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

Pointless Celebrities

Timeshift

Bullseye

Never the Twain

The Paul Daniels Magic Show

Super Gran

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

Six Fifty-Five Special

All Movies (21)

• Jocky Wilson Said2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Das Leben der Darts-Legende Phil Taylor2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• Greatest Ever Christmas Ads2016 · as Self - Darts Legend
• House of Flying Arrows2016 · as Self - World Darts Champion 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986
• You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully2015 · as Self - Professional Darts Player
• Bullseyes and Beer: When Darts Hit Britain2014 · as Self
• A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell2014 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Power of Darts2013 · as Self - 5 Times World Champion
• Special Report – The Voice of Darts2012 · as Self - Five-time World Champion
• The World Of Phil Taylor2010 · as Self
• Eric Bristow's Golden Arrows2008 · as Self - Presenter
• Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World2006 · as Self (archive footage)
• Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts2004 · as Self (archive footage)
• Heartlands2003 · as The Crafty Cockney
• The Story of Darts2002 · as Self
• Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory2002 · as Self (archive footage)
• Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way1989 · as Self
• Toe the Oche1987 · as Self
• Eric Bristow: Arrogant, Irresponsible Genius1986 · as Self
• Darts.... The John Lowe Way1983 · as Self (archive footage)
• Arrows1979 · as Self

All TV Shows (17)

• The Sporting Mavericks2016 · as Self
• 60 Minutes Sports2013 · as Self - Darts Player (segment "Darts Wonderland")
• Sports Life Stories2012 · as Self
• Pointless Celebrities2011 · as Self
• New Kids on the Oche2008 · as Self (archive footage)
• Timeshift2002 · as Self - Darts Player
• I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!2002 · as Self
• Blood on the Carpet1999 · as Self
• Super Gran1985 · as Self
• Leo Sayer1983 · as Self
• Bullseye1981 · as Self - Special Guest
• Never the Twain1981 · as Eric Bristow
• Six Fifty-Five Special1981 · as Self
• Punchlines1981 · as Self
• The Paul Daniels Magic Show1979 · as Self
• Bullseye1979 · as Self
• Sportsnight1968 · as Self