Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 25, 1957
Died
Apr 05, 2018
Place of Birth
Hackney, London, England, UK
Credits
38 titles
Eric Bristow
Biography
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
Known For
Filmography
Jocky Wilson Said
Self (archive footage)
Das Leben der Darts-Legende Phil Taylor
Self (archive footage)
Greatest Ever Christmas Ads
Self - Darts Legend
House of Flying Arrows
Self - World Darts Champion 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986
The Sporting Mavericks
Self
You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully
Self - Professional Darts Player
Bullseyes and Beer: When Darts Hit Britain
Self
A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell
Self (archive footage)
The Power of Darts
Self - 5 Times World Champion
60 Minutes Sports
Self - Darts Player (segment "Darts Wonderland")
Special Report – The Voice of Darts
Self - Five-time World Champion
Sports Life Stories
Self
Pointless Celebrities
Self
The World Of Phil Taylor
Self
New Kids on the Oche
Self (archive footage)
Eric Bristow's Golden Arrows
Self - Presenter
Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World
Self (archive footage)
Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts
Self (archive footage)
Heartlands
The Crafty Cockney
The Story of Darts
Self
Timeshift
Self - Darts Player
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Self
Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory
Self (archive footage)
Blood on the Carpet
Self
Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way
Self
Toe the Oche
Self
Eric Bristow: Arrogant, Irresponsible Genius
Self
Super Gran
Self
Darts.... The John Lowe Way
Self (archive footage)
Leo Sayer
Self
Bullseye
Self - Special Guest
Never the Twain
Eric Bristow
Six Fifty-Five Special
Self
Punchlines
Self
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Self
Bullseye
Self
Arrows
Self
Sportsnight
Self