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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
Mr. McMahon
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage) · (1 episode)
8.0
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
(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
5.6
2016
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
9.2
2016
The Chair
Murphy
3.8
2016
The Masked Saint
Nicky Stone
5.5
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
7.5
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
6.3
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)
8.1
2014
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
Rowdy Roddy Piper
4.8
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Himself
10.0
2014
Other Plans
Dean Evans
5.5
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
4.3
2011
Pizza Man
Himself
4.6
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)
6.6
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
3.7
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
7.5
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
2.9
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
7.4
2006
Honor
LT Tyrell
3.8
2006
Shut Up and Shoot!
Yokum The Bartender
2.8
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
3.7
2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Da' Maniac · (2 episodes)
8.3
2005
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
0.0
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!
(156 episodes)
7.1
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
8.4
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)
7.4
1999
WCW SuperBrawl IX
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
0.0
1999
Last to Surrender
Nick Ford
5.8
1999
The Shepherd
Miles
3.9
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)
7.7
1998
The Bad Pack
Dash Simms
3.8
1997
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
0.0
1997
Dead Tides
Mick Leddy
4.8
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
3.0
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
6.3
1996
WWE WrestleMania XII
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
7.1
1996
MADtv
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
1995
WCW Monday Nitro
(262 episodes)
8.4
1995
WWE WrestleMania XI
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
6.5
1995
The Outer Limits
Marlon · (1 episode)
7.7
1995
No Contest
Ice
4.9
1995
Tough and Deadly
Elmo Freech
5.4
1995
Jungleground
Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell
5.6
1995
The Misery Brothers
Himself
2.0
1995
German Fan Favorites 2
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
0.0
1994
Back in Action
Frank Rossi
5.4
1994
WWE King of the Ring 1994
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
8.0
1994
Immortal Combat
John Keller
4.9
1994
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Himself
10.0
1994
WWE WrestleMania X
Roddy Piper (Referee)
7.9
1994
The History Of WrestleMania
0.0
1994
Walker, Texas Ranger
Cody 'The Crusader' Conway · (1 episode)
7.0
1993
WWE Raw
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (archive footage) · (1 episode)
6.7
1993
WWE Raw
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper · (13 episodes)
6.7
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
8.1
1992
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
0.0
1992
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
7.1
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)
7.3
1991
Tagteam
Rick McDonald
7.0
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
6.6
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1989
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
7.9
1989
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
(1 episode)
6.8
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
5.0
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper · (21 episodes)
6.8
1986
WWF Superstars Of Wrestling
(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
(41 episodes)
7.9
1985
Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough
Rowdy
0.0
1985
WrestleMania
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
6.6
1985
WWE Pay Per View
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper · (3 episodes)
0.0
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