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Colin Tapley

Actor

Colin Tapley

Born May 7, 1907 in Dunedin, South Island, New ZealandDied December 1, 199551 films

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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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Samson and Delilah poster6.6Samson and Delilah1949The Dam Busters poster6.9The Dam Busters1955The Sundowners poster6.7The Sundowners1960The Black Room poster6.5The Black Room1935The Lives of a Bengal Lancer poster6.6The Lives of a Bengal Lancer1935

Filmography

51 films as actor
  1. 1962StrongroomHaynes
  2. 1962EmergencyDr. Lloyd
  3. 1962Gang WarPaul Alexis
  4. 1962The Lamp in Assassin MewsInspector
  5. 1961So Evil, So YoungInspector
  6. 1960The SundownersPalmer (uncredited)
  7. 1960CompelledInspector
  8. 1960An Honourable MurderCasca
  9. 1959Man AccusedInspector
  10. 1959Innocent MeetingStannard
  11. 1958The SafecrackerColonel Charles Mercer
  12. 1957Stranger in TownHenry Ryland
  13. 1955Barbados QuestLord Valchrist
  14. 1955The Dam BustersDoctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
  15. 1954The Diamond WizardSir Stafford Beach
  16. 19533 Steps to the GallowsArnold Winslow
  17. 1953The Steel KeyDr. Crabtree
  18. 1953Noose for a LadyMajor Fergusson
  19. 1953Strange StoriesCharles ('Strange Journey')
  20. 1952Wings of DangerInspector Maxwell
  21. 1952Wide BoyMannering
  22. 1952Angels One FiveAdjutant
  23. 1951CloudburstInspector Davis
  24. 1949Samson and DelilahPrince
  25. 1940ArizonaBart Massey
  26. 1940North West Mounted PoliceMountie
  27. 1939The Light That FailedGardner
  28. 1938Storm Over BengalHallett
  29. 1938If I Were KingJehan LeLoup
  30. 1938BoolooCaptain Robert Rogers
  31. 1937Souls at SeaDonaldson (uncredited)
  32. 1937Night of MysteryChester Greene
  33. 1937King of GamblersJoe
  34. 1937The Crime Nobody SawDr. Brooks
  35. 1937Maid of SalemRoger's Friend (Uncredited)
  36. 1937Bulldog Drummond EscapesDixon
  37. 1936Thank You, Jeeves!Tom Brock
  38. 1936The Return of Sophie LangLarry
  39. 1936Early to BedDoctor Vernon
  40. 1936Too Many ParentsMiller
  41. 1936The Preview Murder MysteryStudio Manager
  42. 1936My MarriageSir Philip Burleigh
  43. 1935Peter IbbetsonClerk (uncredited)
  44. 1935The Last OutpostLieutenant Prescott
  45. 1935The Black RoomPaul Hassel as a young lieutenant
  46. 1935Becky SharpWilliam Dobbin
  47. 1935The Lives of a Bengal LancerBarrett
  48. 1934Father Brown, DetectiveMaître d' (uncredited)
  49. 1934Wagon WheelsMountaineer
  50. 1934Murder at the VanitiesStage Manager (uncredited)
  51. 1934Double DoorDr. John Lucas