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Colin Tapley

Colin Tapley

Known For Acting
Birthday May 07, 1907
Died Dec 01, 1995 (88)
Birthplace Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Tapley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.                    ​

Known For

Filmography

Emergency

Emergency

1962

as Dr. Lloyd

Strongroom

Strongroom

1962

as Haynes

Compelled

Compelled

1960

as Inspector

The Sundowners

The Sundowners

1960

as Palmer (uncredited)

Man Accused

Man Accused

1959

as Inspector

The Safecracker

The Safecracker

1958

as Colonel Charles Mercer

Stranger in Town

Stranger in Town

1957

as Henry Ryland

Barbados Quest

Barbados Quest

1955

as Lord Valchrist

The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

1955

as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.

The Diamond Wizard

The Diamond Wizard

1954

as Sir Stafford Beach

The Steel Key

The Steel Key

1953

as Dr. Crabtree

Three Steps to the Gallows

Three Steps to the Gallows

1953

as Arnold Winslow

Strange Stories

Strange Stories

1953

as Charles ('Strange Journey')

Noose for a Lady

Noose for a Lady

1953

as Major Fergusson

Wide Boy

Wide Boy

1952

as Mannering

Wings of Danger

Wings of Danger

1952

as Inspector Maxwell

Angels One Five

Angels One Five

1952

as Adjutant

Cloudburst

Cloudburst

1951

as Inspector Davis

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1949

as Prince

Arizona

Arizona

1940

as Bart Massey

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940

as Mountie

The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed

1939

as Gardner

Booloo

Booloo

1938

as Captain Robert Rogers

Storm Over Bengal

Storm Over Bengal

1938

as Hallett

If I Were King

If I Were King

1938

as Jehan Le Loup

The Crime Nobody Saw

The Crime Nobody Saw

1937

as Dr. Brooks

Night of Mystery

Night of Mystery

1937

as Chester Greene

King of Gamblers

King of Gamblers

1937

as Joe

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

1937

as Dixon

Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea

1937

as Donaldson (uncredited)

Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

1937

as Roger's Friend (Uncredited)

Thank You, Jeeves!

Thank You, Jeeves!

1936

as Tom Brock

Early to Bed

Early to Bed

1936

as Doctor Vernon

My Marriage

My Marriage

1936

as Sir Philip Burleigh

Too Many Parents

Too Many Parents

1936

as Miller

The Preview Murder Mystery

The Preview Murder Mystery

1936

as Studio Manager

The Last Outpost

The Last Outpost

1935

as Lieutenant Prescott

The Black Room

The Black Room

1935

as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant

Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp

1935

as William Dobbin

Peter Ibbetson

Peter Ibbetson

1935

as Clerk (uncredited)

Double Door

Double Door

1934

as Dr. John Lucas

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Television Credits

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

as Lord Vanton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1956

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

as Everard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1956

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