Dennis Taylor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

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Gender

Male

Birthday

19-Jan-1949

Age

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Coalisland, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK

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Dennis Taylor

Biography

Dennis Taylor (born 19 January 1949) is a Northern Irish retired professional snooker player and current commentator. He is best known for winning the 1985 World Snooker Championship, where he defeated the defending champion Steve Davis in a final widely recognised as one of the most famous matches in professional snooker history. Despite losing the first eight frames, Taylor recovered to win 18–17 in a dramatic duel on the last black ball. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Credits

Christmas Eve with Val Doonican Christmas Eve with Val Doonican (1986) Character: Self - Guest
Val, at home and in the studio, prepares for a traditional Christmas with music and fun to start the holiday in a relaxing mood with his guests, including snooker star Dennis Taylor and Scots percussion virtuoso Evelyn Glennie.
Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter (2012) Character: N/A
Sir David Jason narrates a revealing and intimate insight into the life of Barry Hearn, one of the most powerful and colourful characters in sport. Featuring contributions from former snooker world champions Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor and Stephen Hendry, darts legend Phil 'The Power' Taylor as well as Greg Dyke, boxing promoter Frank Maloney and son and daughter Eddie and Katie Hearn.
Touching The Blue Touching The Blue (2020) Character: Self
Previous World Champion snooker player, Derek Hodges, makes a comeback at the Crucible 20 years on, struggling with ghosts from the past, will he make it through the night?
Dennis Taylor: Cue the Laughter! Dennis Taylor: Cue the Laughter! (1994) Character: N/A
Dennis Taylor shows you some of his snooker tricks, adding a lot of his jokes and humour to his demonstrations.
Ally McCoist's Trial and Error's Ally McCoist's Trial and Error's (2000) Character: N/A
A Question of Sport court jester Ally McCoist is back on the bench again as he passes judgement on some of the world's funniest ever sporting bloopers in this hilarious video. There are 50 minutes of bloopers including horse racing from America, boxing from the Czech Republic, motor racing from Australia and football from Belgium. And there are plenty of guilty verdicts delivered for the motor cyclist who makes a toilet stop in the middle of a race, the motor racing driver who pushes the car over the line and the football referee who punches one of the players.
Davis v Taylor: The '85 Black Ball Final Davis v Taylor: The '85 Black Ball Final (2010) Character: Self
A look at the 1985 Snooker World Championship final when Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor battled past midnight as over 18 million people watched on television.
When Snooker Ruled the World When Snooker Ruled the World (2002) Character: Self
Taking a look back at the golden era of snooker in the 1970s and 80s.
Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World (2006) Character: Self (archive footage)
Jacques Peretti sets out to find out what happened to the game that obsessed him as a kid. In this documentary, he presents an eye-opening account of the sport's heady popularity in the 1970s and 1980s.
Stephen Hendry: Doing the Business Stephen Hendry: Doing the Business (1988) Character: Self
A documentary following future seven time world snooker champion Stephen Hendry as a teenager in the run up to and aftermath of his first ever ranking event win at the Rothmans Grand Prix.
Mark Selby: Life of a World Champion Mark Selby: Life of a World Champion (2015) Character: Self
A documentary detailing the life and career of snooker World Champion Mark Selby following his first World Championship victory in 2014.
Jimmy White - The One & Only Jimmy White - The One & Only (2008) Character: Self
A year in the life of Snooker's greatest legend - It's Jimmy White as you've never seen him before! A controversial hard hitting look at the People's Champion! Featuring The Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood & Snooker Greats: Steve Davis, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, Hurricane Higgins, Ken Doherty, John Higgins, John Virgo, Cliff Thorburn, Dennis Taylor & many more! Contains Extreme Bad Language !
Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story (2001) Character: Self
Documentary on the life and career of legendary snooker player, Alex Higgins.
One Day at the Crucible One Day at the Crucible (2021) Character: N/A
Documentary about the dramatic semifinals of the 2020 world snooker championship. Featuring Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Selby, Kyren Wilson, Anthony McGill and more.
Tony Drago: Fun & Torture Tony Drago: Fun & Torture (2014) Character: N/A
Documentary on snooker legend Tony Drago.
Best of Friends - The Official Story of Gary Lineker & Willie Thorne Best of Friends - The Official Story of Gary Lineker & Willie Thorne (1992) Character: N/A
Documentary on Gary Lineker & Willie Thorne's friendship
The Positive Touch The Positive Touch (1988) Character: N/A
The top snooker pros show their skills
Griffiths the Cue Griffiths the Cue (1979) Character: N/A
The most remarkable sports story of the year. Terry Griffiths relives his 13 days at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, that took him from the obscurity of the Llanelli League to Professional Snooker Champion of the World.
Snooker: Basic Skills Snooker: Basic Skills (1996) Character: N/A
An official coaching video of the World Snooker and Billiards Association, fully endorsed by the major players of the game. It is set out in stages with an easy to follow guide to improve your game and ultimately make it more enjoyable.
Unseen Big Break Unseen Big Break (1997) Character: N/A
For the first time ever on video, witness the Big Break as you've never seen it before. Unseen Big Break features the ever funny Jim Davidson and his snooker sidekick, John Virgo in a brilliant collection of unseen clips taken from the hit TV show - all the out-takes, missed shots and cock ups, plus daft contestants and hilarious jokes they could never show on TV.
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion Alex Higgins: The People's Champion (2010) Character: Self
One man transfixed television viewers during snooker's golden age - Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins. This poignant documentary charts the remarkable rise and fall of the snooker genius, from his early days growing up in Belfast to his climb to the top of the sport as two-time world champion.



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