Colin Tapley

Colin Tapley

Acting

Born May 7, 1907Died December 1, 1995Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Tapley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.                    ​

Movies

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Strongroom
6.6

Strongroom

1962

Emergency
6.0

Emergency

1962

So Evil, So Young
4.7

So Evil, So Young

1961

The Sundowners
6.7

The Sundowners

1960

Compelled
6.0

Compelled

1960

Man Accused
7.0

Man Accused

1959

Innocent Meeting
6.7

Innocent Meeting

1959

The Safecracker
6.0

The Safecracker

1958

Stranger in Town
6.9

Stranger in Town

1957

Barbados Quest
5.1

Barbados Quest

1955

The Dam Busters
6.9

The Dam Busters

1955

The Diamond Wizard
5.9

The Diamond Wizard

1954

3 Steps to the Gallows
6.7

3 Steps to the Gallows

1953

The Steel Key
6.2

The Steel Key

1953

Noose for a Lady
6.0

Noose for a Lady

1953

Strange Stories
0.0

Strange Stories

1953

Wings of Danger
5.7

Wings of Danger

1952

Wide Boy
6.9

Wide Boy

1952

Angels One Five
6.1

Angels One Five

1952

Cloudburst
6.4

Cloudburst

1951

Samson and Delilah
6.6

Samson and Delilah

1949

North West Mounted Police
6.4

North West Mounted Police

1940

The Light That Failed
5.8

The Light That Failed

1939

Storm Over Bengal
6.0

Storm Over Bengal

1938

If I Were King
7.1

If I Were King

1938

Souls at Sea
6.5

Souls at Sea

1937

Night of Mystery
10.0

Night of Mystery

1937

King of Gamblers
7.5

King of Gamblers

1937

The Crime Nobody Saw
5.5

The Crime Nobody Saw

1937

Maid of Salem
6.2

Maid of Salem

1937

Bulldog Drummond Escapes
6.1

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

1937

Thank You, Jeeves!
6.4

Thank You, Jeeves!

1936

The Return of Sophie Lang
6.8

The Return of Sophie Lang

1936

Early to Bed
8.0

Early to Bed

1936

The Preview Murder Mystery
5.8

The Preview Murder Mystery

1936

My Marriage
6.7

My Marriage

1936

Peter Ibbetson
7.0

Peter Ibbetson

1935

The Last Outpost
6.2

The Last Outpost

1935

The Black Room
6.5

The Black Room

1935

Becky Sharp
5.7

Becky Sharp

1935

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
6.6

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935

Father Brown, Detective
6.5

Father Brown, Detective

1934

Wagon Wheels
5.1

Wagon Wheels

1934

Murder at the Vanities
5.7

Murder at the Vanities

1934

Double Door
6.9

Double Door

1934

TV Shows

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Richard the Lionheart
9.0

Richard the Lionheart

Richard the Lionheart
9.0

Richard the Lionheart

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
7.0

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
7.0

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot