Roddy Piper
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Roddy Piper

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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.

Films Featuring Roddy Piper

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014

201410.0

Back in Action

19945.4

Hell Comes to Frogtown

19885.5

They Live

19887.3

The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens

20081.8

Ghosts of Goldfield

20072.9

The Portal

20104.4

Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

19987.5

Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper

Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper

1992

WrestleMania

19856.6

The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s

20057.8

The Making of 'They Live'

The Making of 'They Live'

1988

Jungleground

19955.8

Three Wise Guys

20054.3

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

20116.6

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

20025.0

WWE RAW 1000

2012

Tough and Deadly

19955.5

Blind Eye

20075.5

The Shepherd

19983.6

WWE WrestleMania III

19877.3

WrestleMania II

19866.4

Sci-fighters

19965.3

Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story

20067.5

Body Slam

19865.1

2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

199110.0

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

199210.0

WWE WrestleFest '90

1990

WWE Crunch Classic

1992

German Fan Favorites

1994

WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

1990

WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches

19928.0

WWE World Tour 1992

1992

WWE World Tour 1991

1991

Legion : The Final Exorcism

20062.0

WWE WrestleMania VII

19917.3

Bloodstained Memoirs

20094.0

WWE WrestleMania XII

19967.0

Alien Opponent

20114.2

WWE Royal Rumble 2008

20087.5

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

19906.1

Buy & Cell

19895.3

The Bad Pack

19974.1

Dead Tides

19975.4

The Reconciler

20152.0

Immortal Combat

19945.6

Hard Time

19985.9

The Wrestling Classic

19856.0

Marked Man

19966.0

TNA Final Resolution 2005

20058.5

WWE WrestleMania VI

19908.4

WWE WrestleMania XXV

20097.8

Street Team Massacre

20071.0

NWA Starrcade 1983

19837.3

WCW SuperBrawl IX

1999

WCW Slamboree 1999

19998.0

WCW The Great American Bash 1999

1999

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

199910.0

WWE War to Settle the Score

198510.0

Honor

20064.6

Jack of Hearts

20002.9

Lights Out

2015

Domestic Import

20065.2

WWE Judgment Day 2003

20036.6

WWE Backlash 2003

20037.6

WWE Cyber Sunday 2006

20066.5

Tagteam

19916.6

WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

20087.3

WCW Starrcade 1996

19968.0

WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall

19916.0

WCW SuperBrawl VII

19978.8

WCW Uncensored 1997

19976.5

WCW The Great American Bash 1997

19979.0

WCW Slamboree 1997

19978.0

WCW Bash at the Beach 1997

19979.0

WCW Halloween Havoc 1997

19977.5

The History Of WrestleMania

1994

WCW Spring Stampede 1998

199810.0

WCW Slamboree 1998

19988.0

WCW The Great American Bash 1998

19988.0

WCW Fall Brawl 1998

19989.0

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1987

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1985

WCW SuperBrawl 2000

200010.0

Superfan: The Story of Vladimir

20235.0

Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits

19857.0

Terminal Rush

19965.3

Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies

20144.3

The Green Fairy

20154.8

The Firefly Funhouse Match

20208.5

The One and Only

19786.1

WWE Wrestlemania XIX

20038.1

Don't Look Back

20145.4

I Am Santa Claus

20146.1

PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning

2011

PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza

PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza

1985

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

20139.2

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

20067.9

Biography: Wrestlemania I

20226.0

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

20108.3

The Chair

20163.4

Hulkamania 3

1988

Best of the WWF Volume 3

1985

Best of the WWF Volume 1

1985

The Best of the WWF: volume 4

1985

The Best of the WWF: volume 10

1987

The Best of the WWF: volume 11

1987

WWE Survivor Series 1990

19907.7

Most Unusual Matches

19859.0

The Damn! Show

20063.7

The Old Boys

2015

No Contest

19955.3

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

199410.0

Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!

19856.0

Legends Never Die

Legends Never Die

2006

Portal to Hell!!!

20155.7

The Masked Saint

20165.6

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

2011

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

20169.2

Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes

20104.2

Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars

Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars

201610.0

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84

1984

The Damn! Show : Vol. 3

Last to Surrender

19996.0

The Bet

20164.7

The Misery Brothers

19955.0

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams

198510.0

Shut Up and Shoot!

20063.4

The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage

19906.3

First Encounter

19973.6

WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995

201710.0

A Family Underground

20096.2

Andre the Giant

20187.3

Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

201810.0

The Price of Fame

20176.0

Life In The Fast Lane

2007

WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk

2010

WWE: Wrestlemania Recall

2005

The Lost Episodes of the XWF

20056.5

Super Sweet 16: The Movie

20075.6

Adventures of a Pizza Guy

20152.3

The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2

201310.0

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

20097.5

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

201210.0

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

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

201410.0

TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

200610.0

PWG Sells Out: Volume 3

201310.0

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

2012

Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection

20086.3

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

20117.9

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

201410.0

WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story

20147.6

WWE Hall of Fame 2005

20058.5

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

20158.8

A Gothic Tale

2008

NWA The Final Conflict

1983

Clear Lake

20126.0

Other Plans

20145.1

Pizza Man

20114.0

Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino

Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino

1986

WWE WrestleMania V

19897.3

WWE Survivor Series 1989

19897.8

NWA The Race to Starrcade

NWA The Race to Starrcade

1983

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

1991

WWE Survivor Series 1991

19917.4

WWE WrestleMania VIII

19928.1

WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

1992

WWE Royal Rumble 1992

19926.9

WCW Halloween Havoc 1996

19969.0

WWE King of the Ring 1994

19947.4

WWE WrestleMania X

19948.0

WCW Starrcade 1999

199910.0

WWE WrestleMania XI

19956.5

Fancypants

20113.0

Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits

Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits

2019

All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

1985

WWF Summer Flashback!

199710.0

WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage

19969.0

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

198610.0

The Brains Behind the Brawn

1989

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

198610.0

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

1988

Bret "Hit Man" Hart

1994

Villains of the Squared Circle

1986

Inside the Steel Cage

1986

Wrestling Superheroes

1990

WWE SuperTape: Volume 4

1991

Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

198710.0

WWE Funniest Moments

1991

WWE Greatest Hits

1991

WWE Grudge Match

1986

WWE SummerSlam 1992

19928.1

Sin-Jin Smyth

Sin-Jin Smyth

2006