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Colin Tapley

Colin Tapley

Birthday: 1907-05-07 | Place of Birth: Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand

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.                    ​

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1991
Cloudburst

as    Inspector Davis

1953
Three Steps to the Gallows

as    Arnold Winslow

1953
The Steel Key

as    Dr. Crabtree

1952
Wings of Danger

as    Inspector Maxwell

1952
Wide Boy

as    Mannering

1937
Night of Mystery

as    Chester Greene

1937
King of Gamblers

as    Joe

1936
The Return of Sophie Lang

as    Larry

1936
The Preview Murder Mystery

as    Studio Manager

1936
Thank You, Jeeves!

as    Tom Brock

1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

as    Barrett

1935
The Black Room

as    Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant