Alex Higgins
Acting
March 18, 1949
Died July 24, 2010 (61 years old)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Acting Credits
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
2023
One Day at the Crucible
2021
Gods of Snooker
2021
as Self (archive footage)
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Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter
2012
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
2010
as archive footage
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Jimmy White - The One & Only
2008
as Self
Alex Higgins: Blood, Sweat & Tears
2005
When Snooker Ruled the World
2002
as Self - Archive Footage
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Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story
2001
as Self
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Hellraisers
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Try Snooker the Champion's Way with Steve Davis
1998
Alex Higgins: Rebel Without a Pause
1997
Jimmy White: Close To The Wind
1994
as Self
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel
1991
as Self
Wayne Dobson - A Kind of Magic
1990
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Snooker Century Breakers
1984
Griffiths the Cue
1979
Hurricane Higgins
1972
as Self