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Colin Higgins

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.

Filmography
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street poster
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007 • Elixir Sniffing Customer
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Murder East - Murder West
1990 • Stiller
Here Is the News poster
Here Is the News
1989 • Frank
Death of a Son poster
Death of a Son
1989 • Solicitor
Hope and Glory poster
Hope and Glory
1987 • Clive's Pal
Lace 2 poster
Lace 2
1985 • Mayor's Assistant
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood poster
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984 • Irving
And the Ship Sails On poster
And the Ship Sails On
1983 • Il Capo della Polizia
That Summer! poster
That Summer!
1979 • Probation Officer
Star Wars poster
Star Wars
1977 • Rebel Pilot, Col. Takbright (uncredited)
The Chauffeur poster
The Chauffeur
1976 • Policeman
The Naked Civil Servant poster
The Naked Civil Servant
1975 • Thumbnails
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The Philanthropist
1975 • John
Diane poster
Diane
1975 • Kevin
Blooming Youth poster
Blooming Youth
1973 • Jim