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

Known For

Samson and Delilah

as Prince

The Dam Busters

as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.

The Black Room

as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant

The Sundowners

as Palmer (uncredited)

Peter Ibbetson

as Clerk (uncredited)

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

as Barrett

North West Mounted Police

as Mountie

Angels One Five

as Adjutant

Arizona

as Bart Massey

Becky Sharp

as William Dobbin