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Birthday: Apr 17, 1954
Place of Birth: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Roddy Piper

Roderick George Toombs, better known as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, comedian and actor. In professional wrestling, Piper was best known to international audiences for his work with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1984 and 2000. Although he was Canadian, because of his Scottish heritage he was billed as coming from Glasgow and was known for his signature kilt and bagpipe entrance music. Piper earned the nicknames "Rowdy" and "Hot Rod" by displaying his trademark "Scottish" short temper, spontaneity, and quick wit. According to The Daily Telegraph, he is "considered by many to be the greatest 'heel' (or villain) wrestler ever". One of wrestling's most recognizable stars, Piper headlined multiple PPV events, including the WWF and WCW's respective premier annual events, WrestleMania and Starrcade. He accumulated 34 championships and hosted the popular WWF/E interview segment "Piper's Pit", which facilitated numerous feuds. In 2005, Piper was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Ric Flair, who dubbed him "the most gifted entertainer in the history of professional wrestling". Outside of wrestling, Piper acted in dozens of films and TV shows, most notably taking the lead role of John Nada in the 1988 cult classic They Live and a recurring role as a deranged professional wrestler called Da' Maniac on the FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He is also widely known for his role in Hell Comes to Frogtown as the character Sam Hell. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roddy Piper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014 2014
Back in Action Frank Rossi 1994
Hell Comes to Frogtown Sam Hell 1988
They Live John Nada 1988
The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens William Thurgood 2008
Ghosts of Goldfield Jackson Smith 2007
The Portal Homeless George 2010
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage) 1998
Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper Self 1992
WrestleMania "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1985
WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's Self 2005
The Making of 'They Live' Self 1988
Jungleground Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell 1995
Three Wise Guys Pastor Roberts 2005
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights Bolphunga (voice) 2011
Ultimate Fights from the Movies Nada (They Live) (archive footage) 2002
WWE RAW 1000 2012
Tough and Deadly Elmo Freech 1995
Blind Eye Fred Mears 2007
The Shepherd Miles 1999
WrestleMania II "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1986
WWE WrestleMania III "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1987
Sci-fighters Det. Cameron Grayson 1996
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story Self 2006
Body Slam Quick Rick Roberts 1986
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1991
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1992
WWE WrestleFest '90 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1990
WWE Crunch Classic "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1992
German Fan Favorites 2 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1994
WWF SuperTape vol. 2 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1990
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1992
WWE World Tour 1991 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1991
WWE World Tour 1992 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1992
Legion : The Final Exorcism Lucas McMurter 2006
WWE WrestleMania VII "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside) 1991
Bloodstained Memoirs Himself 2009
WWE WrestleMania XII "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1996
Alien Opponent Father Mulluzzo 2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2008 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 2008
WWE Royal Rumble 1990 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1990
Buy & Cell Cowboy 1989
The Bad Pack Dash Simms 1997
Dead Tides Mick Leddy 1997
The Reconciler Russ 2015
Immortal Combat John Keller 1994
Hard Time Randy 1998
The Wrestling Classic "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1985
Marked Man Frank Gibson 1996
TNA Final Resolution 2005 Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee) 2005
WWE WrestleMania VI "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1990
WWE WrestleMania XXV "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 2009
Street Team Massacre Roddy 2007
NWA Starrcade 1983 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1983
WCW SuperBrawl IX "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1999
WCW Slamboree 1999 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1999
WCW The Great American Bash 1999 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1999
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1999
WWE War to Settle the Score "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1985
Jack of Hearts Detective Deeks 2000
Honor LT Tyrell 2006
Domestic Import Bronco Bill 2006
Lights Out Detective Callahan 2015
WWE Backlash 2003 Roddy Piper 2003
WWE Judgment Day 2003 Roddy Piper 2003
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006 Roddy Piper 2006
Tagteam Rick McDonald 1991
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance) 2008
WCW Starrcade 1996 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1996
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1991
WCW SuperBrawl VII "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1997
WCW Uncensored 1997 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1997
WCW Slamboree 1997 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1997
WCW The Great American Bash 1997 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1997
WCW Bash at The Beach 1997 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1997
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1997
The History Of WrestleMania 1994
WCW Spring Stampede 1998 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1998
WCW Slamboree 1998 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1998
WCW The Great American Bash 1998 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1998
WCW Fall Brawl 1998 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1998
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1987
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (archive footage) 1985
WCW SuperBrawl 2000 Roddy Piper (Referee) 2000
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir Self (Archival Footage) 2023
Biography: Shawn Michaels Self (archive footage) 2021
