Person Details

Birthday: 1940-01-17 11:37:49

Death: 2003-06-08 11:37:49

Aliases: Leighton Thomas Rees , Marathon Man

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Ynysybwl, Wales

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Movie Involvements: 6

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

Biography

Leighton Rees (17 January 1940 – 8 June 2003) was a Welsh professional darts player. He is best known as the first-ever BDO World Professional Darts Champion, having won the inaugural 1978 BDO World Darts Championship and was a former World No. 1 player. He was one of the sport's most successful players throughout the 1970s, and retired from the game in 1991. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Most Famous Work

Timeshift
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Timeshift

(2002) Self - Darts Player (archive footage)
Bullseye
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Bullseye

(1981) Self - Special Guest
Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts
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Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts

(2004) Self (archive footage)
Jocky Wilson Said
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Jocky Wilson Said

(2019) Self (archive footage)
Sports Life Stories
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Sports Life Stories

(2012) Self (archive footage)
Alan Evans: The Rhondda Legend
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Arrows
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Arrows

(1979) Self (archive footage)
Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World
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Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World

(2006) Self (archive footage)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2019 Self (archive footage)
2012 Self (archive footage)
2006 Self (archive footage)
2004 Self (archive footage)
2002 Self (archive footage)
Self - Darts Player (archive footage)
1981 Self
Self - Special Guest
1979 Self
Self (archive footage)
1975 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

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