Virgil Runnels

Acting · 0.7 popularity

Age

Movies

122

Born: October 12, 1945 – June 11, 2015
From: Austin, Texas, USA

Biography

Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr., better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker/writer, and trainer who most notably worked for the National Wrestling Alliance, NWA Championship Wrestling from Florida, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), and WWE. Rhodes is considered one of the greatest wrestlers and talkers in the history of professional wrestling. Rhodes was a three-time NWA World's Heavyweight Champion, and during his time in Jim Crockett Promotions' Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, later known as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), he was a NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, and multi-time NWA World Television, NWA Tag Team and NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Champion. He also won many regional championships, and is one of seven men inducted into each of the WWE, WCW, Professional Wrestling, and Wrestling Observer Newsletter Halls of Fame. His sons, Dustin and Cody, both pursued careers in professional wrestling, performing for WWE and AEW. Following his retirement from wrestling, he made occasional on-air appearances on WWE television and pay-per-views and worked as a backstage booker/writer and producer in WWE's NXT developmental territory. Billed as "the son of a plumber", Rhodes did not have a typical wrestler's physique; his character was that of the "common man", known for the personality exhibited in his interviews. WWE chairman Vince McMahon remarked that no wrestler "personified the essence of charisma quite like Dusty Rhodes".

Works

122 films

Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon

20167.6

You Cannot Kill David Arquette

20206.7

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

20159.2

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

20108.3

ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000

2000

WWE The Great American Bash 2007

20076.3

TNA Final Resolution 2005

20058.5

WWE Hottest Matches

1990

The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s

20057.8

WWE Survivor Series 2006

20067.1

NWA Bunkhouse Stampede

19886.0

The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

198610.0

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

20067.9

American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes

20237.8

The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

1987

Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal

20247.2

The Rise & Fall of WCW

20097.2

The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling

19988.3

The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions

20127.5

Nature Boy

20177.2

WWE WrestleMania VI

19908.4

The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story

20064.0

WWE Survivor Series 1990

19907.7

NWA The Great American Bash 1985

1985

WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff

2013

WWE Cyber Sunday 2006

20066.5

WWE: The Attitude Era

20128.5

Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream

20157.0

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

20139.3

WWE Survivor Series 1989

19897.8

WWE SummerSlam 1989

19896.7

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

19917.1

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

1994

WCW All Nighter 1995

1995

Gold Raiders

19824.4

WCW Clash of the Champions XXV

1993

NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem

19888.5

WWE SummerSlam 1990

19906.9

NWA Starrcade 1986

19867.8

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

20097.5

WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches

201310.0

WCW SuperBrawl VIII

19987.0

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

20078.6

NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro

1986

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

19906.1

WCW: Ric Flair - 2 Decades of Excellence

1995

WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI

1990

WWE Battleground 2013

20137.1

WCW Halloween Havoc 1991

19917.0

NWA Starrcade 1987

19875.9

TNA Against All Odds 2005

20056.5

Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection

200910.0

WCW SuperBrawl 1

19916.0

Sting: Into the Light

20157.3

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

20169.2

WCW WrestleWar 1991

19918.0

WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story

20068.0

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

2012

ROH: Ring of Hardcore

201210.0

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89

19895.9

NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte

1986

Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen

20075.9

TNA Destination X 2005

20058.0

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2

201610.0

Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain

200910.0

WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection

20049.0

NWA Clash of the Champions

19888.8

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90

1990

NWA The Great American Bash 1988: Greensboro

1988

I Like To Hurt People

19856.4

A Future WWE: The FCW Story

20207.7

WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1

2014

WCW Greed

20019.0

NWA Lords of The Ring

1984

NWA The Great American Bash 1988

19886.0

NWA Wrestling The Danger Zone

1987

NWA Night of Champions

1984

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

2007

HUSTLE-3

2004

The Wrestler

19745.0

WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995

201710.0

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

201410.0

NWA Starrcade 1984

19845.6

WCW Uncensored 1998

199810.0

Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection

20086.3

NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games

19877.0

Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984

1985

ROH: The Epic Encounter

2003

Life In The Fast Lane

2007

NWA Starrcade 1988

19887.0

TNA Victory Road 2004

20047.0

TNA Lockdown 2005

20058.0

Fan Favorites

1989

Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

201810.0

NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88

19887.0

WCW Fall Brawl 1994

1994

PWF Homecoming

1989

TNA Turning Point 2004

20047.5

WCW/New Japan Supershow II

1992

NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land

1986

TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy

2005

ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000

2000

Battle of the WWE Superstars

1990

NWA Starrcade 1985

19857.7

NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

1988

Mid-South WrestleFest '85

1985

NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show

1982

The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

19887.0

3PW Legends Collide

2003

nWo: The Revolution

20127.2

ECW Living Dangerously 2000

2000

MLW King of Kings

2002

NWA Superstars on The SuperStation

19868.5

WCW Souled Out 1998

199810.0

NWA Boogie Jam

1984

FIP Return Of The Dream

2003

NEW Renegades Rampage

2004

Paradise Park

1992

NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

1980

AWA/NWA Night of Champions II

1985

The Super Bowl of Wrestling

1978

NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation

198710.0