Colin Tapley
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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.
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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.
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Known For
50 titles
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Richard the Lionheart
Richard the Lionheart
Samson and Delilah
Peter Ibbetson
Night of Mystery
The Sundowners
The Dam Busters
North West Mounted Police
The Black Room
Double Door
Angels One Five
Arizona
If I Were King
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Becky Sharp
Maid of Salem
The Preview Murder Mystery
Wagon Wheels
The Last Outpost
The Safecracker
Souls at Sea
The Light That Failed
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