Colin Higgins

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. He died in December, 2012.

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Movie/TV Credits:: 21
First Appeared:: In the movie The Gendarme in New York 1965-10-28
Latest Project:: Movie Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2007-12-20

Filmography

Movie	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Elixir Sniffing Customer	2007-12-20
Series	Cambridge Spies	Porter	2003-05-09
Series	Oliver Twist	Bookseller	1999-11-28
Movie	Death of a Son	Solicitor	1989-01-08
Movie	Here Is the News	Frank	1989-03-05
Movie	Hope and Glory	Clive's Pal	1987-09-03
Movie	Lace 2	Mayor's Assistant	1985-09-01
Movie	Into the Night	Actor in a Hostage Film	1985-02-22
Movie	The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood	Irving	1984-05-22
Series	Miss Marple: The Body in the Library	Malcolm	1984-12-26
Series	The Cleopatras	Seleucus	1983-01-19
Movie	And the Ship Sails On	Il capo della polizia	1983-10-07
Movie	That Summer!	Probation Officer	1979-07-06
Series	Blake's 7	Tak	1978-01-02
Movie	The Shout		1978-06-16
Movie	Star Wars	Rebel Pilot, Col. Takbright (uncredited)	1977-05-25
Movie	Diane	Kevin	1975-07-09
Movie	The Naked Civil Servant	Thumbnails	1975-12-17
Movie	The Philanthropist	John	1975-10-28
Movie	Blooming Youth	Jim	1973-06-18
Movie	The Gendarme in New York	Un policier américain (uncredited)	1965-10-28