Sid Waddell
Birthday
1940/08/10
Day of death
2012/08/11 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK
Also know as
Voice of Darts, Sidney Waddell
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...Read more
Acting
(2002) Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory
as Self (archive footage)
(2016) House of Flying Arrows
as Self (archive footage)
(2010) The World Of Phil Taylor
as Self (voice)
(1989) Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way
as Self (voice) (achieve footage)
(2004) Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts
as Self
(2012) Special Report – The Voice of Darts
as Self - The Voice of Darts (archive footage)
(2014) A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) Michael Van Gerwen - The Best Darts Player in The World
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
(2019) Jocky Wilson Said
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) Darts Players' Wives
as Self
(1995) Soccer AM
as Self
(2002) Timeshift
as Self - Darts Commentator (archive footage)
(2016) The Sporting Mavericks
as Self (archive footage)
(2012) Sports Life Stories
as Self (archive footage)
(1979) Bullseye
as Self - Commentator
(1968) Sportsnight
as Self - Commentator
(1981) Six Fifty-Five Special
as Self