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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Character:Elixir Sniffing Customer
Release Date:21/12/2007
Murder East - Murder West
Character:Stiller
Release Date:01/12/1990
Here Is the News
Character:Frank
Release Date:05/03/1989
Death of a Son
Character:Solicitor
Release Date:08/01/1989
Hope and Glory
Character:Clive's Pal
Release Date:03/09/1987
Lace 2
Character:Mayor's Assistant
Release Date:01/09/1985
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
Character:Irving
Release Date:22/05/1984
And the Ship Sails On
Character:Il Capo della Polizia
Release Date:07/10/1983
That Summer!
Character:Probation Officer
Release Date:06/07/1979
Star Wars
Character:Rebel Pilot, Col. Takbright (uncredited)
Release Date:25/05/1977
The Chauffeur
Character:Policeman
Release Date:30/04/1976
The Naked Civil Servant
Character:Thumbnails
Release Date:17/12/1975
The Philanthropist
Character:John
Release Date:28/10/1975
Diane
Character:Kevin
Release Date:09/07/1975
Blooming Youth
Character:Jim
Release Date:18/06/1973
Television Appearances
Cambridge Spies
Character:Porter
Oliver Twist
Character:Bookseller
Midsomer Murders
Character:Mr. Miller
The Darling Buds of May
Character:Mr. Sowerby
Jeeves and Wooster
Character:Comrade Butt
Birds of a Feather
Character:Store Detective
Lovejoy
Character:Linklater
EastEnders
Character:Mostyn
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
Character:Malcolm
Minder
Character:Alan
Blake's 7
Character:Tak
Supernatural
Character:Matt Johnson
Playhouse
Character:Kevin
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