Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 25, 1957
Place of Birth:
Hackney, London, England, UK
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jocky Wilson Said | Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | Das Leben der Darts-Legende Phil Taylor | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Greatest Ever Christmas Ads | Self - Darts Legend |
| 2016 | House of Flying Arrows | Self - World Darts Champion 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| 2015 | You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully | Self - Professional Darts Player |
| 2014 | A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell | Self (archive footage) |
| 2013 | The Power of Darts | Self - 5 Times World Champion |
| 2012 | Special Report – The Voice of Darts | Self - Five-time World Champion |
| 2010 | The World Of Phil Taylor | Self |
| 2008 | Eric Bristow's Golden Arrows | Self - Presenter |
| 2006 | Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Heartlands | The Crafty Cockney |
| 2002 | Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory | Self (archive footage) |
| 2002 | The Story of Darts | Self |
| 1989 | Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way | Self |
| 1987 | Toe the Oche | Self |
| 1986 | Eric Bristow: Arrogant, Irresponsible Genius | Self |
| 1983 | Darts.... The John Lowe Way | Self (archive footage) |
| 1979 | Arrows | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Sporting Mavericks | Self |
| 2013 | 60 Minutes Sports | Self - Darts Player (segment "Darts Wonderland") |
| 2012 | Sports Life Stories | Self |
| 2011 | Pointless Celebrities | Self |
| 2008 | New Kids on the Oche | Self (archive footage) |
| 2002 | Timeshift | Self - Darts Player |
| 2002 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Self |
| 1999 | Blood on the Carpet | Self |
| 1985 | Super Gran | Self |
| 1983 | Leo Sayer | Self |
| 1981 | Bullseye | Self - Special Guest |
| 1981 | Never the Twain | Eric Bristow |
| 1981 | Six Fifty-Five Special | Self |
| 1981 | Punchlines | Self |
| 1979 | The Paul Daniels Magic Show | Self |
| 1979 | Bullseye | Self |
| 1968 | Sportsnight | Self |