James Higgins is a character who appeared in The Green Hornet radio series. He is the police commissioner of New York City and a friend of Dan Reid Jr., Britt's father. He debuted in ''A Racket in Restaurants'', original airdate September 7, 1939.
Role in the radio series[]
At one point, Commissioner Higgins was blackmailed by a drug dealer who had taken incriminating pictures of the Commissioner's son Ronny. The Green Hornet had the photos destroyed and, shortly afterward, the Commissioner learned the masked hero's true identity. The Commissioner then became a secret liaison between Britt and the police, passing along information to him and offering other covert assistance.