Eric Bristow
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 25, 1957
- Died
- April 5, 2018 (aged 60)
- Birthplace
- Hackney, London, England, UK
Biography
Eric John Bristow, MBE (25 April 1957 – 5 April 2018), nicknamed "The Crafty Cockney", was an English professional darts player. He was ranked World No. 1 by the World Darts Federation a record five times, in 1980, 1981 and 1983–1985. He was a five-time World Champion, a five-time World Masters Champion a four-time World Cup singles champion and 2-time champion of the News of the World Darts Championship. He won 22 WDF and BDO Major titles and 70 career titles overall. In the 1980s, Bristow's skill and personality helped turn darts into a worldwide spectator sport. In 1993, Bristow was one of sixteen top players who broke away from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form their own organisation, which became the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He retired from competitive darts in 2007 and subsequently worked as a commentator and pundit on Sky Sports darts coverage. In the 1980s, Bristow came across Phil Taylor, then a raw darts talent in Stoke-on-Trent. He sponsored him with about £10,000 to fund his development in the game, on the understanding that the money would be repaid. Taylor went on to usurp his mentor as the greatest darts player ever, with Bristow often on the receiving end of his brilliance. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
Filmography
Jocky Wilson Said
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Das Leben der Darts-Legende Phil Taylor
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Greatest Ever Christmas Ads
Movie · as Self - Darts Legend
House of Flying Arrows
Movie · as Self - World Darts Champion 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986
The Sporting Mavericks
TV · as Self · 1 ep
You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully
Movie · as Self - Professional Darts Player
A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bullseyes and Beer: When Darts Hit Britain
Movie · as Self
The Power of Darts
Movie · as Self - 5 Times World Champion
60 Minutes Sports
TV · as Self - Darts Player (segment "Darts Wonderland") · 1 ep
Special Report – The Voice of Darts
Movie · as Self - Five-time World Champion
Sports Life Stories
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pointless Celebrities
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The World Of Phil Taylor
Movie · as Self
Eric Bristow's Golden Arrows
Movie · as Self - Presenter
New Kids on the Oche
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Heartlands
Movie · as The Crafty Cockney
Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Story of Darts
Movie · as Self
Timeshift
TV · as Self - Darts Player · 2 eps
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
TV · as Self · 17 eps
I Love 1980's
TV · 1 ep
Blood on the Carpet
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way
Movie · as Self
Toe the Oche
Movie · as Self
Eric Bristow: Arrogant, Irresponsible Genius
Movie · as Self
Super Gran
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Darts.... The John Lowe Way
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Leo Sayer
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bullseye
TV · as Self - Special Guest · 11 eps
Never the Twain
TV · as Eric Bristow · 1 ep
Six Fifty-Five Special
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Punchlines
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Arrows
Movie · as Self
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bullseye
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Sportsnight
TV · as Self · 1 ep