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits Roddy Piper 1985
WWE's Inside the Steel Cage 1986
Terminal Rush Bartel 1996
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies Rowdy Roddy Piper 2014
The Green Fairy Oscar Wilde 2015
The Firefly Funhouse Match Himself (archive footage) 2020
The One and Only Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited) 1978
WWE Wrestlemania XIX Rowdy Roddy Piper 2003
Don't Look Back Eddie Starks 2014
I Am Santa Claus Himself 2014
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning Himself 2011
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza 1985
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden Himself 2013
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper 2006
Biography: Wrestlemania I Self (archival footage) 2022
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 2010
The Chair Murphy 2016
Hulkamania 3 Roddy Piper 1988
Best of the WWF Volume 1 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1985
Best of the WWF Volume 3 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 4 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 10 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 11 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1987
WWE Survivor Series 1990 Roddy Piper 1990
The WWF's Most Unusual Matches Roddy Piper 1985
The Damn! Show Self 2006
The Old Boys "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 2015
No Contest Ice 1995
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest Roddy Piper 1985
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch Himself 1994
Legends Never Die Himself 2006
Portal to Hell!!! Jack 2015
The Masked Saint Nicky Stone 2016
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper Himself 2011
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage) 2016
Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes William Thurgood 2010
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars Rowdy Roddy Piper 2016
Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough Rowdy 1985
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1984
Last to Surrender Nick Ford 1999
The Bet Mr. Jablonski 2016
The Misery Brothers Himself 1995
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! Self 1985
Shut Up and Shoot! Yokum The Bartender 2006
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage Maurice Steiger 1990
First Encounter Lieutenant Edward Ganz 1997
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995 2017
A Family Underground Self 2009
Andre the Giant Self (archive footage) 2018
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man 2018
The Price of Fame Self 2017
Life In The Fast Lane 2007
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk 2010
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 2005
The Lost Episodes of the XWF 2005
Super Sweet 16: The Movie Mitch Connors 2007
Adventures of a Pizza Guy Marek Slavomir 2015
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2 Himself 2013
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event Himself 2009
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 Roddy Piper (archive footage) 2012
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 Himself 2014
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments Himself 2006
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3 Himself 2013
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection Himself 2012
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection Himself 2008
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1 Himself 2011
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash Himself 2014
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story Himself 2014
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story Himself 2015
WWE Hall of Fame 2005 Himself 2005
A Gothic Tale Narrator 2008
NWA The Final Conflict "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1983
Clear Lake Wayne 2012
Other Plans Dean Evans 2014
The True Story of WrestleMania Self (archive footage) 2011
Pizza Man Himself 2011
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino 1986
WWE WrestleMania V "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Host) 1989
WWE Survivor Series 1989 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1989
NWA The Race to Starrcade "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1983
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1991
WWE Survivor Series 1991 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1991
WWE Royal Rumble 1992 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1992
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1992
WWE WrestleMania VIII "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1992
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance) 1996
WWE WrestleMania X Roddy Piper (Referee) 1994
WWE King of the Ring 1994 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1994
WCW Starrcade 1999 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee) 1999
WWE WrestleMania XI "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee) 1995
Fancypants Smiley 2011
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits Self (archive footage) 2019
Biography: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (archive footage) 2021
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular Self 1985
WWF Summer Flashback! 1997
Series Cast Year
Saturday Night's Main Event 1985
WWF Superstars Of Wrestling 1986
WCW Thunder 1998
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003
WCW Monday Nitro 1995
Cold Case Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010) 2003
Walker, Texas Ranger Cody 'The Crusader' Conway 1993
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends 1998
Celebrity Wrestling 2005
TNA iMPACT! 2004
MADtv Self 1995
Biography: WWE Legends "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 2021
The Mullets 2003
The Outer Limits Marlon 1995
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Da' Maniac 2005
WWE Raw "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (archive footage) 1993
WWF Wrestling Challenge "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1986
WWE Table For 3 Roddy Piper 2015
WWE Legends' House Himself 2014
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! 1989
Storage Wars Himself 2010
Inside MMA Self - Guest 2007
WWE Raw "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1993
WWE SmackDown "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1999
WWE Rivalries 2014
Celebrity Ghost Stories Self 2009
Highlander: The Series Anthony Galen 1992
WWE Pay Per View "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1985
The Highwayman Preacher 1987
Mr. McMahon “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage) 2024
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