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