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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 18, 1949
Died
July 24, 2010
Place of Birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Also Known As
- Hurricane Higgins
Alex Higgins
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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.
Known For
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Self (archive footage)
Gods of Snooker
2021
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archive footage
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
2010
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Self
Jimmy White - The One & Only
2008
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Self
When Snooker Ruled the World
2002
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Self (archive footage)
Hellraisers
2000
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Self
Jimmy White: Close To The Wind
1994
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Self
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel
1991
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Wayne Dobson - A Kind of Magic
1990
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Self
Hurricane Higgins
1972
Credits
Gods of Snooker
as Self (archive footage)
2021
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Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
as archive footage
2010
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Jimmy White - The One & Only
as Self
2008
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When Snooker Ruled the World
as Self
2002
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Hellraisers
as Self (archive footage)
2000
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Jimmy White: Close To The Wind
as Self
1994
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Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel
as Self
1991
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Wayne Dobson - A Kind of Magic
1990
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Hurricane Higgins
as Self
1972
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