Name
Roddy Piper
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1954-04-17
Deathday
2015-07-31 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Biography
Roderick George Toombs (April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015), 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.
Known For
Immortal Combat
(19 Votes)
5.6
Two police officers discover an island laboratory where a madwoman is turning martial arti...
Relase Date : 6 May, 1994
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Andre the Giant
(175 Votes)
7.326
An ambitious and wide-ranging documentary exploring Andre’s upbringing in France, his ce...
Relase Date : 10 Apr, 2018
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Ultimate Fights from the Movies
(30 Votes)
5
In their second film compilation following their 'Boogeymen:The Killer Compilation' series...
Relase Date : 16 Apr, 2002
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The Masked Saint
(90 Votes)
5.6
The journey of a professional wrestler who becomes a small town pastor and moonlights as a...
Relase Date : 8 Jan, 2016
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Marked Man
(10 Votes)
6
A jailed auto mechanic must run for his life after he witnesses the murder of a fellow inm...
Relase Date : 24 May, 1996
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 2014 WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
- 1994 Back in Action as Frank Rossi
- 1988 Hell Comes to Frogtown as Sam Hell
- 1988 They Live as John Nada
- 2008 The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens as William Thurgood
- 2007 Ghosts of Goldfield as Jackson Smith
- 2010 The Portal as Homeless George
- 1998 Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows as Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
- 1992 Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper as Self
- 1985 WrestleMania as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2005 The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s as Self
- 1988 The Making of 'They Live' as Self
- 1995 Jungleground as Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell
- 2005 Three Wise Guys as Pastor Roberts
- 2011 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights as Bolphunga (voice)
- 2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies as Nada (They Live) (archive footage)
- 2012 WWE RAW 1000
- 1995 Tough and Deadly as Elmo Freech
- 2007 Blind Eye as Fred Mears
- 1998 The Shepherd as Miles
- 1987 WWE WrestleMania III as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1986 WrestleMania II as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1996 Sci-fighters as Det. Cameron Grayson
- 2006 Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story as Self
- 1986 Body Slam as Quick Rick Roberts
- 1991 2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1990 WWE WrestleFest '90 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 WWE Crunch Classic as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1994 German Fan Favorites as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1990 WWE SuperTape: Volume 2 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 WWE World Tour 1992 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1991 WWE World Tour 1991 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2006 Legion : The Final Exorcism as Lucas McMurter
- 1991 WWE WrestleMania VII as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside)
- 2009 Bloodstained Memoirs as Himself
- 1996 WWE WrestleMania XII as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2011 Alien Opponent as Father Mulluzzo
- 2008 WWE Royal Rumble 2008 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1990 WWE Royal Rumble 1990 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1989 Buy & Cell as Cowboy
- 1997 The Bad Pack as Dash Simms
- 1997 Dead Tides as Mick Leddy
- 2015 The Reconciler as Russ
- 1994 Immortal Combat as John Keller
- 1998 Hard Time as Randy
- 1985 The Wrestling Classic as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1996 Marked Man as Frank Gibson
- 2005 TNA Final Resolution 2005 as Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee)
- 1990 WWE WrestleMania VI as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
- 2009 WWE WrestleMania XXV as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2007 Street Team Massacre as Roddy
- 1983 NWA Starrcade 1983 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1999 WCW SuperBrawl IX as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1999 WCW Slamboree 1999 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1999 WCW The Great American Bash 1999 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1999 WCW Bash at the Beach 1999 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1985 WWE War to Settle the Score as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2006 Honor as LT Tyrell
- 2000 Jack of Hearts as Detective Deeks
- 2015 Lights Out as Detective Callahan
- 2006 Domestic Import as Bronco Bill
- 2003 WWE Judgment Day 2003 as Roddy Piper
- 2003 WWE Backlash 2003 as Roddy Piper
- 2006 WWE Cyber Sunday 2006 as Roddy Piper
- 1991 Tagteam as Rick McDonald
- 2008 WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
- 1996 WCW Starrcade 1996 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1991 WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1997 WCW SuperBrawl VII as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1997 WCW Uncensored 1997 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1997 WCW The Great American Bash 1997 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1997 WCW Slamboree 1997 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1997 WCW Bash at the Beach 1997 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1997 WCW Halloween Havoc 1997 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1994 The History Of WrestleMania
