Eric Bristow
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1957-04-25
- Died
- 2018-04-05
- Place of birth
- Hackney, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- The Crafty Cockney · Eric Bristow MBE · Eric John 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.
Known For
TV Shows (17)
Pointless Celebrities
2011
as Self
Bullseye
1981
as Self - Special Guest
Never the Twain
1981
as Eric Bristow
Timeshift
2002
as Self - Darts Player
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
1979
as Self
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002
as Self
Super Gran
1985
as Self
Six Fifty-Five Special
1981
as Self
Sports Life Stories
2012
as Self
Bullseye
1979
as Self
Punchlines
1981
as Self
Blood on the Carpet
1999
as Self
60 Minutes Sports
2013
as Self - Darts Player (segment "Darts Wonderland")
Sportsnight
1968
as Self
Leo Sayer
1983
as Self
The Sporting Mavericks
2016
as Self
New Kids on the Oche
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (21)
Heartlands
2003
as The Crafty Cockney
A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell
2014
as Self (archive footage)
House of Flying Arrows
2016
as Self - World Darts Champion 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986
Arrows
1979
as Self
The Power of Darts
2013
as Self - 5 Times World Champion
Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts
2004
as Self (archive footage)
The Story of Darts
2002
as Self
Jocky Wilson Said
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Bullseyes and Beer: When Darts Hit Britain
2014
as Self
Special Report – The Voice of Darts
2012
as Self - Five-time World Champion
You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully
2015
as Self - Professional Darts Player
Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Greatest Ever Christmas Ads
2016
as Self - Darts Legend
Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way
1989
as Self
Eric Bristow's Golden Arrows
2008
as Self - Presenter
Das Leben der Darts-Legende Phil Taylor
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Toe the Oche
1987
as Self
The World Of Phil Taylor
2010
as Self
Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Darts.... The John Lowe Way
1983
as Self (archive footage)
Eric Bristow: Arrogant, Irresponsible Genius
1986
as Self
About 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 worl… With 38 credits spanning from 1968 to 2019, Eric Bristow has appeared in 21 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Eric Bristow Movies
- Heartlands (2003) — as The Crafty Cockney
- A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell (2014) — as Self (archive footage)
- House of Flying Arrows (2016) — as Self - World Darts Champion 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986
- Arrows (1979) — as Self
- The Power of Darts (2013) — as Self - 5 Times World Champion
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