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Roddy Piper
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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 profe…
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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.
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2024
Mr. McMahon
TV show “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage)
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2023
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
Movie Self (Archival Footage)
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2022
Biography: Wrestlemania I
Movie Self (archival footage)
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2022
WWE Rivals
TV show "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
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2021
Biography: WWE Legends
TV show "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
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2020
The Firefly Funhouse Match
Movie Himself (archive footage)
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2019
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2018
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2018
Andre the Giant
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2017
The Price of Fame
Movie Self
- 2017
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2016
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
Movie Rowdy Roddy Piper
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2016
The Bet
Movie Mr. Jablonski
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2016
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Movie Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
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2016
The Chair
Movie Murphy
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2016
The Masked Saint
Movie Nicky Stone
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2015
The Reconciler
Movie Russ
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2015
Portal to Hell!!!
Movie Jack
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2015
WWE Table For 3
TV show Roddy Piper
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2015
The Old Boys
Movie "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
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2015
Lights Out
Movie Detective Callahan
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2015
Adventures of a Pizza Guy
Movie Marek Slavomir
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2015
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
Movie Himself
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2015
The Green Fairy
Movie Oscar Wilde
- 2014
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2014
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Movie Himself
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2014
I Am Santa Claus
Movie Himself
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2014
WWE Rivalries
TV show
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2014
Don't Look Back
Movie Eddie Starks
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2014
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
Movie Himself
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2014
WWE Legends' House
TV show Himself
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2014
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
Movie Rowdy Roddy Piper
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2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Movie Himself
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2014
Wrestlemania Rewind
TV show Roddy Piper
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2014
Other Plans
Movie Dean Evans
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2013
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Movie Himself
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2013
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
Movie Himself
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2013
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
Movie Self
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2013
Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual
TV show Self
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2012
Clear Lake
Movie Wayne