- 1998 WCW Spring Stampede 1998 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1998 WCW Slamboree 1998 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1998 WCW The Great American Bash 1998 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1998 WCW Fall Brawl 1998 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1987 Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1985 Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (archive footage)
- 2000 WCW SuperBrawl 2000 as Roddy Piper (Referee)
- 2023 Superfan: The Story of Vladimir as Self (Archival Footage)
- 1985 Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits as Roddy Piper
- 1996 Terminal Rush as Bartel
- 2014 Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies as Rowdy Roddy Piper
- 2015 The Green Fairy as Oscar Wilde
- 2020 The Firefly Funhouse Match as Himself (archive footage)
- 1978 The One and Only as Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)
- 2003 WWE Wrestlemania XIX as Rowdy Roddy Piper
- 2014 Don't Look Back as Eddie Starks
- 2014 I Am Santa Claus as Himself
- 2011 PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning as Himself
- 1985 PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
- 2013 WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden as Himself
- 2006 WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
- 2022 Biography: Wrestlemania I as Self (archival footage)
- 2010 WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2016 The Chair as Murphy
- 1988 Hulkamania 3 as Roddy Piper
- 1985 Best of the WWF Volume 3 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1985 Best of the WWF Volume 1 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1985 The Best of the WWF: volume 4 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1987 The Best of the WWF: volume 10 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1987 The Best of the WWF: volume 11 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1990 WWE Survivor Series 1990 as Roddy Piper
- 1985 Most Unusual Matches as Roddy Piper
- 2006 The Damn! Show as Self
- 2015 The Old Boys as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1995 No Contest as Ice
- 1994 The Life And Times of Paul Boesch as Himself
- 1985 Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest! as Roddy Piper
- 2006 Legends Never Die as Himself
- 2015 Portal to Hell!!! as Jack
- 2016 The Masked Saint as Nicky Stone
- 2011 Timeline The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper as Himself
- 2016 WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness as Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
- 2010 Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes as William Thurgood
- 2016 Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars as Rowdy Roddy Piper
- 1984 WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- Soon The Damn! Show : Vol. 3 as Self
- 1999 Last to Surrender as Nick Ford
- 2016 The Bet as Mr. Jablonski
- 1995 The Misery Brothers as Himself
- 1985 Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams as Self
- 2006 Shut Up and Shoot! as Yokum The Bartender
- 1990 The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage as Maurice Steiger
- 1997 First Encounter as Lieutenant Edward Ganz
- 2017 WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
- 2009 A Family Underground as Self
- 2018 Andre the Giant as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
- 2017 The Price of Fame as Self
- 2007 Life In The Fast Lane
- 2010 WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk
- 2005 WWE: Wrestlemania Recall as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2005 The Lost Episodes of the XWF
- 2007 Super Sweet 16: The Movie as Mitch Connors
- 2015 Adventures of a Pizza Guy as Marek Slavomir
- 2013 The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2 as Self
- 2009 WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event as Himself
- 2012 WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 as Roddy Piper (archive footage)
- 2014 WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 as Himself
- 2006 TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments as Self
- 2013 PWG Sells Out: Volume 3 as Himself
- 2012 WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection as Himself
- 2008 Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection as Himself
- 2011 The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1 as Himself
- 2014 WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash as Himself
- 2014 WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story as Himself
- 2005 WWE Hall of Fame 2005 as Himself
- 2015 It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story as Himself
- 2008 A Gothic Tale as Narrator
- 1983 NWA The Final Conflict as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2012 Clear Lake as Wayne
- 2014 Other Plans as Dean Evans
- 2011 Pizza Man as Self
- 1986 Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
- 1989 WWE WrestleMania V as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Host)
- 1989 WWE Survivor Series 1989 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1983 NWA The Race to Starrcade as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1991 WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1991 WWE Survivor Series 1991 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 WWE WrestleMania VIII as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 WWE March to WrestleMania VIII as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 WWE Royal Rumble 1992 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1996 WCW Halloween Havoc 1996 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
- 1994 WWE King of the Ring 1994 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1994 WWE WrestleMania X as Roddy Piper (Referee)
- 1999 WCW Starrcade 1999 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
- 1995 WWE WrestleMania XI as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
- 2011 Fancypants as Smiley
- 2019 Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits as Self (archive footage)
- 1985 All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular as Self
- 1997 WWF Summer Flashback!
