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Eric Bristow

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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Born:
Apr 25, 1957 In Hackney, London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
37
First Appeared:
In the series Sportsnight 1968-09-12
Latest Project:
Movie Jocky Wilson Said 2019-05-15
Known For
Poster of Eric Bristow: Arrogant, Irresponsible Genius
Poster of Darts.... The John Lowe Way
Poster of Leo Sayer
Poster of Arrows
Filmography
Movie Jocky Wilson Said Self (archive footage) 2019-05-15
Movie Das Leben der Darts-Legende Phil Taylor Self (archive footage) 2017-12-14
Movie House of Flying Arrows Self - World Darts Champion 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986 2016-11-14
Series The Sporting Mavericks Self 2016-03-31
Movie Greatest Ever Christmas Ads Self - Darts Legend 2016-12-19
Movie You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully Self - Professional Darts Player 2015-07-27
Movie A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell Self (archive footage) 2014-05-20
Movie The Power of Darts Self - 5 Times World Champion 2013-11-27
Series 60 Minutes Sports Self - Darts Player (segment "Darts Wonderland") 2013-01-09
Series Sports Life Stories Self 2012-10-23
Movie Special Report – The Voice of Darts Self - Five-time World Champion 2012-12-25
Series Pointless Celebrities Self - Contestant 2011-07-04
Movie The World Of Phil Taylor Self 2010-12-01
Movie Eric Bristow's Golden Arrows Self - Presenter 2008-10-28
Series New Kids on the Oche Self (archive footage) 2008-12-09
Movie Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World Self (archive footage) 2006-10-05
Movie Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts Self (archive footage) 2004-09-06
Movie Heartlands The Crafty Cockney 2003-04-27
Movie Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory Self (archive footage) 2002-03-31
Series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Unknown 2002-08-25
Movie The Story of Darts Self 2002-12-01
Series Timeshift Self - Darts Player 2002-10-10
Series Blood on the Carpet Self 1999-01-13
Movie Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way Self 1989-01-01
Movie Toe the Oche Self 1987-01-01
Movie Eric Bristow: Arrogant, Irresponsible Genius Self 1986-01-01
Series Super Gran Self 1985-01-20
Series Leo Sayer Self 1983-01-17
Movie Darts.... The John Lowe Way Self (archive footage) 1983-07-01
Series Six Fifty-Five Special Self 1981-07-13
Series Punchlines Self 1981-01-03
Series Never the Twain Eric Bristow 1981-09-07
Series Bullseye Self - Guest Contestant 1981-09-28
Movie Arrows Self 1979-01-01
Series The Paul Daniels Magic Show Self 1979-06-09
Series Bullseye Self 1979-05-04
Series Sportsnight Self 1968-09-12