Wilbur Higby

Wilbur Higby
Roy Stewart, Ann Forrest, and Wilbur Higby in The Medicine Man (1917)
Born	(1867-08-21)August 21, 1867 Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	December 1, 1934(1934-12-01) (aged 67) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Years active	1914-1934

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.