Colin Higgins
Acting

Colin Higgins

Died 2012-12-05

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.

Known for

Star Wars★ 8.2
Star Wars
1977
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street★ 7.2
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007
And the Ship Sails On★ 7.2
And the Ship Sails On
1983
The Shout★ 5.9
The Shout
1978
Hope and Glory★ 6.8
Hope and Glory
1987
The Naked Civil Servant★ 7
The Naked Civil Servant
1975
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood★ 5.7
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984
That Summer!★ 6.3
That Summer!
1979
Blooming Youth
Blooming Youth
1973
Death of a Son
Death of a Son
1989
Diane★ 4
Diane
1975