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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
all 46
Movies 44
TV Shows 2
Strongroom (1962)
Emergency (1962)
So Evil, So Young (1961)
The Sundowners (1960)
Compelled (1960)
The Safecracker (1958)
Stranger in Town (1957)
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956)
Barbados Quest (1955)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Mark Saber (1954)
Late Night Final (1954)
The Diamond Wizard (1954)
Three Steps to the Gallows (1953)
The Steel Key (1953)
Noose for a Lady (1953)
Strange Stories (1953)
Wide Boy (1952)
Wings of Danger (1952)
Angels One Five (1952)
Cloudburst (1951)
Samson and Delilah (1949)
Arizona (1940)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
The Light That Failed (1939)
Storm Over Bengal (1938)
If I Were King (1938)
Booloo (1938)
Souls at Sea (1937)
Night of Mystery (1937)
King of Gamblers (1937)
The Crime Nobody Saw (1937)
Maid of Salem (1937)
Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
Thank You, Jeeves! (1936)
The Return of Sophie Lang (1936)
Early to Bed (1936)
Too Many Parents (1936)
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
My Marriage (1936)
Peter Ibbetson (1935)
The Last Outpost (1935)
The Black Room (1935)
Becky Sharp (1935)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
Double Door (1934)
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GenderMale
Birthday1907-05-07
Deathday1995-12-01 (88 years old)
Birth PlaceDunedin, New Zealand
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SpousePatricia Hambro
ChildrenNigel Tapley
FatherHarold Livingstone Tapley
MotherJean Brodie Burt
CitizenshipsNew Zealand
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