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Colin Tapley was a New Zealand actor in both American and British films. 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 a number of films before moving to Britain during the Second World War as a flight controller with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Birth Name
Colin Edward Livingstone Tapley
Born
Friday, 07 May 1909
Died
Friday, 01 December 1995
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Fraulein Doktor | Gen. Metzler | 1969 |
| Shadow of Fear | John Bowen | 1963 |
| Paranoiac | Vicar | 1963 |
| Masters of Venus | Scientist | 1962 |
| Richard the Lionheart | Chamberlain / Steward | 1962 |
| Strongroom | Haynes | 1962 |
| Emergency | Dr. Lloyd | 1962 |
| The Lamp in Assassin Mews | Inspector | 1962 |
| Gang War | Paul Alexis | 1962 |
| The Pursuers | Bank Manager | 1961 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Fraulein Doktor | Gen. Metzler | 1969 |
| Shadow of Fear | John Bowen | 1963 |
| Paranoiac | Vicar | 1963 |
| Masters of Venus | Scientist | 1962 |
| Richard the Lionheart | Chamberlain / Steward | 1962 |
| Strongroom | Haynes | 1962 |
| Emergency | Dr. Lloyd | 1962 |
| The Lamp in Assassin Mews | Inspector | 1962 |
| Gang War | Paul Alexis | 1962 |
| The Pursuers | Bank Manager | 1961 |
| The Flying Doctor | Maurice Murdoch | 1961 |
| So Evil, So Young | Inspector | 1961 |
| The Cheaters | Inspector Menkin / Inspector Hook / Marsden / Police Inspector | 1960 |
| The Sundowners | Palmer | 1960 |
| Compelled | Inspector | 1960 |
| An Honourable Murder | Casca | 1960 |
| Man from Interpol | Granz / Doctor Peters | 1960 |
| Night Train for Inverness | Doctor Jackson | 1960 |
| Man Accused | Inspector | 1959 |
| High Jump | Guard | 1959 |
| Innocent Meeting | Stannard | 1959 |
| The Great Van Robbery | Police Control Room Officer | 1959 |
| Blood of the Vampire | Commissioner of Prisons | 1958 |
| The Safecracker | Colonel Charles Mercer | 1958 |
| Ivanhoe | Gerald | 1958 |
| Three Sundays to Live | Prosecuting Counsel | 1957 |
| Rogue's Yarn | Police Inspector | 1957 |
| A Stranger in Town | Henry Ryland | 1957 |
| The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | Lord Vanton / Everard | 1956 |
| Murder on Approval | Lord Valchrist | 1955 |
| The Dam Busters | Doctor W. H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E. / Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E. | 1955 |
| The Case of the Red Monkey | Sir Clive Raglan | 1955 |
| The Vise | Inspector Parker / Inspector Forbes / Inspector Price / Inspector / Chief Inspector Hunt | 1954 |
| The Diamond Wizard | Sir Stafford Beach | 1954 |
| White Fire | Arnold Winslow / Winslow | 1953 |
| Noose for a Lady | Major Fergusson | 1953 |
| Wide Boy | Mannering | 1952 |
| Dead on Course | Inspector Maxwell | 1952 |
| Angels One Five | Adjutant | 1952 |
| Cloudburst | Inspector Davis | 1951 |
| Samson and Delilah | Prince | 1949 |
| Challenge to Lassie | Officer on Horseback | 1949 |
| Arizona | Bart Massey | 1940 |
| North West Mounted Police | Mountie | 1940 |
| Women in War | Capt. Tedford, the Masher | 1940 |
| The Light That Failed | Gardner | 1939 |
| Storm Over Bengal | Hallett | 1938 |
| If I Were King | Jehan LeLoup / Jehan Le Loup | 1938 |
| Booloo | Capt. Robert Rogers / Captain Robert Rogers | 1938 |
| Souls at Sea | Donaldson | 1937 |
| Hotel Haywire | Hotel Manager | 1937 |
| Night of Mystery | Chester Greene | 1937 |
| King of Gamblers | Joe | 1937 |
| The Crime Nobody Saw | Dr. Randolph Brooks / Dr. Brooks | 1937 |
| Maid of Salem | Roger's Friend / Roger's Friend (Uncredited) | 1937 |
| Bulldog Drummond Escapes | Dixon | 1937 |
| Thank You, Jeeves! | Tom Brock | 1936 |
| Sky Parade | Riggs | 1936 |
| The Return of Sophie Lang | Larry - the Purser / Larry | 1936 |
| Early to Bed | Dr. Vernon / Doctor Vernon | 1936 |
| Till We Meet Again | English Artillery Officer | 1936 |
| Too Many Parents | Miller | 1936 |
| The Preview Murder Mystery | Studio Manager | 1936 |
| My Marriage | Sir Philip Burleigh | 1936 |
| Peter Ibbetson | 1st Clerk | 1935 |
| The Last Outpost | Lieutenant Prescott | 1935 |
| The Crusades | Stranger - Messenger | 1935 |
| Without Regret | Cleaver | 1935 |
| The Black Room | Lt. Paul Hassel / Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant | 1935 |
| Becky Sharp | William Dobbin | 1935 |
| The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | Lt. Barrett / Barrett | 1935 |
| Limehouse Blues | Man Fighting with Wife | 1934 |
| The Pursuit of Happiness | Aide to Sir Henry Clinton | 1934 |
| Wagon Wheels | Mountaineer | 1934 |
| The Notorious Sophie Lang | Minor Role | 1934 |
| Murder at the Vanities | Stage Manager | 1934 |
| Double Door | Dr. John Lucas | 1934 |
| Come On, Marines! | Marine | 1934 |
| Search for Beauty | New Zealand Talent Contestant | 1934 |
