Roddy Piper

Born · April 17, 1954

Died · July 31, 2015 (61 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Bio

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

Known for

Mr. McMahon

“Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage) · (1 episode)

7.9

2024

Superfan: The Story of Vladimir

Self (Archival Footage)

7.0

2023

Biography: Wrestlemania I

Self (archival footage)

6.0

2022

Biography: Shawn Michaels

Self (archive footage)

8.0

2021

Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper

'Rowdy' Roddy Piper (archive footage)

7.7

2021

Biography: WWE Legends

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper · (1 episode)

7.2

2021

The Firefly Funhouse Match

Himself (archive footage)

8.5

2020

Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits

Self (archive footage)

0.0

2019

Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

10.0

2018

Andre the Giant

Self (archive footage)

7.3

2018

The Price of Fame

Self

7.0

2017

WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995

10.0

2017

Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars

Rowdy Roddy Piper

10.0

2016

The Bet

Mr. Jablonski

5.1

2016

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

Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)

9.2

2016

The Chair

Murphy

3.6

2016

The Masked Saint

Nicky Stone

5.6

2016

The Reconciler

Russ

0.0

2015

Portal to Hell!!!

Jack

5.5

2015

WWE Table For 3

Roddy Piper · (1 episode)

8.0

2015

The Old Boys

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

2015

Lights Out

Detective Callahan

0.0

2015

Adventures of a Pizza Guy

Marek Slavomir

3.0

2015

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

Himself

9.3

2015

The Green Fairy

Oscar Wilde

4.8

2015

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014

10.0

2014

WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story

Himself

7.3

2014

I Am Santa Claus

Himself

6.1

2014

WWE Rivalries

(1 episode)

7.0

2014

Don't Look Back

Eddie Starks

5.4

2014

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

Himself

10.0

2014

WWE Legends' House

Himself · (10 episodes)

7.2

2014

Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies

Rowdy Roddy Piper

4.6

2014

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

Himself

10.0

2014

Other Plans

Dean Evans

5.4

2014

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

Himself

9.2

2013

PWG Sells Out: Volume 3

Himself

10.0

2013

The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2

Himself

10.0

2013

Clear Lake

Wayne

6.0

2012

WWE RAW 1000

0.0

2012

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

Roddy Piper (archive footage)

10.0

2012

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

Himself

0.0

2012

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

Himself

7.9

2011

Alien Opponent

Father Mulluzzo

4.2

2011

Pizza Man

Himself

4.1

2011

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

Himself

0.0

2011

Fancypants

Smiley

3.0

2011

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

Bolphunga (voice)

6.7

2011

The True Story of WrestleMania

Self (archive footage)

8.3

2011

PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning

Himself

0.0

2011

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

8.3

2010

Storage Wars

Himself · (1 episode)

5.7

2010

WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk

0.0

2010

The Portal

Homeless George

4.0

2010

Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes

William Thurgood

4.2

2010

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Self · (1 episode)

7.3

2009

A Family Underground

Self

6.2

2009

WWE WrestleMania XXV

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

7.9

2009

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

Himself

10.0

2009

Bloodstained Memoirs

Himself

0.0

2009

The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens

William Thurgood

1.7

2008

WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)

8.0

2008

A Gothic Tale

Narrator

0.0

2008

Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection

Himself

6.3

2008

WWE Royal Rumble 2008

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

7.4

2008

Life In The Fast Lane

0.0

2007

Street Team Massacre

Roddy

1.0

2007

Inside MMA

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

8.0

2007

Super Sweet 16: The Movie

Mitch Connors

6.3

2007

Blind Eye

Fred Mears

3.0

2007

Ghosts of Goldfield

Jackson Smith

2.8

2007

Domestic Import

Bronco Bill

5.2

2006

TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

Himself

10.0

2006

Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story

Self

7.5

2006

WWE Cyber Sunday 2006

Roddy Piper

6.5

2006

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

'Rowdy' Roddy Piper

7.9

2006

Honor

LT Tyrell

3.8

2006

Shut Up and Shoot!

Yokum The Bartender

2.6

2006

Legends Never Die

Himself

0.0

2006

Legion : The Final Exorcism

Lucas McMurter

2.0

2006

The Damn! Show

Self

1.0

2006

Three Wise Guys

Pastor Roberts

3.9

2005

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Da' Maniac · (2 episodes)

8.3

2005

The Lost Episodes of the XWF

5.0

2005

WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's

Self

8.0

2005

Celebrity Wrestling

(6 episodes)

0.0

2005

WWE Hall of Fame 2005

Himself

7.0

2005

WWE: Wrestlemania Recall

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

2005

TNA Final Resolution 2005

Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee)

0.0

2005

TNA iMPACT!

