Colin Tapley

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 7, 1907

died

December 1, 1995

place of birth

Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand

total credits

46 movies

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

Filmography

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Samson and Delilah
6.6

Samson and Delilah

1949as Prince
The Dam Busters
6.9

The Dam Busters

1955as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
Arizona
6.5

Arizona

1940as Bart Massey
North West Mounted Police
6.4

North West Mounted Police

1940as Mountie
Peter Ibbetson
7.0

Peter Ibbetson

1935as Clerk (uncredited)
The Black Room
6.5

The Black Room

1935as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
6.1

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

1937as Dixon
The Sundowners
6.8

The Sundowners

1960as Palmer (uncredited)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
6.6

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935as Barrett
If I Were King
7.1

If I Were King

1938as Jehan LeLoup
Becky Sharp
5.8

Becky Sharp

1935as William Dobbin
Souls at Sea
6.5

Souls at Sea

1937as Donaldson (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
5.8

The Preview Murder Mystery

1936as Studio Manager
The Light That Failed
5.8

The Light That Failed

1939as Gardner
Double Door
6.9

Double Door

1934as Dr. John Lucas
Angels One Five
6.1

Angels One Five

1952as Adjutant
Murder at the Vanities
5.5

Murder at the Vanities

1934as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Strongroom
6.5

Strongroom

1962as Haynes
The Last Outpost
6.2

The Last Outpost

1935as Lieutenant Prescott
Maid of Salem
6.2

Maid of Salem

1937as Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
Father Brown, Detective
6.5

Father Brown, Detective

1934as Maître d' (uncredited)
The Crime Nobody Saw
5.5

The Crime Nobody Saw

1937as Dr. Brooks
So Evil, So Young
4.7

So Evil, So Young

1961as Inspector
Early to Bed
8.0

Early to Bed

1936as Doctor Vernon
3 Steps to the Gallows
6.7

3 Steps to the Gallows

1953as Arnold Winslow
Barbados Quest
5.1

Barbados Quest

1955as Lord Valchrist
Cloudburst
6.4

Cloudburst

1951as Inspector Davis
Wings of Danger
5.7

Wings of Danger

1952as Inspector Maxwell
Wagon Wheels
5.1

Wagon Wheels

1934as Mountaineer
Thank You, Jeeves!
6.4

Thank You, Jeeves!

1936as Tom Brock
The Safecracker
6.0

The Safecracker

1958as Colonel Charles Mercer
Wide Boy
6.9

Wide Boy

1952as Mannering
The Return of Sophie Lang
6.8

The Return of Sophie Lang

1936as Larry
Stranger in Town
6.9

Stranger in Town

1957as Henry Ryland
Noose for a Lady
6.0

Noose for a Lady

1953as Major Fergusson
Man Accused
7.0

Man Accused

1959as Inspector
The Diamond Wizard
5.9

The Diamond Wizard

1954as Sir Stafford Beach
The Steel Key
6.5

The Steel Key

1953as Dr. Crabtree
Storm Over Bengal
6.0

Storm Over Bengal

1938as Hallett
Night of Mystery
10.0

Night of Mystery

1937as Chester Greene
King of Gamblers
7.5

King of Gamblers

1937as Joe
Strange Stories

Strange Stories

1953as Charles ('Strange Journey')
My Marriage
6.7

My Marriage

1936as Sir Philip Burleigh
Innocent Meeting
6.7

Innocent Meeting

1959as Stannard
Compelled
6.0

Compelled

1960as Inspector
Emergency
6.0

Emergency

1962as Dr. Lloyd