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 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.
Known For
Credits
- 1962 · Strongroom as Haynes
- 1962 · Emergency as Dr. Lloyd
- 1962 · Gang War as Paul Alexis
- 1961 · So Evil, So Young as
- 1960 · The Sundowners as Palmer (uncredited)
- 1960 · Compelled as Inspector
- 1959 · Man Accused as Inspector
- 1958 · The Safecracker as Colonel Charles Mercer
- 1957 · Stranger in Town as Henry Ryland
- 1956 · The Adventures of Sir Lancelot as Lord Vanton
- 1956 · The Adventures of Sir Lancelot as Everard
- 1955 · Barbados Quest as Lord Valchrist
- 1955 · The Dam Busters as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
- 1954 · The Diamond Wizard as Sir Stafford Beach
- 1953 · 3 Steps to the Gallows as Arnold Winslow
- 1953 · The Steel Key as Dr. Crabtree
- 1953 · Noose for a Lady as Major Fergusson
- 1953 · Strange Stories as Charles ('Strange Journey')
- 1952 · Wings of Danger as Inspector Maxwell
- 1952 · Wide Boy as Mannering
- 1952 · Angels One Five as Adjutant
- 1951 · Cloudburst as Inspector Davis
- 1949 · Samson and Delilah as Prince
- 1940 · Arizona as Bart Massey
- 1940 · North West Mounted Police as Mountie
- 1939 · The Light That Failed as Gardner
- 1938 · Storm Over Bengal as Hallett
- 1938 · If I Were King as Jehan Le Loup
- 1938 · Booloo as Captain Robert Rogers
- 1937 · Souls at Sea as Donaldson (uncredited)
- 1937 · Night of Mystery as Chester Greene
- 1937 · King of Gamblers as Joe
- 1937 · The Crime Nobody Saw as Dr. Brooks
- 1937 · Maid of Salem as Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
- 1937 · Bulldog Drummond Escapes as Dixon
- 1936 · Thank You, Jeeves! as Tom Brock
- 1936 · The Return of Sophie Lang as Larry
- 1936 · Early to Bed as Doctor Vernon
- 1936 · Too Many Parents as Miller
- 1936 · The Preview Murder Mystery as Studio Manager
- 1936 · My Marriage as Sir Philip Burleigh
- 1935 · Peter Ibbetson as Clerk (uncredited)
- 1935 · The Last Outpost as Lieutenant Prescott
- 1935 · The Black Room as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
- 1935 · Becky Sharp as William Dobbin
- 1935 · The Lives of a Bengal Lancer as Barrett
- 1934 · Murder at the Vanities as
- 1934 · Double Door as Dr. John Lucas