Eric Bristow

Known for ActingBorn 1957-04-25Died 2018-04-05Hackney, London, England, UK

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 encyclopediaRead more

Movies & web series

Blood on the Carpet

Leo Sayer

Sportsnight

The Paul Daniels Magic Show

Bullseye

A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell

Timeshift

Never the Twain

House of Flying Arrows

Pointless Celebrities

Super Gran

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

Heartlands

Arrows

Jocky Wilson Said

Das Leben der Darts-Legende Phil Taylor

Greatest Ever Christmas Ads

The Sporting Mavericks

You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully

Bullseyes and Beer: When Darts Hit Britain

The Power of Darts

60 Minutes Sports

Special Report – The Voice of Darts

Sports Life Stories

The World Of Phil Taylor

Eric Bristow's Golden Arrows

New Kids on the Oche

Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World

Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts

Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory

The Story of Darts

Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way

Toe the Oche

Eric Bristow: Arrogant, Irresponsible Genius

Darts.... The John Lowe Way

Six Fifty-Five Special

Punchlines

Bullseye