Colin Higgins

Colin Higgins

Deceased · Died: Dec 5, 2012

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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.

Career

2003
Cambridge Spies
Cambridge Spies as Porter
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1992
Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves and Wooster as Comrade Butt
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1979
Blake's 7
Blake's 7 as Tak
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1978
Play for Today
Play for Today as Nicky
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1975
BBC2 Playhouse
BBC2 Playhouse
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The Philanthropist
The Philanthropist as John
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The Naked Civil Servant
The Naked Civil Servant as Thumbnails
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1973
Play for Today
Play for Today
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1972
The Heist
The Heist as Ridley
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