---
name: "Wilbur Higby"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/wilbur-higby"
fi1m_id: "wilbur-higby"
imdb_id: "nm0383278"
tmdb_id: 1008740
wikidata_id: "Q8000202"
roles: []
born: "20 August 1867"
died: "1 December 1934"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T23:31:05.884794+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Wilbur Higby

## Identity

Wilbur Higby

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/wilbur-higby
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** wilbur-higby
- **IMDb ID:** nm0383278
- **TMDB ID:** 1008740
- **Wikidata ID:** Q8000202
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Higby, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8000202, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0383278/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1008740

Actor. Born 20 August 1867 in Meridian, Mississippi, USA. Died 1 December 1934.

## Details

- **Born:** 20 August 1867, Meridian, Mississippi, USA
- **Died:** 1 December 1934
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Higby, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8000202, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0383278/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1008740

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl*](https://film.one/film/broken-blossoms-or-the-yellow-man-and-the-girl.md) (73)

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## Biography

Wilbur Higby was an American actor of the silent era who appeared in more than seventy films between 1914 and 1934.

Before entering films with Universal, he played professional baseball and performed in stock theatre companies, including with Otis Skinner. He often played supporting roles, frequently as the father of the heroine.

Among his credits are *True Heart Susie* (1919), in which he played William's Father, and an uncredited role as a London Policeman in *Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl* (1919). His daughter, Mary Jane Higby, later became an actress in radio, television and film.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl* (1919), Fi1m 73, as London Policeman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/broken-blossoms-or-the-yellow-man-and-the-girl.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *St. Louis Woman* (1934), as Mr. Warren
- *The Border Whirlwind* (1926), as Tom Blake Sr
- *Lights of Old Broadway* (1925), as Fowler
- *Confessions of a Queen* (1925), as Revolutionary Officer
- *The Flaming Forties* (1924), as Sheriff
- *The Mailman* (1923), as Governor Bryson
- *Richard the Lion-Hearted* (1923), as Sir Thomas de Vaux
- *The Love Trap* (1923), as Detective Graves
- *The Third Alarm* (1922), as Fire Chief Andrews
- *Do and Dare* (1922), as Colonel 'Handy' Lee
- *The Ladder Jinx* (1922), as James Wilbur
- *My Dad* (1922), as Barry O'Day
- *Play Square* (1921), as Judge Kerrigan
- *Miracles of the Jungle* (1921), as Tom Cortland
- *The Jailbird* (1920), as Joel Harvey
- *The Price of Redemption* (1920), as Colonel Dering
- *Let's Be Fashionable* (1920), as George Barrymore
- *The Terror* (1920), as John D. Sutherland
- *Nugget Nell* (1919), as Nell's Uncle
- *True Heart Susie* (1919), as William's Father
- *I'll Get Him Yet* (1919), as Undetermined role
- *The Mayor of Filbert* (1919), as Roger Taft
- *Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl* (1919), as London Policeman (uncredited) — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/broken-blossoms-or-the-yellow-man-and-the-girl.md)
- *Brass Buttons* (1919), as Mayor Dave McCullough
- *Madame Sphinx* (1918), as Chambre
- *The Answer* (1918), Actor
- *The Flames of Chance* (1918), as Frederick Armstrong
- *Until They Get Me* (1917), as Draper
- *The Medicine Man* (1917), as Doc Hamilton
- *Wild Sumac* (1917), as Armand du Fere
- *The Midnight Man* (1917), as John Hardin
- *Might and the Man* (1917), as Hiram Sloan
- *An Old Fashioned Young Man* (1917), as Senator Briggs
- *A Girl of the Timber Claims* (1917), as Senator Hoyle
- *Mixed Blood* (1916), as Joe Nagle
- *The Matrimaniac* (1916), as Mr. Lewis - Marna's Father
- *The Sign of the Poppy* (1916), Actor
- *The Mainspring* (1916), as Richard Creelman
- *The Old Folks at Home* (1916), Actor
- *Diane of the Follies* (1916), as Theatrical Manager
- *Hoodoo Ann* (1916), as Samuel Knapp
- *Flirting with Fate* (1916), as The Landlord
- *The Housemaid* (1915), as Carson, The Old Widower
- *The Master Key* (1914), as Tom Gallon
- *Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery* (1914), Actor

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