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.
Movie Credits
Colin Higgins has appeared in 13 movies.
These include And the Ship Sails On, Death of a Son, Diane, Blooming Youth, The Philanthropist, The Naked Civil Servant, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Shout, Here Is the News, Hope and Glory, That Summer!, The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood and Star Wars.TV Credits
Colin Higgins has appeared in 10 TV Series.
These include Birds of a Feather, Blake's 7, The Cleopatras, Miss Marple: The Body in the Library, Cambridge Spies, Jeeves and Wooster, EastEnders, Midsomer Murders, Lovejoy and Minder.