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Colin Tapley
Actor
Born May 7, 1907Died December 1, 1995 (88 years)
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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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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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Filmography
| 1969 | Fraulein Doktor · as Gen. Metzler |
| 1963 | Shadow of Fear · as John Bowen |
| 1963 | Paranoiac · as Vicar |
| 1962 | Masters of Venus · as Scientist |
| 1962 | Richard the Lionheart (TV Series) · as Chamberlain |
| 1962 | Strongroom · as Haynes |
| 1962 | Emergency · as Dr. Lloyd |
| 1962 | The Lamp in Assassin Mews · as Inspector |
| 1961 | The Pursuers · as Bank Manager |
| 1961 | |
| 1960 | The Cheaters (1960-62) (TV Series) · as Inspector Hook |
| 1960 | The Sundowners · as Palmer (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Compelled · as Inspector |
| 1960 | An Honourable Murder · as Casca |
| 1960 | Man from Interpol (TV Series) · as Doctor Peters |
| 1960 | Night Train for Inverness · as Doctor Jackson |
| 1959 | Man Accused · as Inspector |
| 1959 | Innocent Meeting · as Stannard |
| 1959 | The Great Van Robbery · as Police Control Room Officer |
| 1958 | The Safecracker · as Colonel Charles Mercer |
| 1958 | Blood of the Vampire · as Commissioner Of Prisons |
| 1958 | Ivanhoe (TV Series) · as Gerald |
| 1957 | Three Sundays to Live · as Prosecuting Counsel |
| 1957 | Rogue's Yarn · as Police Inspector |
| 1957 | A Stranger in Town · as Henry Ryland |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (TV Series) · as Lord Vanton |
| 1955 | The Dam Busters · as Doctor W.h. Glanville, C.b., C.b.e. |
| 1955 | Murder on Approval · as Lord Valchrist |
| 1955 | The Case of the Red Monkey · as Sir Clive Raglan |
| 1954 | The Vise (TV Series) · as Inspector Parker |
| 1954 | Late Night Final · as Inspector Turner |
| 1954 | The Diamond Wizard · as Sir Stafford Beach |
| 1953 | White Fire · as Arnold Winslow |
| 1953 | Noose for a Lady · as Major Fergusson |
| 1953 | The Steel Key · as Dr. Crabtree |
| 1953 | Strange Stories · as Charles ('strange Journey') |
| 1952 | Dead on Course · 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 |
| 1949 | Challenge to Lassie · as Officer On Horseback |
| 1940 | Arizona · as Bart Massey |
| 1940 | North West Mounted Police · as Mountie |
| 1940 | Women in War · as Capt. Tedford, The Masher |
| 1939 | The Light That Failed · as Gardner |
| 1938 | Storm Over Bengal · as Hallett |
| 1938 | If I Were King · as Jehan Le Loup |
| 1937 | Souls at Sea · as Donaldson (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Hotel Haywire · as Hotel Manager |
| 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 | Till We Meet Again · as English Artillery Officer |
| 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 Crusades · as Stranger - Messenger |
| 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 | Limehouse Blues · as Man Fighting With Wife |
| 1934 | The Pursuit of Happiness · as Aide To Sir Henry Clinton |
| 1934 | Wagon Wheels · as Mountaineer |
| 1934 | The Notorious Sophie Lang · as Minor Role |
| 1934 | |
| 1934 | Double Door · as Dr. John Lucas |
| 1934 | Come On, Marines! · as Marine |
| 1934 | Search for Beauty · as New Zealand Talent Contestant |