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Eric Bristow
Actor
Died April 5, 2018 (60 years)
Eric John Bristow, MBE (25 April 1957 – 5 April 2018), nicknamed "The Crafty Cockney", was an English professional darts player.
He was ranked World No. 1 by the World Darts Federation a record five times, in 1980, 1981 and 1983–1985. He was a five-time World Champion, a five-time World Masters Champion a four-time World Cup singles champion and 2-time champion of the News of the World Darts Championship. He won 22 WDF and BDO Major titles and 70 career titles overall. In the 1980s, Bristow's skill and personality helped turn darts into a worldwide spectator sport.
In 1993, Bristow was one of sixteen top players who broke away from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form their own organisation, which became the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
He retired from competitive darts in 2007 and subsequently worked as a commentator and pundit on Sky Sports darts coverage.
In the 1980s, Bristow came across Phil Taylor, then a raw darts talent in Stoke-on-Trent. He sponsored him with about £10,000 to fund his development in the game, on the understanding that the money would be repaid. Taylor went on to usurp his mentor as the greatest darts player ever, with Bristow often on the receiving end of his brilliance.
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He was ranked World No. 1 by the World Darts Federation a record five times, in 1980, 1981 and 1983–1985. He was a five-time World Champion, a five-time World Masters Champion a four-time World Cup singles champion and 2-time champion of the News of the World Darts Championship. He won 22 WDF and BDO Major titles and 70 career titles overall. In the 1980s, Bristow's skill and personality helped turn darts into a worldwide spectator sport.
In 1993, Bristow was one of sixteen top players who broke away from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form their own organisation, which became the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
He retired from competitive darts in 2007 and subsequently worked as a commentator and pundit on Sky Sports darts coverage.
In the 1980s, Bristow came across Phil Taylor, then a raw darts talent in Stoke-on-Trent. He sponsored him with about £10,000 to fund his development in the game, on the understanding that the money would be repaid. Taylor went on to usurp his mentor as the greatest darts player ever, with Bristow often on the receiving end of his brilliance.
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Filmography
| 2016 | House of Flying Arrows · as Self - World Darts Champion 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| 2016 | The Sporting Mavericks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2013 | 60 Minutes Sports (TV Series) · as Self - Darts Player (segment "darts Wonderland") |
| 2011 | The Chase: Celebrity Special (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2010 | Pointless Celebrities (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2002 | Timeshift (TV Series) · as Self - Darts Player |
| 2002 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | I Love the '80s (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | The Weakest Link (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | They Think It's All Over (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 1994 | Zig & Zag: Entertainment Cops · as Eric Bristow |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Soccer AM (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | GamesMaster (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Noel's House Party (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | You Bet! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Super Gran (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | Surprise Surprise! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Bullseye (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 1981 | Never the Twain (TV Series) · as Eric Bristow |
| 1979 | The Paul Daniels Magic Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | Arrows · as Self |
| 1971 | The Generation Game (TV Series) · as Self - Surprise Guest |
| 1970 | A Question of Sport (TV Series) · as Self |