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