Alex Higgins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 18, 1949, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Died
- July 24, 2010
- Movies
- 17
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2023 | The Mosconi Cup: A 30 Year Story | |
| 2021 | One Day at the Crucible | |
| 2012 | Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter | |
| 2010 | Alex Higgins: The People's Champion | archive footage |
| 2008 | Jimmy White - The One & Only | Self |
| 2005 | Alex Higgins: Blood, Sweat & Tears | |
| 2002 | When Snooker Ruled the World | Self - Archive Footage |
| 2001 | Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story | Self |
| 2000 | Hellraisers | Self (archive footage) |
| 1998 | Try Snooker the Champion's Way with Steve Davis | |
| 1997 | Alex Higgins: Rebel Without a Pause | |
| 1994 | Jimmy White: Close To The Wind | Self |
| 1994 | Jim Davidson's Snooker Balls-Ups | |
| 1991 | Alex Higgins: I'm No Angel | Self |
| 1984 | Snooker Century Breakers | |
| 1979 | Griffiths the Cue | |
| 1972 | Hurricane Higgins | Self |
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