He had been the Australian Professional Champion since 1931. In 1963, the Australian Professional Billiards & Snooker Association asked him to return to competitive play to combat the flagging interest in the sports in Australia. The president of the Australian Association, Dennis Robinson, described Lindrum's return to competitive play as a 'magnanimous gesture', and the program published for the event contained 'A tribute to Lindrum'. Lindrum won the Australian Open title that year. In 1957 Lindrum appeared in the film The Counterfeit Plan, directed by Montgomery Tully, in which a group of 'investors' watched a demonstration snooker match in which he took part. His name appeared in the film credits. Performance and rankings timeline Professional wins: (4) Australian Professional Championship – 1931 (x2) – 1957 (retired) World Snooker Championship – 1952 Australian Open – 1963 Broadcasting At 3 pm on 14 April 1937 the BBC showed a short, 10-minute TV programme, "an exhibition of play by Horace Lindrum and Willie Smith. This is the first television demonstration of snooker. Both the players are expert professionals. Horace Lindrum, a nephew of the great Walter Lindrum, comes from Australia and is one of the few snooker players who can rival Joe Davis, the champion." The programme was repeated at 9:35 pm on 16 April. References Australian snooker players Australian carom billiards players 1974 deaths 1912 births Sportspeople from Sydney Winners of the professional snooker world championship