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Colin Tapley
Actor· Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
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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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
33 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Strongroom | Haynes | Film |
| 1962 | The Lamp in Assassin Mews | Inspector | Film |
| 1961 | So Evil, So Young | Inspector | Film |
| 1960 | The Sundowners | Palmer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1960 | Compelled | Inspector | Film |
| 1959 | Innocent Meeting | Stannard | Film |
| 1959 | Man Accused | Inspector | Film |
| 1958 | The Safecracker | Colonel Charles Mercer | Film |
| 1957 | Stranger in Town | Henry Ryland | Film |
| 1955 | The Dam Busters | Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E. | Film |
| 1955 | Barbados Quest | Lord Valchrist | Film |
| 1954 | The Diamond Wizard | Sir Stafford Beach | Film |
| 1953 | 3 Steps to the Gallows | Arnold Winslow | Film |
| 1952 | Wings of Danger | Inspector Maxwell | Film |
| 1952 | Wide Boy | Mannering | Film |
| 1951 | Cloudburst | Inspector Davis | Film |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Prince | Film |
| 1940 | Arizona | Bart Massey | Film |
| 1939 | The Light That Failed | Gardner | Film |
| 1938 | If I Were King | Jehan LeLoup | Film |
| 1938 | Storm Over Bengal | Hallett | Film |
| 1937 | Souls at Sea | Donaldson (uncredited) | Film |
| 1937 | The Crime Nobody Saw | Dr. Brooks | Film |
| 1937 | Bulldog Drummond Escapes | Dixon | Film |
| 1936 | Thank You, Jeeves! | Tom Brock | Film |
| 1936 | Too Many Parents | Miller | Film |
| 1935 | The Last Outpost | Lieutenant Prescott | Film |
| 1935 | The Black Room | Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant | Film |
| 1935 | Peter Ibbetson | Clerk (uncredited) | Film |
| 1935 | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | Barrett | Film |
| 1935 | Becky Sharp | William Dobbin | Film |
| 1934 | Double Door | Dr. John Lucas | Film |
| 1934 | Wagon Wheels | Mountaineer | Film |
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