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.
Movie Appearances
The Black Room
as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
1935
The Dam Busters
as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
1955
Cloudburst
as Inspector Davis
1951
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Barrett
1935
Barbados Quest
as Lord Valchrist
1955
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
as Dixon
1937
Peter Ibbetson
as Clerk (uncredited)
1935
Becky Sharp
as William Dobbin
1935
The Diamond Wizard
as Sir Stafford Beach
1954
Wings of Danger
as Inspector Maxwell
1952
If I Were King
as Jehan LeLoup
1938
Wide Boy
as Mannering
1952
Strange Stories
as Charles ('Strange Journey')
1953
The Crime Nobody Saw
as Dr. Brooks
1937
Too Many Parents
as Miller
1936
So Evil, So Young
as Inspector
1961
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Studio Manager
1936
Compelled
as Inspector
1960
Night of Mystery
as Chester Greene
1937
The Return of Sophie Lang
as Larry
1936
