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Wilbur Higby(1867-1934)

  • Actor
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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, often playing the father of the film heroine. Higby died of a heart attack.
BornAugust 21, 1867
DiedDecember 1, 1934(67)
BornAugust 21, 1867
DiedDecember 1, 1934(67)
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Known for

Hoodoo Ann (1916)
Hoodoo Ann
5.9
  • Samuel Knapp
  • 1916
Francelia Billington and W.E. Lawrence in The Kinship of Courage (1915)
The Kinship of Courage
Short
  • Mr. Hammond
  • 1915
Francelia Billington in At the Stroke of the Angelus (1915)
At the Stroke of the Angelus
Short
  • Ynez's Father
  • 1915
Robert Z. Leonard in The Master Key (1914)
The Master Key
6.0
  • Tom Gallon
  • 1914

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  • Wallace Beery, George Brasno, Olive Brasno, Virginia Bruce, and Adolphe Menjou in Le grand Barnum (1934)
    Le grand Barnum
    6.5
    • Mr. Astor (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Johnny Mack Brown, Earle Foxe, and Jeanette Loff in St. Louis Woman (1934)
    St. Louis Woman
    5.0
    • Mr. Warren
    • 1934
  • Bessie Love and Conway Tearle in Morals for Women (1931)
    Morals for Women
    5.2
    • (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • William Collier Jr. and Sylvia Sidney in Scène de la rue (1931)
    Scène de la rue
    7.6
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • God's Great Wilderness
    • Ward Maxwell
    • 1927
  • Bob Custer and Sally Long in The Border Whirlwind (1926)
    The Border Whirlwind
    • Tom Blake Sr
    • 1926
  • Marion Davies and Conrad Nagel in Lights of Old Broadway (1925)
    Lights of Old Broadway
    6.6
    • Fowler
    • 1925
  • Alice Terry in Les Rois en exil (1925)
    Les Rois en exil
    6.6
    • Revolutionary Officer
    • 1925
  • Harry Carey and Jacqueline Gadsdon in The Flaming Forties (1924)
    The Flaming Forties
    • Sheriff
    • 1924
  • The Mailman
    • Governor Bryson
    • 1923
  • L'esprit de la chevalerie (1923)
    L'esprit de la chevalerie
    7.1
    • Sir Thomas de Vaux
    • 1923
  • Mabel Forrest and Bryant Washburn in The Love Trap (1923)
    The Love Trap
    • Detective Graves
    • 1923
  • The Third Alarm (1923)
    The Third Alarm
    6.6
    • Fire Chief Andrews
    • 1923
  • Do and Dare (1922)
    Do and Dare
    • Colonel 'Handy' Lee
    • 1922
  • The Ladder Jinx (1922)
    The Ladder Jinx
    • James Wilbur
    • 1922

Additional Crew



  • Intolérance (1916)
    Intolérance
    7.7
    • crewman (uncredited)
    • 1916

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Wilbur Higbee
  • Born
    • August 21, 1867
    • Meridian, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • December 1, 1934
    • Hollywood, California, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Carolyn Higby

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    His daughter was the well-known radio actress Mary Jane Higby.

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