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Biography
Colin Edward Livingstone 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.
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Filmography16 titles
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956as Lord Vanton
1956as Lord Vanton
Peter Ibbetson
1935as Clerk (uncredited)
1935as Clerk (uncredited)
The Dam Busters
1955as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
1955as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
The Sundowners
1960as Palmer (uncredited)
1960as Palmer (uncredited)
3 Steps to the Gallows
1953as Arnold Winslow
1953as Arnold Winslow
Samson and Delilah
1949as Prince
1949as Prince
Arizona
1940as Bart Massey
1940as Bart Massey
The Black Room
1935as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
1935as Paul Hassel as a young lieutenant
Cloudburst
1951as Inspector Davis
1951as Inspector Davis
The Last Outpost
1935as Lieutenant Prescott
1935as Lieutenant Prescott
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
1937as Dixon
1937as Dixon
The Diamond Wizard
1954as Sir Stafford Beach
1954as Sir Stafford Beach
Becky Sharp
1935as William Dobbin
1935as William Dobbin
Barbados Quest
1955as Lord Valchrist
1955as Lord Valchrist
Wagon Wheels
1934as Mountaineer
1934as Mountaineer
So Evil, So Young
1961as Inspector
1961as Inspector