Colin Tapley
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
Strongroom
as Haynes
Strongroom
as Haynes
Emergency
as Dr. Lloyd
Emergency
as Dr. Lloyd
Gang War
as Paul Alexis
Gang War
as Paul Alexis
The Lamp in Assassin Mews
as Inspector
The Lamp in Assassin Mews
as Inspector
So Evil, So Young
as Inspector
So Evil, So Young
as Inspector
The Sundowners
as Palmer (uncredited)
The Sundowners
as Palmer (uncredited)
Compelled
as Inspector
Compelled
as Inspector
An Honourable Murder
as Casca
An Honourable Murder
as Casca
Man Accused
as Inspector
Man Accused
as Inspector
Innocent Meeting
as Stannard
Innocent Meeting
as Stannard
The Safecracker
as Colonel Charles Mercer
The Safecracker
as Colonel Charles Mercer
Stranger in Town
as Henry Ryland
Stranger in Town
as Henry Ryland
Barbados Quest
as Lord Valchrist
Barbados Quest
as Lord Valchrist
The Dam Busters
as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
The Dam Busters
as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
The Diamond Wizard
as Sir Stafford Beach
The Diamond Wizard
as Sir Stafford Beach
3 Steps to the Gallows
as Arnold Winslow
3 Steps to the Gallows
as Arnold Winslow
The Steel Key
as Dr. Crabtree
The Steel Key
as Dr. Crabtree
Noose for a Lady
as Major Fergusson
Noose for a Lady
as Major Fergusson
Strange Stories
as Charles ('Strange Journey')
Strange Stories
as Charles ('Strange Journey')
Wings of Danger
as Inspector Maxwell
Wings of Danger
as Inspector Maxwell
Wide Boy
as Mannering
Wide Boy
as Mannering
Angels One Five
as Adjutant
Angels One Five
as Adjutant
Cloudburst
as Inspector Davis
Cloudburst
as Inspector Davis
Samson and Delilah
as Prince
Samson and Delilah
as Prince
Arizona
as Bart Massey
Arizona
as Bart Massey
North West Mounted Police
as Mountie
North West Mounted Police
as Mountie
The Light That Failed
as Gardner
The Light That Failed
as Gardner
Storm Over Bengal
as Hallett
Storm Over Bengal
as Hallett
If I Were King
as Jehan LeLoup
If I Were King
as Jehan LeLoup
Booloo
as Captain Robert Rogers
Booloo
as Captain Robert Rogers
Souls at Sea
as Donaldson (uncredited)
Souls at Sea
as Donaldson (uncredited)
Night of Mystery
as Chester Greene
Night of Mystery
as Chester Greene
King of Gamblers
as Joe
King of Gamblers
as Joe
The Crime Nobody Saw
as Dr. Brooks
The Crime Nobody Saw
as Dr. Brooks
Maid of Salem
as Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
Maid of Salem
as Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
as Dixon
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
as Dixon
Thank You, Jeeves!
as Tom Brock
Thank You, Jeeves!
as Tom Brock
The Return of Sophie Lang
as Larry
The Return of Sophie Lang
as Larry
Early to Bed
as Doctor Vernon
Early to Bed
as Doctor Vernon
Too Many Parents
as Miller
Too Many Parents
as Miller
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Studio Manager
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Studio Manager
My Marriage
as Sir Philip Burleigh
My Marriage
as Sir Philip Burleigh
Peter Ibbetson
as Clerk (uncredited)
Peter Ibbetson
as Clerk (uncredited)
The Last Outpost
as Lieutenant Prescott
The Last Outpost
as Lieutenant Prescott
The Black Room
as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
The Black Room
as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
Becky Sharp
as William Dobbin
Becky Sharp
as William Dobbin
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Barrett
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Barrett
Father Brown, Detective
as Maître d' (uncredited)
Father Brown, Detective
as Maître d' (uncredited)
Wagon Wheels
as Mountaineer
Wagon Wheels
as Mountaineer
Murder at the Vanities
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Double Door
as Dr. John Lucas
Double Door
as Dr. John Lucas