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.
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Strongroom | Haynes | 1962-05-04 |
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The Lamp in Assassin Mews | Inspector | 1962-01-01 |
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Gang War | Paul Alexis | 1962-01-01 |
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Emergency | Dr. Lloyd | 1962-03-02 |
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So Evil, So Young | Inspector | 1961-01-01 |
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Compelled | Inspector | 1960-12-01 |
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The Sundowners | Palmer (uncredited) | 1960-12-08 |
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An Honourable Murder | Casca | 1960-03-31 |
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Innocent Meeting | Stannard | 1959-04-01 |
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Man Accused | Inspector | 1959-10-01 |
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The Safecracker | Colonel Charles Mercer | 1958-03-05 |
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Stranger in Town | Henry Ryland | 1957-05-01 |
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The Dam Busters | Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E. | 1955-05-16 |
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Barbados Quest | Lord Valchrist | 1955-07-01 |
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The Diamond Wizard | Sir Stafford Beach | 1954-04-01 |
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3 Steps to the Gallows | Arnold Winslow | 1953-12-01 |
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Noose for a Lady | Major Fergusson | 1953-04-01 |
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Strange Stories | Charles ('Strange Journey') | 1953-01-01 |
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The Steel Key | Dr. Crabtree | 1953-05-01 |
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Wings of Danger | Inspector Maxwell | 1952-04-01 |
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Angels One Five | Adjutant | 1952-03-19 |
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Wide Boy | Mannering | 1952-04-01 |
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Cloudburst | Inspector Davis | 1951-07-01 |
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Samson and Delilah | Prince | 1949-12-21 |
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North West Mounted Police | Mountie | 1940-10-22 |
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Arizona | Bart Massey | 1940-12-25 |
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The Light That Failed | Gardner | 1939-12-24 |
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Storm Over Bengal | Hallett | 1938-11-14 |
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If I Were King | Jehan LeLoup | 1938-09-28 |
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Booloo | Captain Robert Rogers | 1938-07-29 |
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Souls at Sea | Donaldson (uncredited) | 1937-09-03 |
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Night of Mystery | Chester Greene | 1937-05-21 |
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The Crime Nobody Saw | Dr. Brooks | 1937-03-12 |
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Bulldog Drummond Escapes | Dixon | 1937-01-22 |
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Maid of Salem | Roger's Friend (Uncredited) | 1937-02-12 |
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King of Gamblers | Joe | 1937-04-22 |
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Early to Bed | Doctor Vernon | 1936-06-05 |
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My Marriage | Sir Philip Burleigh | 1936-01-31 |
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Thank You, Jeeves! | Tom Brock | 1936-10-04 |
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The Preview Murder Mystery | Studio Manager | 1936-02-28 |
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Too Many Parents | Miller | 1936-03-19 |
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The Return of Sophie Lang | Larry | 1936-06-18 |
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Peter Ibbetson | Clerk (uncredited) | 1935-11-07 |
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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | Barrett | 1935-01-11 |
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The Last Outpost | Lieutenant Prescott | 1935-10-11 |
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Becky Sharp | William Dobbin | 1935-06-28 |
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The Black Room | Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant | 1935-07-15 |
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Wagon Wheels | Mountaineer | 1934-09-15 |
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Double Door | Dr. John Lucas | 1934-05-04 |
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Father Brown, Detective | Maître d' (uncredited) | 1934-12-14 |
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Murder at the Vanities | Stage Manager (uncredited) | 1934-05-18 |
