Bobby George

Bobby George

Born: December 16, 1945
in Manor Park, London, England, UK
Bobby George (born 16 December 1945) is an English television presenter and former professional darts player. He is widely recognised as one of the game's biggest personalities, known for his flamboyant entrances in which the "King of Bling" makes his way to the stage bedecked in jewellery, wearing a crown and cloak and holding a candelabra to the Queen song We Are the Champions.

George won several leading major darts tournaments, he won the News of the World Darts Championship twice and appeared in two BDO Darts World Championship finals and was the first full-time exhibition player.

Since 1998, George has also worked for the BBC as a co-presenter and promoter of the game in their coverage of darts tournaments.

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Movies for Bobby George...

Poison Arrows
Title: Poison Arrows
Character: Self
Released: December 20, 2022
Type: Movie
After serving 15 years for the murder of his protege and team mate, Perry 'The Poison Arrow' Peters, former darts player, Rocky Goldfingers, is coming out of jail determined to prove his innocence.
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Jocky Wilson Said
Title: Jocky Wilson Said
Character: Self
Released: May 15, 2019
Type: Movie
Rare archive footage and Jocky Wilson's own words tell the story of the rise and fall of a cult Scottish sportman. Featuring interviews with his friends and darts contemporaries.
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London Fields
Title: London Fields
Character: Referee - TV Studio
Released: September 20, 2018
Type: Movie
Clairvoyant femme fatale, Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. She begins a tangled love affair with three uniquely different men — one of whom she knows will be her murderer.
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Title: Gone to Pot
Character: Self
Released: November 13, 2017
Type: TV
A group of celebrities take a very different kind of road trip in Gone to Pot, as they explore the issues surrounding legal marijuana use in the US. With a 'magical mystery bus' as their form of transport, the group encounter an eclectic mix of people along the way who use the drug for both medicinal and recreational purposes, meeting those who have experienced the benefits and disadvantages of its legalisation.
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Gatwick Gangsters
Title: Gatwick Gangsters
Character: Diamond Larry
Released: November 6, 2017
Type: Movie
Shampagne borrowed £100 Million from the London mob but a crook stole it. Things get worse for the mob boss of Gatwick after robberies and bank heists go bad. And there's a bomb, too...
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Title: The Real Marigold on Tour
Character: Host (Himself)
Released: December 27, 2016
Type: TV
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.
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Title: The Real Marigold on Tour
Character: Himself
Released: December 27, 2016
Type: TV
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.
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House of Flying Arrows
Title: House of Flying Arrows
Character: Self - World Darts Runner Up 1980 & 1994
Released: November 14, 2016
Type: Movie
The popular rise of darts is charted in this pin-sharp documentary that follows the trajectory of arrows from local pub to beer-soaked arena. Featuring archive footage, behind-the-scenes access and interviews with current darting personalities such as Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and Raymond van Barneveld, the film traces the sport's evolution from humble beginnings through to the glamorous heyday of the 1980s and on into the lucrative professional era.
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Title: The Sporting Mavericks
Character: Self
Released: March 31, 2016
Type: TV
Documentary series looking at the maverick players from four sporting areas: Boxing, Snooker, Darts and Motorsport.
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Title: The Real Marigold Hotel
Character: Self
Released: January 26, 2016
Type: TV
A group of famous faces travel to India to see if retiring in India would be better than retiring in England.
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You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully
Title: You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully
Character: Self - Professional Darts Player
Released: July 27, 2015
Type: Movie
Narrated by comedian Paddy McGuinness, here is a documentary celebrating 35 years of Bullseye featuring the hosts Jim Bowen and Tony Green with celebrity guests Linda Lusardi, Nick Hancock, Anne Diamond, David Baddiel, Katy Brand, Gary Wilmot, Frank Bruno, Tessa Sanderson and legendary dart players John Lowe, Eric Bristow and Bobby George.
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Title: Let's Play Darts
Character: Self - Darts Professional
Released: March 1, 2015
Type: TV
Professional darts players and comedians team up for a knockout tournament.
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The Power of Darts
Title: The Power of Darts
Character: Self - 2 Times World Championship Finalist
Released: November 27, 2013
Type: Movie
This documentary sheds light on the background of the famous, infamous Darts Split. Many dart players like Phil Taylor, Rod Harrington, Raymond van Barneveld, Michael van Gerwen or James Wade but also the main responsible people like Olly Croft, Tommy Cox and Barry Hearn have their say.
