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Wilbur Higby (1867–1934)

Actor | Miscellaneous Crew

Prior to acting on stage, Higby played professional baseball in Grand Rapids. Higby played stock with Otis Skinner, Wilton Lackaye and Marguerite Clark before entering films with Universal in 1914. Higby played on screen with Douglas Fairbanks and worked with Elmer Clifton and W. Christy Cabanne. He acted throughout the 1920s... See full bio »

Born:

Wilbur Higby Jones
in Meridian, Mississippi, USA

Died:

(age 67) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1934 The Mighty Barnum
Mr. Astor (uncredited)
 
1934 St. Louis Woman
Mr. Warren
 
1931 Morals for Women (uncredited)
 
1931 Street Scene
Man (uncredited)
 
1927 God's Great Wilderness
Ward Maxwell
 
1926 Border Whirlwind
Tom Blake Sr
 
1925 Lights of Old Broadway
Fowler
 
1925 Confessions of a Queen
Revolutionary Officer
 
1924 The Flaming Forties
The sheriff
 
1923 Richard the Lion-Hearted
Sir Thomas de Vaux
 
1923 The Love Trap
Detective Graves
 
1922 The Third Alarm
Chief Andrews
 
1922 Do and Dare
Colonel 'Handy' Lee
 
1922 The Ladder Jinx
James Wilbur
 
1922 My Dad
Barry O'Day
 
1921 Desert Blossoms
James Thornton
 
1921 Play Square
Judge Kerrigan
 
1921 Live Wires
Austin (aka Melody)
 
1921 Miracles of the Jungle
Tom Cortland
 
1920 The Jailbird
Joel Harvey
 
1920 Girls Don't Gamble
Mr. Fisher
 
1920 The Price of Redemption
Colonel Dering
 
1920 The Terror
John D. Sutherland
 
1920 Let's Be Fashionable
George Barrymore
 
1920 The Lone Hand
Sheriff Hampton
 
1919 Nugget Nell
Nell's uncle
 
1919 True Heart Susie
William's father
 
1919 The Mayor of Filbert
Roger Taft
 
1919 I'll Get Him Yet
Undetermined role
 
1919 Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
London Policeman (uncredited)
 
1919 Brass Buttons
Mayor Dave McCullough
 
1918 Under False Pretenses (short)
 
1918 By Proxy
Cattle Buyer
 
1918 Madame Sphinx
Chambre
 
1918 The Vortex
Henry Meredith
 
1918 The Answer
 
1918 Keith of the Border
Dr. Fairban
 
1918 The Flames of Chance
Frederick Armstrong (as Wilbur Higbee)
 
1917 Until They Get Me
Draper
 
1917 The Medicine Man
Doc Hamilton
 
1917 Wild Sumac
Armand du Fere
 
1917 The Tar Heel Warrior
John Mason
 
1917 The Midnight Man
John Hardin
 
1917 Might and the Man
Hiram Sloan
 
1917 An Old Fashioned Young Man
Senator Briggs
 
1917 Evil Hands (short)
 
1917 A Girl of the Timber Claims
Senator Hoyle
 
1916 Mixed Blood
Joe Nagle
 
1916 The Matrimaniac
Mr. Lewis - Marna's Father
 
1916 The Mainspring
Jesse Craven (as W.J. Higby)
 
1916 Her Chance (short)
 
1916 The Old Folks at Home
 
1916 Diane of the Follies
Theatrical Manager
 
1916 Flirting with Fate
The Landlord
 
1916 Reggie Mixes In
Gallagher
 
1916 Hoodoo Ann
Samuel Knapp
 
1915 As in the Days of Old (short)
 
1915 Merely Players (short)
 
1915 Her Oath of Vengeance (short)
Sergius
 
1915 The Turning Point (short)
Sam Crosby
 
1915 The Kinship of Courage (short)
Mr. Hammond
 
1915 Fate Takes a Hand (short)
Jim Brant's Father
 
1915 Children of the Sea (short)
 
1915 The Housemaid (short)
The Old Widower
 
1915 At the Stroke of the Angelus (short)
Ynez's Father
 
1915 Strathmore
Lord Vavasour
 
1915 The Duchess (short)
Squire Delaney
 
1915 Her Bargain (short)
 
1915 The Hearts of the Bradys (short)
 
1915 The Mystery of the Throne Room (short)
 
1914 The Mysterious Rose (short)
Ward Boss
 
1914 The Master Key
Tom Gallon
 
1914/II The Tangle (short)
 
1914 Mountain Law (short)
 
1914 Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
 
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1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (crewman - uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Wilbur Higbee | W.J. Higby
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Trivia:

His daughter was Mary Jane Higby, the well-known radio actress. See more »

Star Sign:

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