Colin Tapley1907 - 1995

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Actor

Popularity

1.3

Famous

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.                    ​

Credits

Strongroom
Strongroom

1962

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Haynes

6.3
0.5
Emergency
Emergency

1962

Drama

as Dr. Lloyd

5.5
0.3
Gang War
Gang War

1962

Drama

as Paul Alexis

0
0.2
So Evil, So Young
4
0.1
The Sundowners
The Sundowners

1960

Adventure • Drama

as Palmer (uncredited)

6.7
0.6
Compelled
Compelled

1960

Crime • Drama

as Inspector

5
0.3
An Honourable Murder
An Honourable Murder

1960

Drama

as Casca

5
0.2
Man Accused
Man Accused

1959

Crime • Drama

as Inspector

0
0.2
The Safecracker
The Safecracker

1958

Crime • Drama • War

as Colonel Charles Mercer

5.8
0.4
Stranger in Town
Stranger in Town

1957

Crime • Drama

as Henry Ryland

6.5
0.1
Barbados Quest
Barbados Quest

1955

Adventure • Crime • Mystery

as Lord Valchrist

4.5
0.2
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters

1955

Action • Drama • History • Thriller • War

as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.

6.9
1.1
The Diamond Wizard
The Diamond Wizard

1954

Crime • Drama • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Sir Stafford Beach

5.9
0.3
3 Steps to the Gallows
3 Steps to the Gallows

1953

Crime • Drama

as Arnold Winslow

6.4
0.6
The Steel Key
The Steel Key

1953

Drama • Thriller

as Dr. Crabtree

5.5
0.1
Noose for a Lady
Noose for a Lady

1953

Crime • Drama

as Major Fergusson

5.7
0.4
Strange Stories
Strange Stories

1953

Drama • Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as Charles ('Strange Journey')

0
0.2
Wings of Danger
Wings of Danger

1952

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Inspector Maxwell

5.2
0.1
Wide Boy
Wide Boy

1952

Crime • Drama

as Mannering

6.3
0.1
Angels One Five
Angels One Five

1952

Drama • War

as Adjutant

6.1
0.5
Cloudburst
Cloudburst

1951

Mystery • Thriller

as Inspector Davis

6.3
0.3
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah

1949

Adventure • Drama • Romance

as Prince

6.5
2.9
Arizona
Arizona

1940

Western

as Bart Massey

6.2
0.9
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police

1940

Action • Adventure • Romance • Western

as Mountie

6.3
0.3
The Light That Failed
The Light That Failed

1939

Drama

as Gardner

6
0.4
Storm Over Bengal
Storm Over Bengal

1938

Adventure

as Hallett

5.3
0.1
If I Were King
If I Were King

1938

Adventure • History

as Jehan LeLoup

6.8
0.2
Booloo
Booloo

1938

Adventure

as Captain Robert Rogers

6.5
0.3
Souls at Sea
Souls at Sea

1937

Adventure

as Donaldson (uncredited)

6
0.4
Night of Mystery
Night of Mystery

1937

Mystery

as Chester Greene

0
0.1
King of Gamblers
King of Gamblers

1937

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Joe

7
0.1
The Crime Nobody Saw
The Crime Nobody Saw

1937

Mystery

as Dr. Brooks

5
0.1
Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem

1937

Drama

as Roger's Friend (Uncredited)

5.9
0.3
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Bulldog Drummond Escapes

1937

Adventure • Mystery • Romance • Thriller

as Dixon

5.9
2.4
Thank You, Jeeves!
Thank You, Jeeves!

1936

Comedy

as Tom Brock

6
0.3
The Return of Sophie Lang
The Return of Sophie Lang

1936

Crime • Drama

as Larry

6
0.2
Early to Bed
Early to Bed

1936

Comedy

as Doctor Vernon

7
0.2
Too Many Parents
Too Many Parents

1936

Drama

as Miller

5
0.2
The Preview Murder Mystery
The Preview Murder Mystery

1936

Mystery • Thriller

as Studio Manager

5.6
0.3
My Marriage
My Marriage

1936

Crime • Drama

as Sir Philip Burleigh

5
0.1
Peter Ibbetson
Peter Ibbetson

1935

Drama • Fantasy • Romance

as Clerk (uncredited)

6.8
0.5
The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost

1935

Adventure • Romance • War

as Lieutenant Prescott

6
0.2
The Black Room
The Black Room

1935

Crime • Horror

as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant

6.4
0.5
Becky Sharp
Becky Sharp

1935

Drama • Romance

as William Dobbin

5.6
0.2
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935

Adventure • Drama • War

as Barrett

6.6
0.3
Murder at the Vanities
Murder at the Vanities

1934

Comedy • Music • Mystery

5.4
0.3
Double Door
Double Door

1934

Drama • Horror • Mystery

as Dr. John Lucas

6.8
0.3

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