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Title: Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
Released: June 9, 2013
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Sports Life Stories
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 23, 2012
Type: TV
Sporting legends speak honestly and candidly about their careers, giving a fascinating insight into the mindset required to reach the very top of their game.
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Kirkcaldy Man
Title: Kirkcaldy Man
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 23, 2011
Type: Movie
Who is Jocky Wilson? 20 years ago every child in Kirkcaldy, on the east coast of Scotland, could answer this question. One of the best darts players ever, world champion in 1982 and 1989 - a national hero. But in '95 Jocky paid the price for his self destructive life style. In search of his myth, we follow the forces that shaped Jocky's hometown and its inhabitants as we discover lost memories of the man who once inspired the nation.
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Title: Let's Dance for Sport Relief
Character: Himself - Contestant
Released: February 20, 2010
Type: TV
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.
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Eric Bristow's Golden Arrows
Title: Eric Bristow's Golden Arrows
Character: Self
Released: October 28, 2008
Type: Movie
Eric Bristow looks back on the players who shaped the most prominent decade of darts, the 1980s.
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Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World
Title: Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 5, 2006
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Showbiz Darts
Character: Self - Team Captain
Released: October 2, 2006
Type: TV
Eight celebrities with a passion for darts step up to the oche to see if they have what it takes to become the first Showbiz Darts Champion.
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Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts
Title: Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 6, 2004
Type: Movie
Over the 21 years Sid Waddell has been commentating on this terrific sport, he has seen all the greatest matches, met the most amazing characters, and witnessed some unbelievable scenes. This movie is his ultimate collection of these hugely enjoyable moments, and makes for great family entertaiment.
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One Man and His Dog
Title: One Man and His Dog
Character: Tony Barton
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Tony is used to getting what he wants, and when he decides he wants fellow criminal Norris Bosset's champion greyhound dog the last person you want to be is the guy getting it, which is exactly where Wayne and his friends find themselves. Based on a true story and set against a dark south London background, DoG is a film that shows London at its sharpest.
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The Story of Darts
Title: The Story of Darts
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: December 1, 2002
Type: Movie
This documentary tells the complete story of darts from its early beginnings in English pubs in the Middle Ages right through to the dramatic televised competitions of the Embassy World Championship. Presented by the legendary Bobby George, the BBC's face of darts, and narrated by Dougie Donnelly, the film uses a mix of archive footage and stills to tell the early history, before moving on to the televised era from the 1970's onwards.
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Title: Timeshift
Character: Self - Darts Player
Released: October 10, 2002
Type: TV
Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.
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Title: Celebrity Fit Club UK
Released: September 27, 2002
Type: TV
Celebrity Fit Club is a reality television series that follows eight overweight celebrities as they try to lose weight for charity. Split into two competing teams of four, each week teams are given different physical challenges, and weighed to see if they reached their target weights. They are monitored and supervised by a team that includes a nutritionist, a psychologist, and a physical trainer, the latter of which is former U.S. Marine Harvey Walden IV.
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Title: Granada Reports
Character: Self - Former Professional Darts Player
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: TV
Granada Reports is a regional news programme for North West England and the Isle of Man, produced by ITV Granada.
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Title: Bullseye
Character: Self
Released: September 28, 1981
Type: TV
Bullseye was a popular British television programme. It was first made for the ITV network by ATV in 1981, then by Central from 1982 until 1995, and was hosted by Jim Bowen.
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Title: Bullseye
Character: Self - Special Guest
Released: September 28, 1981
Type: TV
Bullseye was a popular British television programme. It was first made for the ITV network by ATV in 1981, then by Central from 1982 until 1995, and was hosted by Jim Bowen.
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Title: Bullseye
Character: Self
Released: May 4, 1979
Type: TV
Darts tournament in which 16 of the world's top darts players compete for the BBC2 Bullseye trophy.