Roddy Piper

Acting · 1.9 popularity

Age

Movies

193

Born: April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015
From: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Biography

Roderick George Toombs (April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015), 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.

Works

193 films

They Live

19887.3

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

20116.6

WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story

20147.6

WWE WrestleMania X

19948.0

Andre the Giant

20187.3

NWA The Final Conflict

1983

Hell Comes to Frogtown

19885.5

Marked Man

19966.0

The One and Only

19786.0

TNA Final Resolution 2005

20058.5

Tough and Deadly

19955.5

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

20025.0

Super Sweet 16: The Movie

20075.6

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

20108.3

The Bad Pack

19974.1

Body Slam

19865.1

Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

19987.5

Buy & Cell

19895.3

WWE WrestleMania XI

19956.5

The Masked Saint

20165.6

Pizza Man

20114.0

The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s

20057.8

WWE WrestleMania XXV

20097.8

WCW Starrcade 1999

199910.0

Alien Opponent

20114.2

No Contest

19955.3

Superfan: The Story of Vladimir

20235.0

The Misery Brothers

19955.0

WWE Survivor Series 1991

19917.4

WWE Backlash 2003

20037.6

First Encounter

19973.6

WWE SuperTape: Volume 4

1991

WWE Royal Rumble 2008

20087.5

WWE Wrestlemania XIX

20038.1

WWE WrestleMania VIII

19928.1

Blind Eye

20075.5

WWE: Wrestlemania Recall

2005

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

20067.9

Dead Tides

19975.4

Honor

20064.6

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014

201410.0

The Firefly Funhouse Match

20208.5

WWE Survivor Series 1990

19907.7

The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage

19906.3

WWE WrestleMania III

19877.3

WWE WrestleMania VII

19917.3

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

199410.0

WWE WrestleMania VI

19908.4

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

199210.0

WWE Grudge Match

1986

Immortal Combat

19945.6

WrestleMania II

19866.4

Hard Time

19985.9

The Chair

20163.4

WWE Funniest Moments

1991

WWE King of the Ring 1994

19947.4

WWE Judgment Day 2003

20036.6

WCW Uncensored 1997

19976.5

WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage

19969.0

The Portal

20104.4

WCW Bash at the Beach 1997

19979.0

WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall

19916.0

Back in Action

19945.4

WCW Spring Stampede 1998

199810.0

Sci-fighters

19965.3

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams

198510.0

Inside the Steel Cage

1986

German Fan Favorites

1994

WCW The Great American Bash 1997

19979.0

WWE World Tour 1992

1992

WrestleMania

19856.6

WWF Summer Flashback!

199710.0

The Wrestling Classic

19856.0

WCW SuperBrawl IX

1999

WWE Greatest Hits

1991

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

20117.9

Jungleground

19955.8

Fancypants

20113.0

WCW SuperBrawl VII

19978.8

The Lost Episodes of the XWF

20056.5

WCW The Great American Bash 1998

19988.0

Villains of the Squared Circle

1986

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

20139.2

WWE Royal Rumble 1992

19926.9

WWE SummerSlam 1992

19928.1

WWE Cyber Sunday 2006

20066.5

WWE WrestleMania XII

19967.0

WWE RAW 1000

2012

Domestic Import

20065.2

WCW Halloween Havoc 1996

19969.0

TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

200610.0

WWE Survivor Series 1989

19897.8

Tagteam

19916.6

WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

20087.3

Jack of Hearts

20002.9

All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

1985

Clear Lake

20126.0

The Making of 'They Live'

1988

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

199910.0

Don't Look Back

20145.4

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

2012

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1987

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

20097.5

Other Plans

20145.1

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

198610.0

WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

1990

Bret "Hit Man" Hart

1994

The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2

201310.0

Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

198710.0

Last to Surrender

19996.0

Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits

19857.0

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

19906.1

Terminal Rush

19965.3

Three Wise Guys

20054.3

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1985

WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches

19928.0

The Shepherd

19983.6

WCW Fall Brawl 1998

19989.0

WCW Halloween Havoc 1997

19977.5

WCW The Great American Bash 1999

1999

Sin-Jin Smyth

2006

Legends Never Die

2006

Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies

20144.3

WCW Slamboree 1998

19988.0

Ghosts of Goldfield

20072.9

WCW SuperBrawl 2000

200010.0

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

20158.8

Best of the WWF Volume 1

1985

The Bet

20164.7

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

201410.0

WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

1992

Best of the WWF Volume 3

1985

Most Unusual Matches

19859.0

Biography: Wrestlemania I

20226.0

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

1991

NWA The Race to Starrcade

1983

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

1988

Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars

201610.0

WCW Starrcade 1996

19968.0

Hulkamania 3

1988

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

20169.2

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

201210.0

The Best of the WWF: volume 4

1985

WWE World Tour 1991

1991

I Am Santa Claus

20146.1

Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!

19856.0

WCW Slamboree 1999

19998.0

The Brains Behind the Brawn

1989

NWA Starrcade 1983

19837.3

The History Of WrestleMania

1994

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

198610.0

Wrestling Superheroes

1990

The Green Fairy

20154.8

WWE War to Settle the Score

198510.0

Adventures of a Pizza Guy

20152.3

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

201410.0

Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story

20067.5

PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza

1985

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84

1984

Portal to Hell!!!

20155.7

WWE WrestleMania V

19897.3

WWE WrestleFest '90

1990

The Price of Fame

20176.0

Bloodstained Memoirs

20094.0

Life In The Fast Lane

2007

Shut Up and Shoot!

20063.4

2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

199110.0

Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits

2019

PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning

2011

Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

201810.0

WWE Hall of Fame 2005

20058.5

The Best of the WWF: volume 11

1987

Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes

20104.2

The Old Boys

2015

The Best of the WWF: volume 10

1987

Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection

20086.3

WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995

201710.0

Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino

1986

A Family Underground

20096.2

The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens

20081.8

PWG Sells Out: Volume 3

201310.0

Lights Out

2015

WWE Crunch Classic

1992

Legion : The Final Exorcism

20062.0

WCW Slamboree 1997

19978.0

The Damn! Show : Vol. 3

2026

Street Team Massacre

20071.0

The Reconciler

20152.0

WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk

2010

A Gothic Tale

2008

Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper

1992

The Damn! Show

20063.7

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

2011