Alex Higgins
March 18, 1949 (75 years old) in 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
Credits
- 2021 · Gods of Snooker as Self
- 2010 · Alex Higgins: The People's Champion as archive footage
- 2002 · When Snooker Ruled the World as Self
- 2000 · Hellraisers as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 · Wayne Dobson - A Kind of Magic as