Colin Tapley
Born in Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand — May 07 1907• Died Dec 01 1995
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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…
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Richard the Lionheart
Steward
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Lord Vanton
Samson and Delilah
Prince
Peter Ibbetson
Clerk (uncredited)
Angels One Five
Adjutant
The Preview Murder Mystery
Studio Manager
North West Mounted Police
Mountie
The Sundowners
Palmer (uncredited)
Arizona
Bart Massey
The Dam Busters
Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
My Marriage
Sir Philip Burleigh
Murder at the Vanities
Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Black Room
Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Barrett
Strange Stories
Charles ('Strange Journey')
Early to Bed
Doctor Vernon
Becky Sharp
William Dobbin
The Return of Sophie Lang
Larry
Gang War
Paul Alexis
The Diamond Wizard
Sir Stafford Beach
If I Were King
Jehan LeLoup
Barbados Quest
Lord Valchrist
Maid of Salem
Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
Father Brown, Detective
Maître d' (uncredited)
The Last Outpost
Lieutenant Prescott
The Steel Key
Dr. Crabtree
Souls at Sea
Donaldson (uncredited)
Booloo
Captain Robert Rogers
Cloudburst
Inspector Davis
Storm Over Bengal
Hallett
Strongroom
Haynes
Thank You, Jeeves!
Tom Brock
King of Gamblers
Joe
Too Many Parents
Miller
Man Accused
Inspector
So Evil, So Young
Inspector
Noose for a Lady
Major Fergusson
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Dixon
3 Steps to the Gallows
Arnold Winslow
An Honourable Murder
Casca
Double Door
Dr. John Lucas
The Safecracker
Colonel Charles Mercer
The Light That Failed
Gardner
The Crime Nobody Saw
Dr. Brooks
Wings of Danger
Inspector Maxwell
Compelled
Inspector
Stranger in Town
Henry Ryland
Wagon Wheels
Mountaineer
Innocent Meeting
Stannard
Wide Boy
Mannering
Emergency
Dr. Lloyd
The Lamp in Assassin Mews
Inspector
Night of Mystery
Chester Greene