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.
North West Mounted Police
The Dam Busters
The Black Room
Samson and Delilah
Arizona
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Angels One Five
The Sundowners
Souls at Sea
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Becky Sharp
Maid of Salem
Peter Ibbetson
Strongroom
Cloudburst
The Last Outpost
Thank You, Jeeves!
Murder at the Vanities
The Diamond Wizard
Man Accused
