Roddy Piper

Acting · 2.2 popularity

Age

Movies

193

Born: April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015
From: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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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.

Works

193 films

They Live

19887.3

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

20116.6

WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story

20147.6

WWE WrestleMania X

19948.0

NWA The Final Conflict

1983

Andre the Giant

20187.3

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

20025.0

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

20108.3

Hell Comes to Frogtown

19885.5

Marked Man

19966.0

The One and Only

19786.0

Super Sweet 16: The Movie

20075.6

Tough and Deadly

19955.5

WWE WrestleMania XI

19956.5

First Encounter

19973.6

TNA Final Resolution 2005

20058.5

The Masked Saint

20165.6

WWE WrestleMania XXV

20097.8

Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

19987.5

WWE Royal Rumble 2008

20087.5

The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s

20057.8

Superfan: The Story of Vladimir

20235.0

Buy & Cell

19895.3

The Bad Pack

19974.1

WWE Wrestlemania XIX

20038.1

Alien Opponent

20114.2

WWE WrestleMania VIII

19928.1

No Contest

19955.3

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

20067.9

WWE Survivor Series 1991

19917.4

WWE: Wrestlemania Recall

2005

Pizza Man

20114.0

Body Slam

19865.1

WWE Judgment Day 2003

20036.6

Blind Eye

20075.5

WWE Backlash 2003

20037.6

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014

201410.0

Dead Tides

19975.4

WWE WrestleMania VII

19917.3

WCW Starrcade 1999

199910.0

Honor

20064.6

WWE Grudge Match

1986

The Lost Episodes of the XWF

20056.5

The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage

19906.3

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

199410.0

WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage

19969.0

The Portal

20104.4

Sci-fighters

19965.3

WWE SuperTape: Volume 4

1991

Back in Action

19945.4

WWE Greatest Hits

1991

WWE Funniest Moments

1991

Inside the Steel Cage

1986

WWE WrestleMania VI

19908.4

Fancypants

20113.0

WCW The Great American Bash 1997

19979.0

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

20139.2

WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall

19916.0

WrestleMania II

19866.4

WWE Survivor Series 1990

19907.7

Hard Time

19985.9

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams

198510.0

WWE WrestleMania XII

19967.0

WWE WrestleMania III

19877.3

The Misery Brothers

19955.0

The Firefly Funhouse Match

20208.5

WWF Summer Flashback!

199710.0

WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

201210.0

Domestic Import

20065.2

WWE Cyber Sunday 2006

20066.5

WCW SuperBrawl VII

19978.8

All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

1985

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1985

The Wrestling Classic

19856.0

WWE Royal Rumble 1992

19926.9

WWE RAW 1000

2012

WCW SuperBrawl IX

1999

The Bet

20164.7

WWE Survivor Series 1989

19897.8

WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

20087.3

Jack of Hearts

20002.9

The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2

201310.0

The Making of 'They Live'

1988

German Fan Favorites

1994

WWE War to Settle the Score

198510.0

WWE SummerSlam 1992

19928.1

The Shepherd

19983.6

The Chair

20163.4

WCW The Great American Bash 1998

19988.0

Jungleground

19955.8

WrestleMania

19856.6

WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches

19928.0

WCW Spring Stampede 1998

199810.0

Other Plans

20145.1

WCW Bash at the Beach 1997

19979.0

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

1988

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

20097.5

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

1991

Villains of the Squared Circle

1986

TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

200610.0

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

20117.9

WWE World Tour 1992

1992

Immortal Combat

19945.6

WWE King of the Ring 1994

19947.4

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

19906.1

WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

1990

Last to Surrender

19996.0

Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits

19857.0

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

199910.0

Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies

20144.3

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1987

Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

198710.0

Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars

201610.0

Three Wise Guys

20054.3

It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story

20158.8

WCW Halloween Havoc 1996

19969.0

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

20169.2

WCW Uncensored 1997

19976.5

Biography: Wrestlemania I

20226.0

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1

201410.0

WWE World Tour 1991

1991

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

198610.0

WCW Slamboree 1998

19988.0

Clear Lake

20126.0

Tagteam

19916.6

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

2012

WCW The Great American Bash 1999

1999

Wrestling Superheroes

1990

WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

1992

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

199210.0

Ghosts of Goldfield

20072.9

Best of the WWF Volume 1

1985

The Brains Behind the Brawn

1989

WCW Starrcade 1996

19968.0

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

198610.0

WCW Halloween Havoc 1997

19977.5

WCW Fall Brawl 1998

19989.0

Best of the WWF Volume 3

1985

Legends Never Die

2006

WCW SuperBrawl 2000

200010.0

Bret "Hit Man" Hart

1994

I Am Santa Claus

20146.1

Most Unusual Matches

19859.0

The Best of the WWF: volume 11

1987

A Family Underground

20096.2

NWA The Race to Starrcade

1983

WWE WrestleMania V

19897.3

Terminal Rush

19965.3

The Best of the WWF: volume 4

1985

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84

1984

Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story

20067.5

The History Of WrestleMania

1994

PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning

2011

Portal to Hell!!!

20155.7

WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995

201710.0

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

201410.0

Lights Out

2015

The Old Boys

2015

Hulkamania 3

1988

Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection

20086.3

The Green Fairy

20154.8

PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza

1985

Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes

20104.2

Shut Up and Shoot!

20063.4

Don't Look Back

20145.4

WCW Slamboree 1999

19998.0

NWA Starrcade 1983

19837.3

Legion : The Final Exorcism

20062.0

Life In The Fast Lane

2007

The Best of the WWF: volume 10

1987

Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino

1986

Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits

2019

Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

201810.0

PWG Sells Out: Volume 3

201310.0

The Price of Fame

20176.0

Sin-Jin Smyth

2006

WWE Crunch Classic

1992

Bloodstained Memoirs

20094.0

Adventures of a Pizza Guy

20152.3

Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!

19856.0

2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

199110.0

WWE Hall of Fame 2005

20058.5

The Reconciler

20152.0

WCW Slamboree 1997

19978.0

WWE WrestleFest '90

1990

Street Team Massacre

20071.0

The Damn! Show : Vol. 3

2026

WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk

2010

The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens

20081.8

A Gothic Tale

2008

Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper

1992

Timeline The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper

2011

The Damn! Show

20063.7