Alex Higgins
Acting
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.
Filmography(18)
movieThe Mosconi Cup: A 30 Year Story
as · 2023 · 0.0
tvGods of Snooker
as Self (archive footage) · 2021 · 7.0
movieOne Day at the Crucible
as · 2021 · 0.0
movieBarry Hearn: The People's Promoter
as · 2012 · 0.0
movieAlex Higgins: The People's Champion
as archive footage · 2010 · 7.7
movieJimmy White - The One & Only
as Self · 2008 · 0.0
movieAlex Higgins: Blood, Sweat & Tears
as · 2005 · 0.0
movieWhen Snooker Ruled the World
as Self - Archive Footage · 2002 · 10.0
movieLike a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story
as Self · 2001 · 6.0
movieHellraisers
as Self (archive footage) · 2000 · 0.0
movieTry Snooker the Champion's Way with Steve Davis
as · 1998 · 0.0
movieAlex Higgins: Rebel Without a Pause
as · 1997 · 0.0
movieJimmy White: Close To The Wind
as Self · 1994 · 0.0
movieAlex Higgins: I'm No Angel
as Self · 1991 · 0.0
tvWayne Dobson - A Kind of Magic
as · 1990 · 9.0
movieSnooker Century Breakers
as · 1984 · 0.0
movieGriffiths the Cue
as · 1979 · 0.0
movieHurricane Higgins
as Self · 1972 · 0.0