Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 7, 1907
Place of Birth
Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
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.
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Known For - Movies
Samson and Delilah
as Prince
Arizona
as Bart Massey
The Sundowners
as Palmer (uncredited)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Barrett
The Dam Busters
as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
North West Mounted Police
as Mountie
Peter Ibbetson
as Clerk (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Studio Manager
Angels One Five
as Adjutant
