Colin Tapley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 7, 1907
- Died
- December 1, 1995
- Birthplace
- Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Tapley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Strongroom 1962
as Haynes
Emergency 1962
as Dr. Lloyd
- The Lamp in Assassin Mews
The Lamp in Assassin Mews 1962
as Inspector
- Gang War
Gang War 1962
as Paul Alexis
So Evil, So Young 1961
as Inspector
The Sundowners 1960
as Palmer (uncredited)
Compelled 1960
as Inspector
- An Honourable Murder
An Honourable Murder 1960
as Casca
Man Accused 1959
as Inspector
Innocent Meeting 1959
as Stannard
The Safecracker 1958
as Colonel Charles Mercer
- Son of a Stranger
Son of a Stranger 1958
Actor
Stranger in Town 1957
as Henry Ryland
Barbados Quest 1955
as Lord Valchrist
The Dam Busters 1955
as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
The Diamond Wizard 1954
as Sir Stafford Beach
3 Steps to the Gallows 1953
as Arnold Winslow
The Steel Key 1953
as Dr. Crabtree
Noose for a Lady 1953
as Major Fergusson
Strange Stories 1953
as Charles ('Strange Journey')
Wide Boy 1952
as Mannering
Wings of Danger 1952
as Inspector Maxwell
Angels One Five 1952
as Adjutant
Cloudburst 1951
as Inspector Davis
Samson and Delilah 1949
as Prince
Arizona 1940
as Bart Massey
North West Mounted Police 1940
as Mountie
The Light That Failed 1939
as Gardner
Storm Over Bengal 1938
as Hallett
If I Were King 1938
as Jehan LeLoup
- Booloo
Booloo 1938
as Captain Robert Rogers
Souls at Sea 1937
as Donaldson (uncredited)
Night of Mystery 1937
as Chester Greene
King of Gamblers 1937
as Joe
The Crime Nobody Saw 1937
as Dr. Brooks
Maid of Salem 1937
as Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond Escapes 1937
as Dixon
Thank You, Jeeves! 1936
as Tom Brock
The Return of Sophie Lang 1936
as Larry
Early to Bed 1936
as Doctor Vernon
- Too Many Parents
Too Many Parents 1936
as Miller
The Preview Murder Mystery 1936
as Studio Manager
My Marriage 1936
as Sir Philip Burleigh
Peter Ibbetson 1935
as Clerk (uncredited)
The Last Outpost 1935
as Lieutenant Prescott
The Black Room 1935
as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
Becky Sharp 1935
as William Dobbin
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer 1935
as Barrett
Father Brown, Detective 1934
as Maître d' (uncredited)
Wagon Wheels 1934
as Mountaineer
Murder at the Vanities 1934
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Double Door 1934
as Dr. John Lucas
Credits from TMDB.