

Colin Tapley
ActorFrom 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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Emergency
1962
Dr. Lloyd

Strongroom
1962
Haynes
- Gang War
Gang War
1962
Paul Alexis
- The Lamp in Assassin Mews
The Lamp in Assassin Mews
1962
Inspector

So Evil, So Young
1961
Inspector

Compelled
1960
Inspector

The Sundowners
1960
Palmer (uncredited)
- An Honourable Murder
An Honourable Murder
1960
Casca

Man Accused
1959
Inspector

Innocent Meeting
1959
Stannard

The Safecracker
1958
Colonel Charles Mercer

Stranger in Town
1957
Henry Ryland

The Dam Busters
1955
Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.

Barbados Quest
1955
Lord Valchrist

The Diamond Wizard
1954
Sir Stafford Beach

Strange Stories
1953
Charles ('Strange Journey')

3 Steps to the Gallows
1953
Arnold Winslow

Noose for a Lady
1953
Major Fergusson

The Steel Key
1953
Dr. Crabtree

Wings of Danger
1952
Inspector Maxwell

Wide Boy
1952
Mannering

Angels One Five
1952
Adjutant

Cloudburst
1951
Inspector Davis

Samson and Delilah
1949
Prince

Arizona
1940
Bart Massey

North West Mounted Police
1940
Mountie

The Light That Failed
1939
Gardner

If I Were King
1938
Jehan LeLoup
- Booloo
Booloo
1938
Captain Robert Rogers

Storm Over Bengal
1938
Hallett

Bulldog Drummond Escapes
1937
Dixon

The Crime Nobody Saw
1937
Dr. Brooks

Night of Mystery
1937
Chester Greene

Souls at Sea
1937
Donaldson (uncredited)

King of Gamblers
1937
Joe

Maid of Salem
1937
Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
- Too Many Parents
Too Many Parents
1936
Miller

The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
Studio Manager

The Return of Sophie Lang
1936
Larry

My Marriage
1936
Sir Philip Burleigh

Thank You, Jeeves!
1936
Tom Brock

Early to Bed
1936
Doctor Vernon

The Black Room
1935
Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
Barrett

Peter Ibbetson
1935
Clerk (uncredited)

Becky Sharp
1935
William Dobbin

The Last Outpost
1935
Lieutenant Prescott

Murder at the Vanities
1934
Stage Manager (uncredited)

Double Door
1934
Dr. John Lucas

Father Brown, Detective
1934
Maître d' (uncredited)

Wagon Wheels
1934
Mountaineer





