Colin Tapley

Born: 1907-05-07 in Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand

Died: 1995-12-01

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1962

Richard the Lionheart as Steward
Strongroom as Haynes
Gang War as Paul Alexis
Emergency as Dr. Lloyd
The Lamp in Assassin Mews as Inspector

1961

So Evil, So Young as Inspector

1960

The Sundowners as Palmer (uncredited)
Compelled as Inspector
An Honourable Murder as Casca

1959

Man Accused as Inspector
Innocent Meeting as Stannard

1958

The Safecracker as Colonel Charles Mercer

1957

Stranger in Town as Henry Ryland

1956

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot as Lord Vanton

1955

The Dam Busters as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
Barbados Quest as Lord Valchrist

1954

The Diamond Wizard as Sir Stafford Beach

1953

3 Steps to the Gallows as Arnold Winslow
Noose for a Lady as Major Fergusson
The Steel Key as Dr. Crabtree
Strange Stories as Charles ('Strange Journey')

1952

Angels One Five as Adjutant
Wings of Danger as Inspector Maxwell
Wide Boy as Mannering

1951

Cloudburst as Inspector Davis

1938

Booloo as Captain Robert Rogers
If I Were King as Jehan LeLoup
Storm Over Bengal as Hallett

1937

Souls at Sea as Donaldson (uncredited)
Maid of Salem as Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond Escapes as Dixon
King of Gamblers as Joe
Night of Mystery as Chester Greene
The Crime Nobody Saw as Dr. Brooks

1936

Early to Bed as Doctor Vernon
My Marriage as Sir Philip Burleigh
Thank You, Jeeves! as Tom Brock
Too Many Parents as Miller
The Preview Murder Mystery as Studio Manager
The Return of Sophie Lang as Larry

1935

The Black Room as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer as Barrett
Becky Sharp as William Dobbin
Peter Ibbetson as Clerk (uncredited)
The Last Outpost as Lieutenant Prescott

1934

Double Door as Dr. John Lucas
Father Brown, Detective as Maître d' (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Wagon Wheels as Mountaineer