Dennis Taylor

Acting

Dennis Taylor

Born

1949-01-19 (77)

Place of birth

Coalisland, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

36 titles

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

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 5 titles

2000s · 5 titles

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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.

Ally McCoist's Trial and Error's

2000

Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story poster
6.0

Documentary on the life and career of legendary snooker player, Alex Higgins.

Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story

2001

Jimmy White - The One & Only poster
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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 !

Jimmy White - The One & Only

2008

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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.

Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World

2006

When Snooker Ruled the World poster
10.0

Taking a look back at the golden era of snooker in the 1970s and 80s.

When Snooker Ruled the World

2002

1990s · 5 titles

Series credits

House of Games poster
6.1

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

House of Games

2017

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip poster
6.0

Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011

The Sooty Show poster
6.4

The Sooty Show is a British children's Puppet series which aired on the BBC from 1955 to 1967 and ITV from 1968 to 1992. It follows the adventures and comedic day to day life of puppets Sooty, Sweep and Soo with their owner Harry Corbett, and in later years, his son Matthew.

The Sooty Show

1955

Lovejoy poster
7.4

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.

Lovejoy

1986

The Weakest Link poster
6.0

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

The Weakest Link

2021

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars poster
7.5

Ben Shephard hosts the quiz show in which three celebrities take on an extraordinary machine in the hope of winning 20,000 pounds for charity.

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

2013

The Kenny Everett Television Show poster
7.3

Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.

The Kenny Everett Television Show

1982

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Celebrities perform famous dance routines in front of a panel of judges to raise money for the Sport Relief appeal, with viewers voting for their favourites.

Let's Dance for Sport Relief

2010

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A look at endangered species in the regions around the UK

Saving Planet Earth UK

2007

The Real Marigold Hotel poster
7.5

A group of famous faces travel to India to see if retiring in India would be better than retiring in England.

The Real Marigold Hotel

2016

Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show poster
6.0

Frank Sidebottom's very own TV show, broadcast from the converted shed that functioned as his showbiz HQ. Also featuring diminutive sidekick Little Frank, the shows include Frank’s take on Crimewatch, Timperley’s contribution to Manchester’s Olympic bid, pioneering rocket science in the back garden, and even a staging of Live Aid 2!

Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show

1992

The Real Marigold on Tour poster
8.0

Having road-tested retirement in India, Miriam Margoyles, Wayne Sleep, Bobby George and Rosemary Shrager are reunited to discover what it is like to grow old in other countries around the world.

The Real Marigold on Tour

2016

Cheap Cheap Cheap poster
5.0

Contestants try to win £25,000 in Noel Edmonds' general store, while manager Barry and others ensure there's never a quiet moment in this craziest of game shows.

Cheap Cheap Cheap

2017

Behind the camera