Acting
Sid Waddell
Born August 10, 1940 · Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK · Died August 11, 2012
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.
Known for
6.6
Soccer AM
Self
5.9
House of Flying Arrows
Self (Archive Footage)
7.0 TMDB
Timeshift
Self - Darts Commentator (archive footage)
7.6
Jossy's Giants
Writer, Creator
7.7
The Flaxton Boys
Creator
5.6
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 · Series
7.0 TMDB
A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell
Self (archive footage)
10.0 TMDB
Sportsnight
Self - Commentator
Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory
Self (archive footage)
The World Of Phil Taylor
Self (voice)
Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way
Self (voice) (achieve footage)
Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts
Self, Director
Special Report – The Voice of Darts
Self - The Voice of Darts (archive footage)
Michael Van Gerwen - The Best Darts Player in The World
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Jocky Wilson Said
Self (archive footage)
Darts Players' Wives
Self
7.0
The Sporting Mavericks
Self (archive footage)
Sports Life Stories
Self (archive footage)
Bullseye
Self - Commentator
Six Fifty-Five Special
Self
Filmography
- 2019Jocky Wilson SaidSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2016House of Flying ArrowsSelf (Archive Footage)Movie
- 2016The Sporting MavericksSelf (archive footage)Series
- 2014Michael Van Gerwen - The Best Darts Player in The WorldSelf (voice) (archive footage)Movie
- 2014A Little Bit of Fry and WaddellSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2012Special Report – The Voice of DartsSelf - The Voice of Darts (archive footage)Movie
- 2012Sports Life StoriesSelf (archive footage)Series
- 2010The World Of Phil TaylorSelf (voice)Movie
- 2005Darts Players' WivesSelfMovie
- 2004Sid Waddell's Wacky World of DartsSelf, DirectorMovie
- 2003Celebrity MastermindSeries
- 2002TimeshiftSelf - Darts Commentator (archive footage)Series
- 2002Phil Taylor: The Power and the GlorySelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1995Soccer AMSelfSeries
- 1994SloggersWriterSeries
- 1989Darts - The Crafty Cockney WaySelf (voice) (achieve footage)Movie
- 1986Jossy's GiantsWriter, CreatorSeries
- 1981Six Fifty-Five SpecialSelfSeries
- 1979BullseyeSelf - CommentatorSeries
- 1969The Flaxton BoysCreatorSeries
- 1968SportsnightSelf - CommentatorSeries