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Colin Higgins
Actor
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.
Filmography
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street · as Elixir Sniffing Customer |
| 2003 | Cambridge Spies (TV Series) · as Porter |
| 2000 | Elizabeth (TV Series) · as William Cecil |
| 1999 | Oliver Twist (1999) (TV Series) · as Bookseller |
| 1999 | The Vice (TV Series) · as Burger Bar Man |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Mr. Miller |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | Kavanagh Q.C. (TV Series) · as Dr. Jeffrey Markham |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid (TV Series) · as Suit 2 |
| 1991 | Paul Merton: The Series (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1991 | The Darling Buds of May (TV Series) · as Mr. Sowerby |
| 1990 | Murder East - Murder West · as Stiller |
| 1990 | Jeeves and Wooster (TV Series) · as Comrade Butt |
| 1989 | Birds Of A Feather (TV Series) · as Store Detective |
| 1989 | Around the World in 80 Days (TV Series) · as Reporter |
| 1989 | Death of a Son · as Solicitor |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Skinner |
| 1988 | London's Burning (TV Series) · as Reg |
| 1987 | Hope and Glory · as Clive's Pal |
| 1987 | A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (TV Series) · as Bright |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Linklater |
| 1985 | Lace II · as Mayor's Assistant |
| 1985 | EastEnders (TV Series) · as Mostyn |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Frank |
| 1984 | Miss Marple (TV Series) · as Malcolm |
| 1984 | Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (TV Series) · as Malcolm |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Lawrence Scully |
| 1984 | Chance in a Million (TV Series) · as Larry |
| 1984 | The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood · as Irving |
| 1983 | The Ship Sails On · as Il Capo Della Polizia |
| 1983 | The Cleopatras (TV Series) · as Seleucus |
| 1981 | Brideshead Revisited (TV Series) · as Partridge |
| 1980 | The Good Companions (TV Series) · as Harold Felton |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Alan |
| 1979 | That Summer! · as Probation Officer |
| 1979 | Crime and Punishment (1979) (TV Series) · as Nicolay |
| 1979 | Flambards (TV Series) · as Johnson |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | Grange Hill (TV Series) · as Mr. Norris |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 (TV Series) · as Tak |
| 1977 | Supernatural (1977) (TV Series) · as Matt Johnson |
| 1977 | Star Wars · as Rebel Pilot, Col. Takbright (uncredited) |
| 1975 | The Naked Civil Servant · as Thumbnails |
| 1975 | The Philanthropist · as John |
| 1975 | Angels (TV Series) · as Gordon Massey |
| 1973 | Playhouse (TV Series) · as Kevin |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Jim |
| 1969 | Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as Terrorist |
| 1964 | Horizon (TV Series) · as Older Dusty |