Colin Higgins
January 1, 1970 (54 years old) in
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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Credits
- 2007 · Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as Elixir Sniffing Customer
- 2003 · Cambridge Spies as Porter
- 1999 · Oliver Twist as Bookseller
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Mr. Miller
- 1990 · Murder East - Murder West as Stiller
- 1990 · Jeeves and Wooster as Comrade Butt
- 1989 · Birds of a Feather as Store Detective
- 1989 · Here Is the News as Frank
- 1989 · Death of a Son as Solicitor
- 1987 · Hope and Glory as Clive's Pal
- 1986 · Lovejoy as Linklater
- 1985 · Lace 2 as Mayor's Assistant
- 1985 · EastEnders as Mostyn
- 1984 · Miss Marple as Malcolm
- 1984 · Miss Marple: The Body in the Library as Malcolm
- 1984 · The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood as Irving
- 1983 · And the Ship Sails On as Il capo della polizia
- 1983 · The Cleopatras as Seleucus
- 1979 · Minder as Alan
- 1979 · That Summer! as Probation Officer
- 1978 · Blake's 7 as Tak
- 1977 · Star Wars as Rebel Pilot, Col. Takbright (uncredited)
- 1976 · The Chauffeur as Policeman
- 1975 · The Naked Civil Servant as Thumbnails
- 1975 · The Philanthropist as John
- 1975 · Diane as Kevin
- 1973 · Blooming Youth as Jim