Tony Green

Anthony John Green (29 January 1939 – 4 March 2024) was an English sports commentator and television presenter, best known as the co-host of the British TV show Bullseye, from 1982 to 1995.

Green was also the commentator for the annual BDO World Darts Championships from 1978 to 2016.

Broadcasting career

Green (alongside) Sid Waddell, were the darts commentators on the BBC from 1978 to 1994. Waddell left the BBC in 1994, whilst Green remained until the 2016 BDO World Darts Championships, (this being Green's final appearance ), and the last one televised by the BBC.

Green was well known as the announcer and co-host of the popular television darts quiz Bullseye, produced by Central for ITV from 1982 to 1995. In 2006, a reprised version of the show was aired, which was produced by Granada Productions for Challenge, and hosted by comedian Dave Spikey. Green reprised his role of 'scorer' on a special edition of Bullseye, which aired as part of the Gameshow Marathon series and was broadcast on ITV on 19 May 2007.

In the autumn of 2000, he appeared as himself in all six episodes on the talk show Meet Ricky Gervais broadcast on Channel 4.

On 18 and 19 May 2007, Green co-hosted Challenge TV's coverage of the inaugural PDC US Open tournament.

In 2015, Green was narrator and commentator for the BBC's Let's Play Darts for Comic Relief.

Illness and death

In 2010, Green took a career break while being successfully treated for tongue cancer.

After developing Alzheimer's disease, Green died on 4 March 2024, at the age of 85.

References

External links

• Tony Green at IMDb
• Tony Green discography at Discogs