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Sid Waddell
Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK
Sid Waddell (10 August 1940 – 11 August 2012) was an English sports commentator and television personality. He was nicknamed the "Voice of Darts" due to his fame as a darts commen…
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Sid Waddell (10 August 1940 – 11 August 2012) was an English sports commentator and television personality. He was nicknamed the "Voice of Darts" due to his fame as a darts commentator, and worked for Granada, Yorkshire, BBC and Sky Sports. Due to his joke telling skills he was also nicknamed the Thief of Bad Gags, firstly by Dave Lanning. He was nominated for two prestigious awards for his work, and published several books. Following his death on 11 August 2012, the day after his 72nd birthday, the decision was made to rename the PDC World Darts Championship trophy the Sid Waddell trophy from 2013.
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2019
Jocky Wilson Said
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2016
House of Flying Arrows
Movie Self (Archive Footage)
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2016
The Sporting Mavericks
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2014
Michael Van Gerwen - The Best Darts Player in The World
Movie Self (voice) (archive footage)
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2014
A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2012
Special Report – The Voice of Darts
Movie Self - The Voice of Darts (archive footage)
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2012
Sports Life Stories
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2010
The World Of Phil Taylor
Movie Self (voice)
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2005
Darts Players' Wives
Movie Self
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2004
Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts
Movie Self
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2003
Celebrity Mastermind
TV show
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2002
Timeshift
TV show Self - Darts Commentator (archive footage)
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2002
Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1995
Soccer AM
TV show Self
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1989
Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way
Movie Self (voice) (achieve footage)
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1986
Jossy's Giants
TV show Writer
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1981
Six Fifty-Five Special
TV show Self
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1979
Bullseye
TV show Self - Commentator
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1969
The Flaxton Boys
TV show Creator
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1968
Sportsnight
TV show Self - Commentator
