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Ray Reardon

Biography

Ray Reardon

Overview

  • Born
    October 8, 1932 · Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
  • Died
    July 19, 2024 · UK (cancer)
  • Nickname
    • Dracula
  • Height
    6′ (1.83 m)

Biography

  • Ray Reardon was born on October 8, 1932 in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Pot Black (1969), Pro-Celebrity Snooker (1976) and International Pro-Celebrity Golf (1975). He was married to Carol Covington and Susan Carter. He died on July 19, 2024 in the UK.

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  • Spouses
      Carol Covington(1987 - July 19, 2024) (his death)
      Susan Carter(March 1959 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)

Trivia

  • He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to Snooker in the 1985 Queen's Honours List.
  • He survived a Welsh mining accident in 1957.
  • He gained the popular nickname "Dracula" due to his similarity in appearance to Bela Lugosi in the classic horror movie Dracula (1931).
  • He served as a police officer in Stoke-on-Trent and received two commendations for bravery, one for disarming a man who was armed with a shotgun and the other for crawling across an icy roof to drop through a skylight to arrest a burglar.
  • Mentor of snooker superstar player Ronnie O'Sullivan.

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