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