Colin Tapley
Born May 07, 1907 (Age: 118)
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Dunedin, 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.
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.
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Filmography
Strongroom
1962
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as Haynes
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Age: 54
Emergency
1962
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as Dr. Lloyd
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Age: 54
No Image
Gang War
1962
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as Paul Alexis
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Age: 54
No Image
The Lamp in Assassin Mews
1962
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as Inspector
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Age: 54
So Evil, So Young
1961
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as Inspector
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Age: 53
The Sundowners
1960
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as Palmer (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Compelled
1960
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as Inspector
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Age: 53
No Image
An Honourable Murder
1960
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as Casca
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Age: 52
Man Accused
1959
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as Inspector
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Age: 52
Innocent Meeting
1959
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as Stannard
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Age: 51
The Safecracker
1958
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as Colonel Charles Mercer
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Age: 50
Barbados Quest
1955
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as Lord Valchrist
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Age: 48
The Dam Busters
1955
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as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
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Age: 48
The Diamond Wizard
1954
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as Sir Stafford Beach
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Age: 46
3 Steps to the Gallows
1953
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as Arnold Winslow
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Age: 46
The Steel Key
1953
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as Dr. Crabtree
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Age: 45
Noose for a Lady
1953
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as Major Fergusson
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Age: 45
Strange Stories
1953
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as Charles ('Strange Journey')
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Age: 45