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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Filmography
all 38
self 36
Movies 21
TV Shows 17
Jocky Wilson Said (2019)
Das Leben der Darts-Legende Phil Taylor (2017)
Greatest Ever Christmas Ads (2016)
House of Flying Arrows (2016)
The Sporting Mavericks (2016)
You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully (2015)
A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell (2014)
The Power of Darts (2013)
60 Minutes Sports (2013)
Special Report – The Voice of Darts (2012)
Sports Life Stories (2012)
Pointless Celebrities (2011)
The World Of Phil Taylor (2010)
New Kids on the Oche (2008)
Eric Bristow's Golden Arrows (2008)
Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World (2006)
Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts (2004)
Heartlands (2003)
The Story of Darts (2002)
Timeshift (2002)
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2002)
Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory (2002)
Blood on the Carpet (1999)
Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way (1989)
Toe the Oche (1987)
Eric Bristow: Arrogant, Irresponsible Genius (1986)
Super Gran (1985)
Darts.... The John Lowe Way (1983)
Leo Sayer (1983)
Bullseye (1981)
Never the Twain (1981)
Six Fifty-Five Special (1981)
Punchlines (1981)
The Paul Daniels Magic Show (1979)
Bullseye (1979)
Arrows (1979)
Sportsnight (1968)
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GenderMale
Birthday1957-04-25
Deathday2018-04-05 (60 years old)
Also Known AsThe Crafty Cockney, Eric Bristow MBE, Eric John Bristow
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