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.
Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
Film 1935
Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
Film 1955
Inspector Davis
Film 1951
Barrett
Film 1935
Lord Valchrist
Film 1955
Dixon
Film 1937
Clerk (uncredited)
Film 1935
William Dobbin
Film 1935
Sir Stafford Beach
Film 1954
Inspector Maxwell
Film 1952
Jehan Le Loup
Film 1938
Mannering
Film 1952
Charles ('Strange Journey')
Film 1953
Dr. Brooks
Film 1937
Miller
Film 1936
Film 1961
Studio Manager
Film 1936
Inspector
Film 1960
Chester Greene
Film 1937
Donaldson (uncredited)
Film 1937
Sir Philip Burleigh
Film 1936
Palmer (uncredited)
Film 1960
Gardner
Film 1939
Dr. Lloyd
Film 1962
Bart Massey
Film 1940
Inspector
Film 1959
Tom Brock
Film 1936
Captain Robert Rogers
Film 1938
Arnold Winslow
Film 1953
Mountie
Film 1940
Joe
Film 1937
Lieutenant Prescott
Film 1935
Film 1934
Hallett
Film 1938
Doctor Vernon
Film 1936
Dr. John Lucas
Film 1934
Prince
Film 1949
Roger's Friend (Uncredited)
Film 1937
Major Fergusson
Film 1953
Haynes
Film 1962
Dr. Crabtree
Film 1953
Colonel Charles Mercer
Film 1958
Adjutant
Film 1952
Henry Ryland
Film 1957
Paul Alexis
Film 1962
Lord Vanton
Tv 1956
Everard
Tv 1956