Colin Higgins

Known for Acting

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Jeeves and Wooster

Star Wars

Murder East - Murder West

The Darling Buds of May

The Philanthropist

Midsomer Murders

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Lovejoy

Blake's 7

And the Ship Sails On

Supernatural

Minder

Murder Most Horrid

Hope and Glory

Diane

Playhouse

Cambridge Spies

The Naked Civil Servant

Oliver Twist

Birds of a Feather

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

Death of a Son

That Summer!

EastEnders

Here Is the News

Lace 2

The Chauffeur

Blooming Youth