Alex Higgins
Birthday: Born in 1949-03-18 in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Deathday: 2010-07-24
Alex Higgins (18 March 1949 – 24 July 2010) was a Northern Irish professional snooker player and a two-time world champion who is remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the sport's history. Nicknamed 'Hurricane Higgins' for his rapid play and known as the 'People's Champion' for his popularity and charisma. He is often credited as a key factor in snooker's success as a mainstream televised sport in the 1980s in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
TV Credits
Wayne Dobson - A Kind of Magic
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A Saturday evening magic show which ran from 1990 to 1992. Linda Lusardi starred with the host and was replaced by various guest stars for the third and final season. Each episode featured a number of close-up tricks and comedy sketches, before closing with a large scale illusion....
Gods of Snooker
Character: Self (archive footage)
The golden age of the green baize. From smoky halls to superstardom – the unlikely figures who turned 1980s snooker into a money-spinning sporting soap opera....
Movie Credits
Hellraisers
Character: Self (archive footage)
Documentary about notorious British and Irish wildmen Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, Oliver Reed and Keith Moon and their excesses and exploits....
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
Character: archive footage
One man transfixed television viewers during snooker's golden age - Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins. This poignant documentary charts the remarkable rise and fall of the snooker genius, from his early days growing up in Belfast to his climb to the top of the sport as two-time world champion....
When Snooker Ruled the World
Character: Self
Taking a look back at the golden era of snooker in the 1970s and 80s....
Jimmy White - The One & Only
Character: Self
A year in the life of Snooker's greatest legend - It's Jimmy White as you've never seen him before! A controversial hard hitting look at the People's Champion! Featuring The Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood & Snooker Greats: Steve Davis, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, Hurricane Higgins, Ken Doherty, John Higgins, John Virgo, Cliff Thorburn, Dennis Taylor & many more! Contains Extreme Bad Language !...
Hurricane Higgins
Character: Self
Documentary on a snooker legend...
Jimmy White: Close To The Wind
Character: Self
Confessions Of A Snooker Legend...
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel
Character: Self
The authorised story of snooker's most controversial star....