- 1996 WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (WWE President)
- 1986 The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1989 The Brains Behind the Brawn as Roddy Piper
- 1986 Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat as Roddy Piper
- 1988 Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake as Roddy Piper
- 1994 Bret "Hit Man" Hart as Roddy Piper
- 1986 Villains of the Squared Circle as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1986 Inside the Steel Cage as Roddy Piper
- 1990 Wrestling Superheroes as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1991 WWE SuperTape: Volume 4 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1987 Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments as Roddy Piper
- 1991 WWE Funniest Moments as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1991 WWE Greatest Hits as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1986 WWE Grudge Match as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 WWE SummerSlam 1992 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
- 2006 Sin-Jin Smyth as Trent Polly
- 1986 The Best of the WWF: volume 7 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2011 JCW Legends and Icons as Roddy Piper
- 1990 Hulkamania Forever as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1986 WWF Superstars ( 41 episodes ) as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1998 WCW Thunder ( 0 episode )
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1995 WCW Monday Nitro ( 262 episodes )
- 2003 Cold Case ( 1 episode ) as Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010)
- 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger ( 1 episode ) as Cody 'The Crusader' Conway
- 1998 Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends ( 1 episode )
- 2005 Celebrity Wrestling ( 6 episodes )
- 2004 TNA iMPACT! ( 4 episodes )
- 1995 MADtv ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 Biography: WWE Legends ( 2 episodes ) as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2003 The Mullets ( 1 episode )
- 1995 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Marlon
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self (uncredited)
- 2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ( 2 episodes ) as Da' Maniac
- 1986 WWF Wrestling Challenge ( 22 episodes ) as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2015 WWE Table For 3 ( 1 episode ) as Roddy Piper
- 2014 WWE Legends' House ( 10 episodes ) as Himself
- 1989 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ( 1 episode ) as Roddy Piper
- 2010 Storage Wars ( 1 episode ) as Himself
- 2007 Inside MMA ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1993 Raw ( 13 episodes ) as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1999 WWE Friday Night SmackDown ( 1 episode ) as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2014 WWE Rivalries ( 1 episode )
- 2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1992 Highlander: The Series ( 1 episode ) as Anthony Galen
- 1987 The Highwayman ( 1 episode ) as Preacher
- 2024 Mr. McMahon ( 1 episode ) as “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage)
- 1985 WWE Saturday Night's Main Event ( 6 episodes ) as “Rowdy” Roddy Piper
- 2011 Breaking In ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Weller
- 2014 Wrestlemania Rewind ( 2 episodes ) as Roddy Piper
- 1975 WWF All-Star Wrestling ( 1 episode ) as Roddy Piper
- 1993 Raw ( 1 episode ) as Roddy Piper
- 1973 WWE Old School ( 17 episodes ) as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1993 Raw ( 1 episode ) as Rowdy Roddy Piper
- 1999 WWE Friday Night SmackDown ( 7 episodes )
- 1985 WWE Saturday Night's Main Event ( 2 episodes ) as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1985 WWE Saturday Night's Main Event ( 3 episodes ) as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Commentary)
- 1984 Tuesday Night Titans ( 20 episodes ) as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1984 Tuesday Night Titans ( 1 episode ) as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Archive footage)
- 1993 Raw ( 1 episode )
- 1981 Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling ( 54 episodes ) as Roddy Piper
- 1981 Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling ( 1 episode ) as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2022 WWE Rivals ( 2 episodes ) as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2005 WWE Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 The Man Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual ( 12 episodes ) as Self
