
Colin Higgins
Biography
Colin Higgins was a British actor famous for many appearances on British television. In 1977 Higgins was cast as Wedge Antilles in Star Wars and appears in the role for one scene only. The reason for this is that Higgins was fired after a day of filming because he was having difficulty recalling his lines. He was replaced by Dennis Lawson, who went on to have great success in the role, whilst Higgins' performance went uncredited as 'Rebel Pilot'. For many years he was known by fans as 'Fake Wedge' until a retcon finally gave his character a unique name and backstory, that of Colonel Takbright.
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Known For
Acting History
2007
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as Elixir Sniffing Customer
2003Cambridge Spies as Porter
1999Oliver Twist as Bookseller
1997Midsomer Murders as Mr. Miller
1991The Darling Buds of May as Mr. Sowerby
1990Murder East - Murder West as Stiller
1990Jeeves and Wooster as Comrade Butt
1989Birds of a Feather as Store Detective
1989Here Is the News as Frank
1989Death of a Son as Solicitor
1987Hope and Glory as Clive's Pal
1986Lovejoy as Linklater
1985Lace 2 as Mayor's Assistant
1985EastEnders as Mostyn
1984Miss Marple: The Body in the Library as Malcolm
1984The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood as Irving
1983And the Ship Sails On as Il Capo della Polizia
1979Minder as Alan
1979That Summer! as Probation Officer
1978Blake's 7 as Tak
1977Star Wars as Rebel Pilot, Col. Takbright (uncredited)
1976The Chauffeur as Policeman
1975The Naked Civil Servant as Thumbnails
1975The Philanthropist as John
1975Diane as Kevin
1974Playhouse as Kevin
1973Blooming Youth as Jim









