Alex Higgins

Alex Higgins

Person

Alex Higgins

Actor 1949-03-18 Belfast, Northern Ireland

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

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Alex Higgins: The People's Champion

Alex Higgins: The People's Champion

2010 · archive footage

Gods of Snooker

Gods of Snooker

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Wayne Dobson - A Kind of Magic

Wayne Dobson - A Kind of Magic

1990 · TV

Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story

Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story

2001 · Self

When Snooker Ruled the World

When Snooker Ruled the World

2002 · Self - Archive Footage

Jim Davidson's Snooker Balls-Ups

Jim Davidson's Snooker Balls-Ups

1994 · Movie

Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel

Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel

1991 · Self

Jimmy White - The One & Only

Jimmy White - The One & Only

2008 · Self

Hellraisers

Hellraisers

2000 · Self (archive footage)

Jimmy White: Close To The Wind

Jimmy White: Close To The Wind

1994 · Self

Hurricane Higgins

Hurricane Higgins

1972 · Self

One Day at the Crucible

2021 · Movie

Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter

2012 · Movie

Alex Higgins: Rebel Without a Pause

1997 · Movie

Alex Higgins: Blood, Sweat & Tears

2005 · Movie

The Mosconi Cup: A 30 Year Story

2023 · Movie

Try Snooker the Champion's Way with Steve Davis

1998 · Movie

Griffiths the Cue

1979 · Movie

Snooker Century Breakers

1984 · Movie