Colin Tapley
Acting
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.
Born: May 7, 1907
Place of Birth: Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
Known For
Filmography
as Steward
as Chamberlain
as Haynes
as Dr. Lloyd
as Palmer (uncredited)
as Inspector
as Inspector
as Colonel Charles Mercer
as Henry Ryland
as Lord Vanton
as Everard
as Lord Valchrist
as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
as Sir Stafford Beach
as Arnold Winslow
as Dr. Crabtree
as Major Fergusson
as Charles ('Strange Journey')
as Mannering
as Inspector Maxwell
as Adjutant
as Inspector Davis
as Prince
as Bart Massey
as Mountie
as Gardner
as Hallett
as Jehan LeLoup
as Donaldson (uncredited)
as Chester Greene
as Joe
as Dr. Brooks
as Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
as Dixon
as Tom Brock
as Larry
as Doctor Vernon
as Miller
as Studio Manager
as Sir Philip Burleigh
as Clerk (uncredited)
as Lieutenant Prescott
as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
as William Dobbin
as Barrett
as Maître d' (uncredited)
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
as Dr. John Lucas