Tapley as Dobbin in the Technicolor film Becky Sharp (1935)
Born
Colin Edward Livingstone Tapley
(1909-05-07)7 May 1909
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died
1 December 1995(1995-12-01) (aged 86)
Coates, Gloucestershire, England
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1933–1983
Spouse
Patricia Hambro
Relatives
Harold Tapley (father)
Colin Edward Livingstone Tapley (7 May 1909 – 1 December 1995) 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.
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 (1955), 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.
Colin Edward Livingstone Tapley (7 May 1909 – 1 December 1995) was a New Zealand actor in both American and British films. Born in New Zealand, he served...
1938 American adventure film directed by Clyde E. Elliott. It stars ColinTapley as a British soldier who attempts to prove the existence of a legendary...
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Ayres, Ruth Coleman, Eugene Pallette, Benny Baker, Vivienne Osborne, ColinTapley and Howard Hickman. The film was released on March 12, 1937, by Paramount...
stars Gertrude Michael, Guy Standing, Ray Milland, Elizabeth Patterson, ColinTapley and Paul Harvey. The film was released on June 18, 1936, by Paramount...
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Taylor Ronan O'Casey as Stefan Gordoni Launce Maraschal as J.D. Everleigh ColinTapley as Lord Valchrist Alan Gifford as Henry Warburg Grace Arnold as Lady...
Lucille du Toit, a dental nurse from Pretoria, as one of the winners. ColinTapley, who would later appear opposite Gray in the TV series Mark Saber, was...
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of thieves who have stolen the precious Ruby of Radnor. Guest stars: ColinTapley as Everard, Edward Judd as Garth, Eric Corrie as Robert, Reginald Hearne...
Durante Gabrielle Brune as Lorna Dryhurst Ferdy Mayne as Mario Sartago ColinTapley as Arnold Winslow John Blythe as Dave Leary Michael Balfour as Carter...
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