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Colin Higgins
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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.
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Star Wars

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Midsomer Murders

EastEnders

Hope and Glory

And the Ship Sails On

Jeeves and Wooster

Lovejoy

Blake's 7

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

The Naked Civil Servant

Minder

Birds of a Feather

Oliver Twist

The Darling Buds of May

Cambridge Spies

Murder Most Horrid

Supernatural