Colin Tapley

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.                    ​

Known For

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

Richard the Lionheart

Richard the Lionheart

Samson and Delilah

The Dam Busters

Arizona

North West Mounted Police

All Movies (51)

• Strongroom1962 · as Haynes
• Emergency1962 · as Dr. Lloyd
• Gang War1962 · as Paul Alexis
• The Lamp in Assassin Mews1962 · as Inspector
• So Evil, So Young1961 · as Inspector
• The Sundowners1960 · as Palmer (uncredited)
• Compelled1960 · as Inspector
• An Honourable Murder1960 · as Casca
• Man Accused1959 · as Inspector
• Innocent Meeting1959 · as Stannard
• The Safecracker1958 · as Colonel Charles Mercer
• Stranger in Town1957 · as Henry Ryland
• Barbados Quest1955 · as Lord Valchrist
• The Dam Busters1955 · as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
• The Diamond Wizard1954 · as Sir Stafford Beach
• 3 Steps to the Gallows1953 · as Arnold Winslow
• The Steel Key1953 · as Dr. Crabtree
• Noose for a Lady1953 · as Major Fergusson
• Strange Stories1953 · as Charles ('Strange Journey')
• Wings of Danger1952 · as Inspector Maxwell
• Wide Boy1952 · as Mannering
• Angels One Five1952 · as Adjutant
• Cloudburst1951 · as Inspector Davis
• Samson and Delilah1949 · as Prince
• Arizona1940 · as Bart Massey
• North West Mounted Police1940 · as Mountie
• The Light That Failed1939 · as Gardner
• Storm Over Bengal1938 · as Hallett
• If I Were King1938 · as Jehan LeLoup
• Booloo1938 · as Captain Robert Rogers
• Souls at Sea1937 · as Donaldson (uncredited)
• Night of Mystery1937 · as Chester Greene
• King of Gamblers1937 · as Joe
• The Crime Nobody Saw1937 · as Dr. Brooks
• Maid of Salem1937 · as Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
• Bulldog Drummond Escapes1937 · as Dixon
• Thank You, Jeeves!1936 · as Tom Brock
• The Return of Sophie Lang1936 · as Larry
• Early to Bed1936 · as Doctor Vernon
• Too Many Parents1936 · as Miller
• The Preview Murder Mystery1936 · as Studio Manager
• My Marriage1936 · as Sir Philip Burleigh
• Peter Ibbetson1935 · as Clerk (uncredited)
• The Last Outpost1935 · as Lieutenant Prescott
• The Black Room1935 · as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
• Becky Sharp1935 · as William Dobbin
• The Lives of a Bengal Lancer1935 · as Barrett
• Father Brown, Detective1934 · as Maître d' (uncredited)
• Wagon Wheels1934 · as Mountaineer
• Murder at the Vanities1934 · as Stage Manager (uncredited)
• Double Door1934 · as Dr. John Lucas

All TV Shows (4)

• Richard the Lionheart1962 · as Steward
• Richard the Lionheart1962 · as Chamberlain
• The Adventures of Sir Lancelot1956 · as Lord Vanton
• The Adventures of Sir Lancelot1956 · as Everard