LeLoup

Strongroom
Strongroom

1962

as Haynes

Innocent Meeting
Innocent Meeting

1959

as Stannard

Angels One Five
Angels One Five

1952

as Adjutant

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Arizona
Arizona

1940

as Bart Massey

Peter Ibbetson
Peter Ibbetson

1935

as Clerk (uncredited)

The Sundowners
The Sundowners

1960

as Palmer (uncredited)

The Steel Key
The Steel Key

1953

as Dr. Crabtree

The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost

1935

as Lieutenant Prescott

Murder at the Vanities
Murder at the Vanities

1934

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

My Marriage
My Marriage

1936

as Sir Philip Burleigh

The Light That Failed
The Light That Failed

1939

as Gardner

King of Gamblers
King of Gamblers

1937

as Joe