2012-08-11
1940-08-1086 years, 2 months, and 29 days old
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Place of birth:
Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK
Adult:
No
Gender:
Male
Biography
Sid Waddell (10 August 1940 – 11 August 2012) was an English sports commentator and television personality. He was nicknamed the "Voice of Darts" due to his fame as a darts commentator, and worked for Granada, Yorkshire, BBC and Sky Sports. Due to his joke telling skills he was also nicknamed the Thief of Bad Gags, firstly by Dave Lanning. He was nominated for two prestigious awards for his work, and published several books. Following his death on 11 August 2012, the day after his 72nd birthday, the decision was made to rename the PDC World Darts Championship trophy the Sid Waddell trophy from 2013.
Images Gallery
Best Credits: 18
| Title | ||||||
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Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory | Self (archive footage) | 0 | 2002-03-31 | 0.207 | ||
House of Flying Arrows | Self (Archive Footage) | 6.4 | 2016-11-14 | 0.6794 | ||
The World Of Phil Taylor | Self (voice) | 0 | 2010-12-01 | 0.4542 | ||
Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way | Self (voice) (achieve footage) | 0 | 1989-01-01 | 0.3237 | ||
Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts | Self | 0 | 2004-09-06 | 0.333 | ||
Special Report – The Voice of Darts | Self - The Voice of Darts (archive footage) | 0 | 2012-12-25 | 0.5949 | ||
A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell | Self (archive footage) | 7 | 2014-05-20 | 0.3334 | ||
Michael Van Gerwen - The Best Darts Player in The World | Self (voice) (archive footage) | 0 | 2014-12-16 | 0.2316 | ||
Jocky Wilson Said | Self (archive footage) | 0 | 2019-05-15 | 0.3021 | ||
Darts Players' Wives | Self | 0 | 2005-01-18 | 0.6157 |
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