Ray Heenan

Acting · 0.5 popularity

Age

Movies

118

Born: November 1, 1944 – September 17, 2017
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

Raymond Louis Heenan was an American professional wrestling manager, color commentator, wrestler, and comedian. He performed with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), WWE and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Heenan was known for his skill in elevating villainous on-screen talent by drawing negative reactions for himself and his wrestlers from the crowd. He was paired with numerous wrestlers, including Nick Bockwinkel, whom he led to win the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, and he became an integral figure in the 1980s professional wrestling boom by managing King Kong Bundy and André the Giant in WWE main event matches with Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 2 and WrestleMania III respectively. The wrestlers under his tutelage were collectively known as "The Heenan Family" at various times throughout his career. Known for his quick wit and comedic ability, Heenan also served as a color commentator and is remembered for his on-screen repartee with Gorilla Monsoon. Outside of wrestling, Heenan authored two books, appeared on numerous television shows, and briefly hosted a parody talk show titled The Bobby Heenan Show on WWE Prime Time Wrestling. Heenan retired in 2001 at WrestleMania X-Seven after a seventeen-year stint as a commentator in professional wrestling but he continued to make sporadic appearances in several promotions. In 2002, he was diagnosed with throat cancer, which limited his appearances in later years, and died from complications of the disease in 2017. Among other honors, he has been inducted into the Professional Wrestling, WWE, and Wrestling Observer halls of fame. After his death, multiple wrestling commentators described his manager persona as the "greatest professional wrestling manager of all time."

Works

118 films

Andre the Giant

20187.3

The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers

20065.5

WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

1990

WWE Hottest Matches

1990

Macho Madness

1988

The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s

20057.8

WWE WrestleMania IV

19887.2

WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers

1993

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1987

WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions

201410.0

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

20128.8

WWE Royal Rumble 1988

19886.6

WWE SuperTape: Volume 4

1991

Headstrong

20196.0

The True Story of WrestleMania

20118.2

WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary

20078.0

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

20067.9

WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993

1993

WWE Survivor Series 1990

19907.7

WWE WrestleMania III

19877.3

WWE Survivor Series 1987

19878.4

WWE WrestleMania VII

19917.3

WWE WrestleMania VI

19908.4

WWE Royal Rumble 1989

19895.8

WrestleMania II

19866.4

WWE Funniest Moments

1991

AWA Christmas Night 1983

1983

The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro

20047.6

The Ultimate Warrior

1989

WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall

19916.0

WCW The Great American Bash 1996

1996

WWE SummerSlam 1989

19896.7

WWE Survivor Series 1988

19888.2

WWE World Tour 1992

1992

WrestleMania

19856.6

Timemaster

19954.7

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

1987

WWE SummerSlam 1990

19906.9

Warrior's Greatest Matches

2014

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

19917.1

Villains of the Squared Circle

1986

WCW All Nighter 1995

1995

WWE The Big Event

19868.0

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

19936.5

WWE: Ring in the Holiday

20159.2

Hulk Hogan: Real American

19894.5

WWE Survivor Series 1989

19897.8

WWE SummerSlam 1988

19887.3

WWE Rampage '91

1991

WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI

1990

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1987

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

198610.0

WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

1990

Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

198710.0

The Best of the WWF: volume 19

1989

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86

1986

Hulkamania 4

19899.0

The Best of the WWF: volume 20

1989

The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior

20056.1

WWE WrestleFest

19885.0

Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules

20027.7

WWE: Triple H - The Game

20025.6

WWE Bashed in the USA

1993

Andre the Giant

19857.0

Best of the WWF Volume 3

1985

WWE SuperTape: Volume 3

199110.0

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89

19895.9

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

1991

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

20068.0

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88

1988

Hulkamania 3

1988

The Best of the WWF: volume 17

1988

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88

1988

WWE Mega Matches

1991

Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!

19856.0

The Best of the WWF: volume 14

1987

The Best of the WWF: volume 12

1987

The Brains Behind the Brawn

1989

The Best of the WWF: volume 13

1987

WWE Hall of Fame 2004

20048.3

Wrestling Superheroes

1990

WWE UK Rampage '92

1992

AWA Super Sunday

19837.5

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85

1985

WWF Hulkamania 2

1987

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

1988

WWE WrestleFest '93

1993

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88

1988

WWE WrestleMania V

19897.3

Demolition: Witness the Power

1989

Wrestling Tough Guys

1990

WWE The Main Event IV

1990

TNA Turning Point 2005

2005

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

1987

2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

199110.0

WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!

19997.0

The Best of the WWF: volume 10

1987

Battle of the WWE Superstars

1990

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89

1989

WWE SummerSlam Fever

1990

WWE Global Warfare

1993

WWE UK Rampage '93

1993

The WWF's Amazing Managers

1985

ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2

2004

Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches

1993

Sting: The Lost Tape

20206.0

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84

1984

The Best of the WWF: volume 18

1989

WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII

1991

WWE Crunch Classic

1992

WWE: Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan

20106.7

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

1986

The Ken Patera Story

1987

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

1984

Hulkamania 6

199110.0

WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers

200410.0

WBF Championship 1992

1992

All Aboard the Lex Express

1993