Alex Higgins
Known for ActingBorn 1949-03-18 — died 2010-07-24Belfast, 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
Snooker Century Breakers
1984
Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story
2001 · as Self
Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter
2012
Alex Higgins: Rebel Without a Pause
1997
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel
1991 · as Self
Alex Higgins: Blood, Sweat & Tears
2005
Jimmy White: Close To The Wind
1994 · as Self
Try Snooker the Champion's Way with Steve Davis
1998
The Mosconi Cup: A 30 Year Story
2023
Griffiths the Cue
1979
Jimmy White - The One & Only
2008 · as Self
One Day at the Crucible
2021
Hurricane Higgins
1972 · as Self
When Snooker Ruled the World
2002 · as Self - Archive Footage
Hellraisers
2000 · as Self (archive footage)
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
2010 · as archive footage