Colin Higgins

About

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

Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997EastEndersSeries • 1985MinderSeries • 1979Star WarsMovie • 1977PlayhouseSeries • 1974Birds of a FeatherSeries • 1989Blake's 7Series • 1978Jeeves and WoosterSeries • 1990LovejoySeries • 1986The Darling Buds of MaySeries • 1991Murder Most HorridSeries • 1991Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetMovie • 2007SupernaturalSeries • 1977Miss Marple: The Body in the LibrarySeries • 1984Cambridge SpiesSeries • 2003Hope and GloryMovie • 1987Oliver TwistSeries • 1999The Naked Civil ServantMovie • 1975And the Ship Sails OnMovie • 1983