Wilbur Higby (August 21, 1867 – December 1, 1934) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 72 films between 1914 and 1934.
In the mid-1890s, Higby was a member of the stock company of the Grand Opera House in Boston, Massachusetts. Later in the 1890s and into the early 1900s, he performed with other stock groups in a variety of locales such as York, Pennsylvania; Rochester, New York; and Brooklyn, New York.
By 1903, Higby had his own troupe, the Wilbur Higby Dramatic Company, which was described in a newspaper article as "one of the highest class repertoire organizations in this country." Within four years, however, the Higby Company had apparently ceased to exist. A 1907 newspaper article described Higby as "leading man with the Morey Stock Co. this season."
Higby's daughter, Mary Jane Higby, was an actress in television and old-time radio who made one film appearance, as Janet Fay in The Honeymoon Killers.
Higby died in Hollywood, California in 1934, aged 67, from pneumonia.
Actor
1934
The Mighty Barnum as
Mr. Astor (uncredited)
1934
St. Louis Woman as
Mr. Warren
1931
Morals for Women (uncredited)
1931
Street Scene as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1927
God's Great Wilderness as
Ward Maxwell
1926
The Border Whirlwind as
Tom Blake Sr
1925
Lights of Old Broadway as
Fowler
1925
Confessions of a Queen as
Revolutionary Officer
1924
The Flaming Forties as
Sheriff
1923
The Mailman as
Governor Bryson
1923
Richard the Lion-Hearted as
Sir Thomas de Vaux
1923
The Love Trap as
Detective Graves
1923
The Third Alarm as
Fire Chief Andrews
1922
Do and Dare as
Colonel 'Handy' Lee
1922
The Ladder Jinx as
James Wilbur
1921
Desert Blossoms as
James Thornton
1921
Play Square as
Judge Kerrigan
1921
Live Wires as
Austin (aka Melody)
1921
Miracles of the Jungle as
Tom Cortland
1920
The Jailbird as
Joel Harvey
1920
Girls Don't Gamble as
Mr. Fisher
1920
The Price of Redemption as
Colonel Dering
1920
The Terror as
John D. Sutherland
1920
Let's Be Fashionable as
George Barrymore
1920
The Lone Hand as
Sheriff Hampton
1919
Nugget Nell as
Nell's Uncle
1919
True Heart Susie as
William's Father
1919
I'll Get Him Yet as
Undetermined role
1919
The Mayor of Filbert as
Roger Taft
1919
Broken Blossoms or the Yellow Man and the Girl as
London Policeman (uncredited)
1919
Brass Buttons as
Mayor Dave McCullough
1918
Under False Pretenses (Short)
1918
The Vortex as
Henry Meredith
1918
Keith of the Border as
Dr. Fairban
1918
The Flames of Chance as
Frederick Armstrong (as Wilbur Higbee)
1917
Until They Get Me as
Draper
1917
The Medicine Man as
Doc Hamilton
1917
Wild Sumac as
Armand du Fere
1917
The Tar Heel Warrior as
John Mason
1917
The Midnight Man as
John Hardin
1917
Might and the Man as
Hiram Sloan
1917
An Old Fashioned Young Man as
Senator Briggs
1917
A Girl of the Timber Claims as
Senator Hoyle
1916
The Matrimaniac as
Mr. Lewis - Marna's Father
1916
The Mainspring as
Jesse Craven (as W.J. Higby)
1916
Her Chance (Short) as
Mr. James Martin
1916
The Old Folks at Home
1916
Diane of the Follies as
Theatrical Manager
1916
Flirting with Fate as
The Landlord
1916
Reggie Mixes In as
Gallagher
1916
Hoodoo Ann as
Samuel Knapp
1915
As in the Days of Old (Short)
1915
Merely Players (Short) as
Charles Benson
1915
Her Oath of Vengeance (Short) as
Sergius
1915
The Turning Point (Short) as
Sam Crosby
1915
The Kinship of Courage (Short) as
Mr. Hammond
1915
Fate Takes a Hand (Short) as
Jim Brant's Father
1915
Children of the Sea (Short) as
Ben Bright
1915
The Housemaid (Short) as
The Old Widower
1915
At the Stroke of the Angelus (Short) as
Ynez's Father
1915
Strathmore as
Lord Vavasour
1915
Love and Handcuffs (Short) as
Case Saunders - Moonshiner
1915
The Duchess (Short) as
Squire Delaney
1915
The Unknown Brother (Short) as
Captain Weatherby
1915
A Martyr of the Present (Short) as
Dr. Cummings
1915
The Heart of Sampson (Short) as
Foxen - an Old Trapper
1915
Her Bargain (Short) as
Doctor Willing
1915
The Hearts of the Bradys (Short)
1915
The Mystery of the Throne Room (Short) as
Prince Frederick
1914
The Mysterious Rose (Short) as
Ward Boss
1914
The Master Key as
Tom Gallon
1914
The Tangle (Short) as
The Old Monk
1914
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Miscellaneous
1916
Intolerance (crewman - uncredited)
