Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
March 18, 1949
Died
July 24, 2010 (age 61)
Place of Birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Also Known As
Hurricane Higgins
Alex Higgins
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
TV
Wayne Dobson - A Kind of Magic
1990
TV
Gods of Snooker
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Hellraisers
Self (archive footage)
2000
Film
One Day at the Crucible
2021
Film
Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story
Self
2001
Film
Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel
Self
1991
Film
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
archive footage
2010
Film
When Snooker Ruled the World
Self - Archive Footage
2002
Film
Jimmy White - The One & Only
Self
2008
Film
Jimmy White: Close To The Wind
Self
1994
Film
Alex Higgins: Rebel Without a Pause
1997
Film
Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter
2012
Film
Hurricane Higgins
Self
1972
Film
Snooker Century Breakers
1984
Filmography
2021TVGods of Snookeras Self (archive footage)2021FilmOne Day at the Crucible2012FilmBarry Hearn: The People's Promoter2010FilmAlex Higgins: The People's Championas archive footage2008FilmJimmy White - The One & Onlyas Self2002FilmWhen Snooker Ruled the Worldas Self - Archive Footage2001FilmLike a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Storyas Self2000FilmHellraisersas Self (archive footage)1997FilmAlex Higgins: Rebel Without a Pause1994FilmJimmy White: Close To The Windas Self1991FilmAlex Higgins: I'm No Angelas Self1990TVWayne Dobson - A Kind of Magic1984FilmSnooker Century Breakers1972FilmHurricane Higginsas Self