Alex Higgins
Acting • Born 1949-03-18 – Died 2010-07-24
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.
Filmography
14 credits
Hellraisers
Movie • 2000
Self (archive footage)
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
Movie • 2010
archive footage
When Snooker Ruled the World
Movie • 2002
Self - Archive Footage
Jimmy White - The One & Only
Movie • 2008
Self
Hurricane Higgins
Movie • 1972
Self
Jimmy White: Close To The Wind
Movie • 1994
Self
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel
Movie • 1991
Self
Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story
Movie • 2001
Self
Alex Higgins: Rebel Without a Pause
Movie • 1997
Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter
Movie • 2012
One Day at the Crucible
Movie • 2021
Snooker Century Breakers
Movie • 1984
Wayne Dobson - A Kind of Magic
TV • 1990
Gods of Snooker
TV • 2021
Self (archive footage)