Wilbur Higby

Wilbur Higby was born on Aug 21, 1867 in USA. Wilbur Higby's big-screen debut came with Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery directed by Francis Ford in 1914, strarring . Wilbur Higby is known for Street Scene directed by King Vidor, Sylvia Sidney stars as Rose Maurrant and William Collier Jr. as Sam Kaplan. The upcoming new movie Wilbur Higby plays is The Mighty Barnum which will be released on Apr 17, 1935.

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.