Sid Waddell
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.
Acting
TV
Soccer AM
as Self
1995
Movie
House of Flying Arrows
as Self (Archive Footage)
2016
TV
Timeshift
as Self - Darts Commentator (archive footage)
2002
Movie
A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell
as Self (archive footage)
2014
TV
Sportsnight
as Self - Commentator
1968
Movie
Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Movie
The World Of Phil Taylor
as Self (voice)
2010
Movie
Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way
as Self (voice) (achieve footage)
1989
Movie
Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts
as Self
2004
Movie
Special Report – The Voice of Darts
as Self - The Voice of Darts (archive footage)
2012
Movie
Michael Van Gerwen - The Best Darts Player in The World
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
2014
Movie
Jocky Wilson Said
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Movie
Darts Players' Wives
as Self
2005
TV
The Sporting Mavericks
as Self (archive footage)
2016
TV
Sports Life Stories
as Self (archive footage)
2012
TV
Bullseye
as Self - Commentator
1979
TV
Six Fifty-Five Special
as Self
1981