(157 episodes)

7.2

2004

Cold Case

Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010) · (1 episode)

7.8

2003

The Mullets

(1 episode)

4.0

2003

WWE Judgment Day 2003

Roddy Piper

7.2

2003

WWE Backlash 2003

Roddy Piper

7.3

2003

WWE Wrestlemania XIX

Rowdy Roddy Piper

8.5

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

(1 episode)

5.5

2003

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Nada (They Live) (archive footage)

4.9

2002

Jack of Hearts

Detective Deeks

1.5

2000

WCW SuperBrawl 2000

Roddy Piper (Referee)

10.0

2000

WCW Starrcade 1999

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)

0.0

1999

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

10.0

1999

WCW The Great American Bash 1999

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1999

WCW Slamboree 1999

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

8.0

1999

WWE SmackDown

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper · (1 episode)

7.5

1999

WCW SuperBrawl IX

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1999

Last to Surrender

Nick Ford

5.8

1999

The Shepherd

Miles

3.5

1999

Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows

Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)

7.5

1998

Hard Time

Randy

5.8

1998

WCW Fall Brawl 1998

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1998

WCW The Great American Bash 1998

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

8.0

1998

WCW Slamboree 1998

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

8.0

1998

WCW Spring Stampede 1998

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

10.0

1998

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

(1 episode)

8.2

1998

WCW Thunder

(0 episode)

7.9

1998

The Bad Pack

Dash Simms

3.4

1997

WCW Halloween Havoc 1997

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1997

Dead Tides

Mick Leddy

5.2

1997

WWF Summer Flashback!

10.0

1997

WCW Bash at The Beach 1997

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

9.0

1997

WCW The Great American Bash 1997

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

10.0

1997

WCW Slamboree 1997

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1997

WCW Uncensored 1997

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

6.0

1997

WCW SuperBrawl VII

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

8.8

1997

First Encounter

Lieutenant Edward Ganz

2.5

1997

Sci-fighters

Det. Cameron Grayson

4.9

1996

WCW Starrcade 1996

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1996

WCW Halloween Havoc 1996

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)

0.0

1996

Terminal Rush

Bartel

5.1

1996

Marked Man

Frank Gibson

5.7

1996

WWE WrestleMania XII

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

7.2

1996

WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (WWE President)

10.0

1996

MADtv

Self · (1 episode)

6.9

1995

WCW Monday Nitro

(262 episodes)

8.4

1995

Jungleground

Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell

5.4

1995

WWE WrestleMania XI

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)

6.6

1995

The Outer Limits

Marlon · (1 episode)

7.7

1995

No Contest

Ice

5.0

1995

Tough and Deadly

Elmo Freech

5.5

1995

The Misery Brothers

Himself

2.0

1995

German Fan Favorites 2

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1994

Back in Action

Frank Rossi

5.3

1994

WWE King of the Ring 1994

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

7.6

1994

Immortal Combat

John Keller

5.1

1994

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

Himself

10.0

1994

WWE WrestleMania X

Roddy Piper (Referee)

8.0

1994

The History Of WrestleMania

0.0

1994

Walker, Texas Ranger

Cody 'The Crusader' Conway · (1 episode)

7.0

1993

Raw

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper · (13 episodes)

6.8

1993

WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1992

Highlander: The Series

Anthony Galen · (1 episode)

7.4

1992

WWE World Tour 1992

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1992

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

10.0

1992

WWE Crunch Classic

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1992

WWE WrestleMania VIII

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

8.2

1992

WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1992

WWE Royal Rumble 1992

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

6.8

1992

Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper

Self

0.0

1992

WWE Survivor Series 1991

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

7.8

1991

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1991

WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

6.0

1991

WWE World Tour 1991

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1991

2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

10.0

1991

WWE WrestleMania VII

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside)

7.5

1991

Tagteam

Rick McDonald

6.3

1991

WWE Survivor Series 1990

Roddy Piper

8.2

1990

WWF SuperTape vol. 2

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1990

WWE WrestleFest '90

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1990

WWE WrestleMania VI

'Rowdy' Roddy Piper

8.4

1990

The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage

Maurice Steiger

5.0

1990

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

5.9

1990

WWE Survivor Series 1989

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

7.9

1989

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

(1 episode)

7.0

1989

WWE WrestleMania V

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Host)

7.3

1989

Buy & Cell

Cowboy

5.1

1989

They Live

John Nada

7.3

1988

Hulkamania 3

Roddy Piper

0.0

1988

Hell Comes to Frogtown

Sam Hell

5.5

1988

The Making of 'They Live'

Self

0.0

1988

The Highwayman

Preacher · (1 episode)

7.4

1987

The Best of the WWF: volume 11

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1987

WWE WrestleMania III

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

7.5

1987

The Best of the WWF: volume 10

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1987

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1987

WWE's Inside the Steel Cage

0.0

1986

Body Slam

Quick Rick Roberts

4.8

1986

WWF Wrestling Challenge

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper · (22 episodes)

6.8

1986

WWF Superstars

(17 episodes)

8.0

1986

Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino

0.0

1986

WrestleMania II

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

6.4

1986

The Wrestling Classic

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

6.1

1985

Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits

Roddy Piper

0.0

1985

All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

Self

0.0

1985

The Best of the WWF: volume 4

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1985

PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza

0.0

1985

Saturday Night's Main Event

Roddy Piper · (1 episode)

8.2

1985

Saturday Night's Main Event

(12 episodes)

8.2

1985

WrestleMania

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

6.6

1985

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (archive footage)

0.0

1985

WWE War to Settle the Score

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

10.0

1985

Best of the WWF Volume 3

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1985

Best of the WWF Volume 1

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1985

The WWF's Most Unusual Matches

Roddy Piper

0.0

1985

WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest

Roddy Piper

0.0

1985

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!

Self

10.0

1985

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1984

NWA Starrcade 1983

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

7.0

1983

NWA The Race to Starrcade

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1983

NWA The Final Conflict

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

0.0

1983

The One and Only

Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)

5.8

1978

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)

6.9

1975