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Alex Higgins
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 t…
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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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- 2023
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2021
Gods of Snooker
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2021
One Day at the Crucible
Movie
- 2012
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2010
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
Movie archive footage
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2008
Jimmy White - The One & Only
Movie Self
- 2005
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2002
When Snooker Ruled the World
Movie Self - Archive Footage
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2001
Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story
Movie Self
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2000
Hellraisers
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 1998
- 1997
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1994
Jimmy White: Close To The Wind
Movie Self
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1991
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel
Movie Self
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1990
Wayne Dobson - A Kind of Magic
TV show
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1984
Snooker Century Breakers
Movie
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1979
Griffiths the Cue
Movie
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1972
Hurricane Higgins
Movie Self
