Alex Higgins
Actor
- Born
- March 18, 1949 · Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Died
- July 24, 2010 (age 61)
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
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
September 1, 2010
When Snooker Ruled the World
April 28, 2002
Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story
April 17, 2001
Hellraisers
August 26, 2000
Jimmy White - The One & Only
July 21, 2008
Hurricane Higgins
September 11, 1972
Jimmy White: Close To The Wind
October 1, 1994
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel
April 2, 1991
Jim Davidson's Snooker Balls-Ups
February 4, 1994
Acting17
- 2023The Mosconi Cup: A 30 Year Story
- 2021One Day at the Crucible
- 2012Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter
- 2010Alex Higgins: The People's Champion as archive footage
- 2008Jimmy White - The One & Only as Self
- 2005Alex Higgins: Blood, Sweat & Tears
- 2002When Snooker Ruled the World as Self - Archive Footage
- 2001Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story as Self
- 2000Hellraisers as Self (archive footage)
- 1998Try Snooker the Champion's Way with Steve Davis