Virgil Runnels

Acting · 0.6 popularity

Age

Movies

122

Born: October 12, 1945 – June 11, 2015
From: Austin, Texas, USA

Biography

Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr., better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker/writer, and trainer who most notably worked for the National Wrestling Alliance, NWA Championship Wrestling from Florida, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), and WWE. Rhodes is considered one of the greatest wrestlers and talkers in the history of professional wrestling. Rhodes was a three-time NWA World's Heavyweight Champion, and during his time in Jim Crockett Promotions' Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, later known as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), he was a NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, and multi-time NWA World Television, NWA Tag Team and NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Champion. He also won many regional championships, and is one of seven men inducted into each of the WWE, WCW, Professional Wrestling, and Wrestling Observer Newsletter Halls of Fame. His sons, Dustin and Cody, both pursued careers in professional wrestling, performing for WWE and AEW. Following his retirement from wrestling, he made occasional on-air appearances on WWE television and pay-per-views and worked as a backstage booker/writer and producer in WWE's NXT developmental territory. Billed as "the son of a plumber", Rhodes did not have a typical wrestler's physique; his character was that of the "common man", known for the personality exhibited in his interviews. WWE chairman Vince McMahon remarked that no wrestler "personified the essence of charisma quite like Dusty Rhodes".

Works

122 films

Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon

20167.6

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

20159.2

You Cannot Kill David Arquette

20206.7

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

20108.3

ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000

2000

TNA Final Resolution 2005

20058.5

WWE Hottest Matches

1990

The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

1987

The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

198610.0

WWE Survivor Series 2006

20067.1

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

20067.9

The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s

20057.8

NWA Bunkhouse Stampede

19886.0

WWE The Great American Bash 2007

20076.3

Nature Boy

20177.2

Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal

20247.2

American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes

20237.8

WWE Survivor Series 1989

19897.8

WWE Survivor Series 1990

19907.7

The Rise & Fall of WCW

20097.2

The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story

20064.0

WCW All Nighter 1995

1995

WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff

2013

WWE: The Attitude Era

20128.5

WWE WrestleMania VI

19908.4

Sting: Into the Light

20157.3

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

19917.1

WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story

20068.0

The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions

20127.5

WWE SummerSlam 1990

19906.9

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

20139.3

WCW Clash of the Champions XXV

1993

WWE Cyber Sunday 2006

20066.5

WWE Battleground 2013

20137.1

WCW SuperBrawl VIII

19987.0

The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling

19988.4

WCW Halloween Havoc 1991

19917.0

NWA Starrcade 1986

19867.8

TNA Against All Odds 2005

20056.5

Gold Raiders

19824.4

WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches

201310.0

WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI

1990

WCW SuperBrawl 1

19916.0

NWA The Great American Bash 1988: Greensboro

1988

WWE SummerSlam 1989

19896.7

NWA Starrcade 1987

19875.9

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

1994

NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem

19888.5

NWA The Great American Bash 1985

1985

ROH: Ring of Hardcore

201210.0

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2

201610.0

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

19906.1

ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000

2000

Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection

200910.0

I Like To Hurt People

19856.4

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

20097.5

NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte

1986

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

20169.2

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

2012

WCW WrestleWar 1991

19918.0

The Wrestler

19745.0

WCW: Ric Flair - 2 Decades of Excellence

1995

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

20078.6

NWA Lords of The Ring

1984

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89

19895.9

WCW Uncensored 1998

199810.0

Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain

200910.0

NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

1988

Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream

20157.0

WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection

20049.0

NWA The Great American Bash 1988

19886.0

NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show

1982

NWA Night of Champions

1984

NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88

19887.0

WCW Fall Brawl 1994

1994

TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy

2005

Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen

20075.9

Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984

1985

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90

1990

WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995

201710.0

NWA Clash of the Champions

19888.8

The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

19887.0

WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash

201410.0

NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro

1986

TNA Victory Road 2004

20047.0

Fan Favorites

1989

NWA Starrcade 1988

19887.0

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

2007

TNA Destination X 2005

20058.0

Battle of the WWE Superstars

1990

TNA Turning Point 2004

20047.5

A Future WWE: The FCW Story

20207.7

NWA Starrcade 1985

19857.7

WCW/New Japan Supershow II

1992

NWA Wrestling The Danger Zone

1987

TNA Lockdown 2005

20058.0

WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1

2014

WCW Greed

20019.0

nWo: The Revolution

20127.2

HUSTLE-3

2004

ECW Living Dangerously 2000

2000

3PW Legends Collide

2003

NWA Starrcade 1984

19845.6

NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land

1986

WCW Souled Out 1998

199810.0

Mid-South WrestleFest '85

1985

ROH: The Epic Encounter

2003

Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

201810.0

Life In The Fast Lane

2007

MLW King of Kings

2002

NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games

19877.0

PWF Homecoming

1989

FIP Return Of The Dream

2003

NWA Superstars on The SuperStation

19868.5

AWA/NWA Night of Champions II

1985

Paradise Park

1992

Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection

20086.3

NEW Renegades Rampage

2004

NWA Boogie Jam

1984

NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

1980

NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation

198710.0

The Super Bowl of Wrestling

1978