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Alex Higgins
Also Known As: Hurricane Higgins
Birth Date
March 18, 1949
Death Date
July 24, 2010
(passed away at 61)
Place of Birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland
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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.
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Wayne Dobson - A Kind of Magic
1990 • 1 episode
Gods of Snooker
Self (archive footage)
2021 • 3 episodes
Hellraisers
Self (archive footage)
2000
When Snooker Ruled the World
Self - Archive Footage
2002
Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter
2012
Jimmy White - The One & Only
Self
2008
Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story
Self
2001
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel
Self
1991
One Day at the Crucible
2021
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
archive footage
2010
Hurricane Higgins
Self
1972
The Mosconi Cup: A 30 Year Story
2023
Snooker Century Breakers
1984
Try Snooker the Champion's Way with Steve Davis
1998
Alex Higgins: Blood, Sweat & Tears
2005
Alex Higgins: Rebel Without a Pause
1997
Jimmy White: Close To The Wind
Self
1994
Griffiths the Cue
1979