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Colin Higgins

Colin Higgins

Acting

Biography

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

27 Works
Midsomer Murders
7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997

tv

EastEnders
4.2

EastEnders

1985

tv

Minder
7.1

Minder

1979

tv

Star Wars
8.2

Star Wars

1977

movie

Playhouse
7.0

Playhouse

1974

tv

Jeeves and Wooster
8.1

Jeeves and Wooster

1990

tv

Birds of a Feather
6.3

Birds of a Feather

1989

tv

Blake's 7
7.3

Blake's 7

1978

tv

Lovejoy
7.4

Lovejoy

1986

tv

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
7.2

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007

movie

Murder Most Horrid
6.9

Murder Most Horrid

1991

tv

The Darling Buds of May
7.9

The Darling Buds of May

1991

tv