Colin Tapley
Biography
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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.
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Filmography
Strongroom
1962
as Haynes
Emergency
1962
as Dr. Lloyd
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Gang War
1962
as Paul Alexis
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The Lamp in Assassin Mews
1962
as Inspector
So Evil, So Young
1961
as Inspector
The Sundowners
1960
as Palmer (uncredited)
Compelled
1960
as Inspector
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An Honourable Murder
1960
as Casca
Man Accused
1959
as Inspector
Innocent Meeting
1959
as Stannard
The Safecracker
1958
as Colonel Charles Mercer
Stranger in Town
1957
as Henry Ryland
Barbados Quest
1955
as Lord Valchrist
The Dam Busters
1955
as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
The Diamond Wizard
1954
as Sir Stafford Beach
3 Steps to the Gallows
1953
as Arnold Winslow
The Steel Key
1953
as Dr. Crabtree
Noose for a Lady
1953
as Major Fergusson
Strange Stories
1953
as Charles ('Strange Journey')
Wings of Danger
1952
as Inspector Maxwell
Wide Boy
1952
as Mannering
Angels One Five
1952
as Adjutant
Cloudburst
1951
as Inspector Davis
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Prince