Colin Tapley
Acting
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.
Born: May 7, 1907 · Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
Filmography (31)
Richard the Lionheart
1962
Strongroom
1962
The Sundowners
1960
The Safecracker
1958
Stranger in Town
1957
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
The Dam Busters
1955
The Diamond Wizard
1954
3 Steps to the Gallows
1953
Noose for a Lady
1953
Wings of Danger
1952
Angels One Five
1952
Cloudburst
1951
Samson and Delilah
1949
Arizona
1940
North West Mounted Police
1940
The Light That Failed
1939
Storm Over Bengal
1938
If I Were King
1938
Souls at Sea
1937
Maid of Salem
1937
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
1937
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936
Peter Ibbetson
1935
The Last Outpost
1935
The Black Room
1935
Becky Sharp
1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
Wagon Wheels
1934
Murder at the Vanities
1934
Double Door
1934