Harley Race
Born
April 11, 1943
Died
August 1, 2019 (76 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Quitman, Mississippi, USA
Harley Leland Race is a retired American professional wrestler and is a current promoter and trainer. During his career as a wrestler, he held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 8 times, and is considered by many to be the greatest wrestler of all time. He worked for all of the major wrestling promotions, including the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), WWE, and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He was the first NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, which is now known as the WWE United States Championship. Race is one of six men inducted into each of the WWE Hall of Fame, the WCW Hall of Fame, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.
Known For
Biography: Dusty Rhodes
Self (archive footage)
2023
Dark Side of the Ring
Self (Archival Footage) · (1 episode)
2019
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Himself
2014
WWE Rivalries
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Harley Race: The Greatest Wrestler on God's Green Earth
2014
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Himself
2013
History & Tradition: The Story of The National Wrestling Alliance
Himself
2012
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
Himself
2012
WWE Hall of Fame: Harley Race
Himself
2012
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Harley Race
2010
K.C. On The Mat: The History of Professional Wrestling In Kansas City
Himself
2009
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
Himself
2009
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Himself
2009
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
Himself
2008
TNA Lockdown 2007
Himself (Appearance)
2007
Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy
Self
2007
Heroes of World Class
Harley Race
2006
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
King Harley Race
2006
TNA iMPACT!
(156 episodes)
2004
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
2004
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
Himself
2004
The Life and Death of Owen Hart
Self
1999
Exposed!: Pro Wrestling's Greatest Secrets
Booker
1998
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
Himself
1997
WCW Starrcade 1994
Harley Race (Manager)
1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
Himself (Manager)
1994
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
Himself (Manager)
1994
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
Himself (Manager)
1994
WCW Slamboree 1994
Self (Manager)
1994
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
Himself (Manager)
1994
WCW SuperBrawl IV
Harley Race (Manager)
1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
Himself (Manager)
1994
WCW Starrcade 1993
Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Battle Bowl
Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Beach Blast 1993
Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Slamboree 1993
Harley Race (Manager)
1993
WCW SuperBrawl III
Harley Race (Manager)
1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
Himself
1993
Raw
Harley Race · (2 episodes)
1993
WCW Starrcade 1992
Manager
1992
WCW Halloween Havoc '92
Harley Race (Special Guest Referee)
1992
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
Harley Race (Manager)
1992
WCW Great American Bash '92
Harley Race (Manager)
1992
WCW Wrestle War: WarGames
Manager
1992
WCW SuperBrawl II
Himself (Manager)
1992
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
Manager
1992
WCW Starrcade 1991
Himself (Manager)
1991
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
Manager
1991
WCW Halloween Havoc '91
Harley Race (Manager)
1991
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
Harley Race (Manager)
1991
WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
Himself
1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Harley Race
1989
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Himself
1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
"The King" Harley Race
1988
WWE WrestleMania IV
"The King of Wrestling" Harley Race
1988
WrestleMania IV
Harley Race
1988
WWE Royal Rumble
"King" Harley Race
1988
WWE Survivor Series 1987
Race
1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87
"King" Harley Race
1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
"King" Harley Race
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
Harley Race
1987
WWE WrestleMania III
"King" Harley Race
1987
WrestleMania III
Self
1987
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
"King" Harley Race
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Harley Race
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
"King" Harley Race · (15 episodes)
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
King Harley Race · (12 episodes)
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Harley Race · (2 episodes)
1986
WWE The Big Event
"King" Harley Race
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
Harley Race
1986
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
Harley Race
1986
AWA: WrestleRock '86
Himself
1986
AWA Super Clash
Harley Race
1985
Saturday Night's Main Event
(2 episodes)
1985
PWUSA Star Wars
Harley Race
1985
NWA Battle of the Belts
Harley Race
1985
NWA Starrcade 1983
Harley Race
1983
Pro Wrestling USA: Star Wars 1985
NWA The Race to Starrcade
Himself
1983
WCCW Star Wars (June 1983)
Harley Race
1983
WCCW Star Wars (August 1982)
Harley Race
1982
WCCW Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show
Harley Race
1982
NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show
Harley Race
1982
WCCW Star Wars (February 1981)
Harley Race
1981
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
Himself
1980
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
Himself
1978