Alex Higgins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 18, 1949
- Died
- July 24, 2010 (aged 61)
- Birthplace
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Mosconi Cup: A 30 Year Story
Movie
One Day at the Crucible
Movie
Gods of Snooker
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 3 eps
Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter
Movie
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
Movie · as archive footage
Jimmy White - The One & Only
Movie · as Self
Alex Higgins: Blood, Sweat & Tears
Movie
When Snooker Ruled the World
Movie · as Self - Archive Footage
Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story
Movie · as Self
Hellraisers
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Try Snooker the Champion's Way with Steve Davis
Movie
Alex Higgins: Rebel Without a Pause
Movie
Jimmy White: Close To The Wind
Movie · as Self
Jim Davidson's Snooker Balls-Ups
Movie
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel
Movie · as Self
Wayne Dobson - A Kind of Magic
TV · 1 ep
Snooker Century Breakers
Movie
Griffiths the Cue
Movie
Hurricane Higgins
Movie · as Self