Colin Tapley
Acting
1907-05-07 · 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.
tvRichard the Lionheart
as Steward · 1962 · 9.0
tvRichard the Lionheart
as Chamberlain · 1962 · 9.0
movieStrongroom
as Haynes · 1962 · 6.5
movieEmergency
as Dr. Lloyd · 1962 · 6.0
movieGang War
as Paul Alexis · 1962 · 7.0
movieThe Lamp in Assassin Mews
as Inspector · 1962 · 6.5
movieSo Evil, So Young
as Inspector · 1961 · 4.7
movieThe Sundowners
as Palmer (uncredited) · 1960 · 6.8
movieCompelled
as Inspector · 1960 · 6.0
movieAn Honourable Murder
as Casca · 1960 · 7.0
movieMan Accused
as Inspector · 1959 · 7.0
movieInnocent Meeting
as Stannard · 1959 · 6.7
movieThe Safecracker
as Colonel Charles Mercer · 1958 · 6.0
movieStranger in Town
as Henry Ryland · 1957 · 6.9
tvThe Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Lord Vanton · 1956 · 7.0
tvThe Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Everard · 1956 · 7.0
movieBarbados Quest
as Lord Valchrist · 1955 · 5.1
movieThe Dam Busters
as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E. · 1955 · 6.9
movieThe Diamond Wizard
as Sir Stafford Beach · 1954 · 5.9
movie3 Steps to the Gallows
as Arnold Winslow · 1953 · 6.7
movieThe Steel Key
as Dr. Crabtree · 1953 · 6.5
movieNoose for a Lady
as Major Fergusson · 1953 · 6.0
movieStrange Stories
as Charles ('Strange Journey') · 1953 · 0.0
movieWings of Danger
as Inspector Maxwell · 1952 · 5.7