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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Emergency | Dr. Lloyd | 1962-03-02 |
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Strongroom | Haynes | 1962-05-04 |
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Gang War | Paul Alexis | 1962-01-01 |
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So Evil, So Young | 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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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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Noose for a Lady | Major Fergusson | 1953-04-01 |
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3 Steps to the Gallows | Arnold Winslow | 1953-12-01 |
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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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Wide Boy | Mannering | 1952-04-01 |
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Angels One Five | Adjutant | 1952-03-19 |
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Wings of Danger | Inspector Maxwell | 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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Arizona | Bart Massey | 1940-12-25 |
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North West Mounted Police | Mountie | 1940-10-22 |
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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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Booloo | Captain Robert Rogers | 1938-07-29 |
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If I Were King | Jehan LeLoup | 1938-09-28 |
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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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The Crime Nobody Saw | Dr. Brooks | 1937-03-12 |
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Night of Mystery | Chester Greene | 1937-05-21 |
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Bulldog Drummond Escapes | Dixon | 1937-01-22 |
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Souls at Sea | Donaldson (uncredited) | 1937-09-03 |
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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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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 Return of Sophie Lang | Larry | 1936-06-18 |
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The Black Room | Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant | 1935-07-15 |
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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | Barrett | 1935-01-11 |
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Peter Ibbetson | Clerk (uncredited) | 1935-11-07 |
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Becky Sharp | William Dobbin | 1935-06-28 |
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The Last Outpost | Lieutenant Prescott | 1935-10-11 |
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Double Door | Dr. John Lucas | 1934-05-04 |
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Murder at the Vanities | 1934-05-18 |
