
Colin Tapley
Known for Acting · 53 credits
- Born
- 1907-05-07
- Died
- 1995-12-01
- Place of birth
- 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (51)

Samson and Delilah
1949
as Prince

Peter Ibbetson
1935
as Clerk (uncredited)

North West Mounted Police
1940
as Mountie

Strongroom
1962
as Haynes

Bulldog Drummond Escapes
1937
as Dixon

Wings of Danger
1952
as Inspector Maxwell
Booloo
1938
as Captain Robert Rogers

Double Door
1934
as Dr. John Lucas

The Dam Busters
1955
as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.

Becky Sharp
1935
as William Dobbin

Arizona
1940
as Bart Massey

Strange Stories
1953
as Charles ('Strange Journey')

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
as Barrett

The Black Room
1935
as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant

Father Brown, Detective
1934
as Maître d' (uncredited)

The Sundowners
1960
as Palmer (uncredited)

Early to Bed
1936
as Doctor Vernon

Cloudburst
1951
as Inspector Davis

Angels One Five
1952
as Adjutant

If I Were King
1938
as Jehan LeLoup

Barbados Quest
1955
as Lord Valchrist

The Last Outpost
1935
as Lieutenant Prescott

Night of Mystery
1937
as Chester Greene
The Lamp in Assassin Mews
1962
as Inspector

Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Stage Manager (uncredited)

The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
as Studio Manager

Storm Over Bengal
1938
as Hallett

The Light That Failed
1939
as Gardner

So Evil, So Young
1961
as Inspector

Souls at Sea
1937
as Donaldson (uncredited)

Maid of Salem
1937
as Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
Too Many Parents
1936
as Miller

3 Steps to the Gallows
1953
as Arnold Winslow

The Safecracker
1958
as Colonel Charles Mercer

Noose for a Lady
1953
as Major Fergusson

Thank You, Jeeves!
1936
as Tom Brock

Wagon Wheels
1934
as Mountaineer

Stranger in Town
1957
as Henry Ryland
Gang War
1962
as Paul Alexis

The Steel Key
1953
as Dr. Crabtree

King of Gamblers
1937
as Joe

Compelled
1960
as Inspector

The Crime Nobody Saw
1937
as Dr. Brooks

My Marriage
1936
as Sir Philip Burleigh

Wide Boy
1952
as Mannering

Man Accused
1959
as Inspector

Emergency
1962
as Dr. Lloyd

The Return of Sophie Lang
1936
as Larry

Innocent Meeting
1959
as Stannard
An Honourable Murder
1960
as Casca

The Diamond Wizard
1954
as Sir Stafford Beach
About 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 Glanvi… With 53 credits spanning from 1934 to 1962, Colin Tapley has appeared in 51 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Colin Tapley Movies
- Samson and Delilah (1949) — as Prince
- Peter Ibbetson (1935) — as Clerk (uncredited)
- North West Mounted Police (1940) — as Mountie
- Strongroom (1962) — as Haynes
- Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937) — as Dixon
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