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Home/People/Leighton Rees
Leighton Rees profile photo
Born
Jan 17, 1940Died: Jun 8, 2003
Lived 63 years
Place of Birth
Ynysybwl, Wales
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

6
Movies
4
TV Shows
Also Known As
Leighton Thomas Rees
Marathon Man
IMDb Profile

Leighton Rees

Acting

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
Jocky Wilson Said poster

Jocky Wilson Said

as Self (archive footage)
2019
Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World poster

Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World

as Self (archive footage)
2006
Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts poster

Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts

as Self (archive footage)
2004
The Story of Darts poster

The Story of Darts

as Self (archive footage)
2002
Arrows poster

Arrows

as Self (archive footage)
1979
Alan Evans: The Rhondda Legend poster

Alan Evans: The Rhondda Legend

as Self
1975