Colin Higgins

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

Birth Location
Born
Died 2012-12-05

Movies

2007
Here Is the News as Frank
1989
Death of a Son as Solicitor
1989
Hope and Glory as Clive's Pal
1987
Lace 2 as Mayor's Assistant
1985
And the Ship Sails On as Il capo della polizia
1983
That Summer! as Probation Officer
1979
1978
Star Wars as Rebel Pilot, Col. Takbright (uncredited)
1977
The Naked Civil Servant as Thumbnails
1975
1975
Diane as Kevin
1975
Colin Higgins hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows