Colin Tapley
Actor
Biography
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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
The Dam Busters
as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E. 1955
The Black Room
as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant 1935
Peter Ibbetson
as Clerk (uncredited) 1935
The Sundowners
as Palmer (uncredited) 1960
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Barrett 1935
North West Mounted Police
as Mountie 1940
Angels One Five
as Adjutant 1952
Arizona
as Bart Massey 1940
Becky Sharp
as William Dobbin 1935
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
as Dixon 1937
Cloudburst
as Inspector Davis 1951
Double Door
as Dr. John Lucas 1934
Strongroom
as Haynes 1962
If I Were King
as Jehan LeLoup 1938
Souls at Sea
as Donaldson (uncredited) 1937
Murder at the Vanities
as Stage Manager (uncredited) 1934