People
Alex Higgins
- Name: Alex Higgins
- Birthday: 1949-03-18
- Also known as: Hurricane Higgins
- Place of birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Popularity: 0.1733
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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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Mosconi Cup: A 30 Year Story | 2023-11-28 |
| One Day at the Crucible | 2021-01-05 |
| Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter | 2012-05-06 |
| Alex Higgins: The People's Champion as archive footage | 2010-09-01 |
| Jimmy White - The One & Only as Self | 2008-07-21 |
| Alex Higgins: Blood, Sweat & Tears | 2005-07-05 |
| When Snooker Ruled the World as Self - Archive Footage | 2002-04-28 |
| Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story as Self | 2001-04-17 |
| Hellraisers as Self (archive footage) | 2000-08-26 |
| Try Snooker the Champion's Way with Steve Davis | 1998-02-04 |
| Alex Higgins: Rebel Without a Pause | 1997-12-27 |
| Jimmy White: Close To The Wind as Self | 1994-10-01 |
| Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel as Self | 1991-04-02 |
| Snooker Century Breakers | 1984-10-01 |
| Griffiths the Cue | 1979-12-26 |
| Hurricane Higgins as Self | 1972-09-11 |
