Colin Tapley

Colin Tapley

Date of Birth:

May 07, 1907

Place of Birth:

Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand

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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:

North West Mounted Police North West Mounted Police

1940

King of Gamblers King of Gamblers

1937

The Last Outpost The Last Outpost

1935

Murder at the Vanities Murder at the Vanities

1934

3 Steps to the Gallows 3 Steps to the Gallows

1953

Booloo Booloo

1938

Emergency Emergency

1962

Arizona Arizona

1940

Man Accused Man Accused

1959

Thank You, Jeeves! Thank You, Jeeves!

1936

Storm Over Bengal Storm Over Bengal

1938

Early to Bed Early to Bed

1936

The Steel Key The Steel Key

1953

The Safecracker The Safecracker

1958

Angels One Five Angels One Five

1952

Stranger in Town Stranger in Town

1957

Strongroom Strongroom

1962

Noose for a Lady Noose for a Lady

1953

Double Door Double Door

1934

Samson and Delilah Samson and Delilah

1949

Maid of Salem Maid of Salem

1937

The Light That Failed The Light That Failed

1939

The Sundowners The Sundowners

1960

Becky Sharp Becky Sharp

1935

The Diamond Wizard The Diamond Wizard

1954

Wings of Danger Wings of Danger

1952

If I Were King If I Were King

1938

Peter Ibbetson Peter Ibbetson

1935

Bulldog Drummond Escapes Bulldog Drummond Escapes

1937

The Dam Busters The Dam Busters

1955

Cloudburst Cloudburst

1951

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935

Barbados Quest Barbados Quest

1955

Wide Boy Wide Boy

1952

Strange Stories Strange Stories

1953

Night of Mystery Night of Mystery

1937

The Return of Sophie Lang The Return of Sophie Lang

1936

Souls at Sea Souls at Sea

1937

My Marriage My Marriage

1936

Compelled Compelled

1960

The Preview Murder Mystery The Preview Murder Mystery

1936

The Crime Nobody Saw The Crime Nobody Saw

1937

Too Many Parents Too Many Parents

1936

So Evil, So Young So Evil, So Young

1961

The Black Room The Black Room

1935

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