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Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Colin Higgins

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.

Known For

Acting

2007

2003

Cambridge Spies as Porter

1999

Oliver Twist as Bookseller

1997

Midsomer Murders as Mr. Miller

1991

1990

Jeeves and Wooster as Comrade Butt

1989

Death of a Son as Solicitor
Birds of a Feather as Store Detective

1987

Hope and Glory as Clive's Pal

1986

Lovejoy as Linklater

1985

Lace 2 as Mayor's Assistant
EastEnders as Mostyn

1984

Miss Marple as Malcolm

1983

And the Ship Sails On as Il Capo della Polizia
The Cleopatras as Seleucus

1979

That Summer! as Probation Officer
Minder as Alan

1978

Blake's 7 as Tak

1977

Star Wars as Rebel Pilot, Col. Takbright (uncredited)

1976

The Chauffeur as Policeman

1975

Diane as Kevin

1973