Roddy Piper
Roderick George Toombs, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roddy Piper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Mr. McMahon as “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage)
- 2023 · Superfan: The Story of Vladimir as Self (Archival Footage)
- 2022 · Biography: Wrestlemania I as Self (archival footage)
- 2021 · Biography: Shawn Michaels as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Biography: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper as (archive footage)
- 2021 · Biography: WWE Legends as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2020 · The Firefly Funhouse Match as Himself (archive footage)
- 2019 · Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man as
- 2018 · Andre the Giant as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · The Price of Fame as Self
- 2017 · WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995 as
- 2016 · Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars as Rowdy Roddy Piper
- 2016 · The Bet as Mr. Jablonski
- 2016 · WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness as Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
- 2016 · The Chair as Murphy
- 2016 · The Masked Saint as Nicky Stone
- 2015 · The Reconciler as Russ
- 2015 · Portal to Hell!!! as Jack
- 2015 · WWE Table For 3 as Roddy Piper
- 2015 · The Old Boys as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2015 · Lights Out as Detective Callahan
- 2015 · Adventures of a Pizza Guy as Marek Slavomir
- 2015 · It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story as Himself
- 2015 · The Green Fairy as Oscar Wilde
- 2014 · WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014 as
- 2014 · WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story as Himself
- 2014 · I Am Santa Claus as Himself
- 2014 · WWE Rivalries as
- 2014 · Don't Look Back as Eddie Starks
- 2014 · WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash as Himself
- 2014 · WWE Legends' House as Himself
- 2014 · Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies as Rowdy Roddy Piper
- 2014 · WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 as Himself
- 2014 · Other Plans as Dean Evans
- 2013 · WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden as Himself
- 2013 · PWG Sells Out: Volume 3 as Himself
- 2013 · The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2 as Himself
- 2012 · Clear Lake as Wayne
- 2012 · WWE RAW 1000 as
- 2012 · WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 as Roddy Piper (archive footage)
- 2012 · WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection as Himself
- 2011 · The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1 as Himself
- 2011 · Alien Opponent as Father Mulluzzo
- 2011 · Pizza Man as Himself
- 2011 · Timeline: The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper as Himself
- 2011 · Fancypants as Smiley
- 2011 · Green Lantern: Emerald Knights as Bolphunga (voice)
- 2011 · The True Story of WrestleMania as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning as Himself
- 2010 · WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2010 · Storage Wars as Himself
- 2010 · WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk as
- 2010 · The Portal as Homeless George
- 2010 · Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes as William Thurgood
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · A Family Underground as Self
- 2009 · WWE WrestleMania XXV as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2009 · WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event as Himself
- 2009 · Bloodstained Memoirs as Himself
- 2008 · The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens as William Thurgood
- 2008 · WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
- 2008 · A Gothic Tale as Narrator
- 2008 · Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection as Himself
- 2008 · WWE Royal Rumble 2008 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2007 · Life In The Fast Lane as
- 2007 · Street Team Massacre as Roddy
- 2007 · Inside MMA as Self - Guest
- 2007 · Super Sweet 16: The Movie as Mitch Connors
- 2007 · Blind Eye as Fred Mears
- 2007 · Ghosts of Goldfield as Jackson Smith
- 2006 · Domestic Import as Bronco Bill
- 2006 · TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments as Himself
- 2006 · Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story as Self
- 2006 · WWE Cyber Sunday 2006 as Roddy Piper
- 2006 · WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
- 2006 · Honor as LT Tyrell
- 2006 · Shut Up and Shoot! as Yokum The Bartender
- 2006 · Legends Never Die as Himself
- 2006 · Legion : The Final Exorcism as Lucas McMurter
- 2006 · The Damn! Show as Self
- 2005 · Three Wise Guys as Pastor Roberts
- 2005 · It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Da' Maniac
- 2005 · The Lost Episodes of the XWF as
- 2005 · WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's as Self
- 2005 · Celebrity Wrestling as
- 2005 · WWE Hall of Fame 2005 as Himself
- 2005 · WWE: Wrestlemania Recall as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 2005 · TNA Final Resolution 2005 as Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee)
- 2004 · TNA iMPACT! as
- 2003 · Cold Case as Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010)
- 2003 · The Mullets as
- 2003 · WWE Judgment Day 2003 as Roddy Piper
- 2003 · WWE Backlash 2003 as Roddy Piper
- 2003 · WWE Wrestlemania XIX as Rowdy Roddy Piper
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2002 · Ultimate Fights from the Movies as Nada (They Live) (archive footage)
- 2000 · Jack of Hearts as Detective Deeks
- 2000 · WCW SuperBrawl 2000 as Roddy Piper (Referee)
- 1999 · WCW Starrcade 1999 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
- 1999 · WCW Bash at the Beach 1999 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1999 · WCW The Great American Bash 1999 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1999 · WCW Slamboree 1999 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1999 · WCW SuperBrawl IX as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1999 · Last to Surrender as Nick Ford
- 1999 · The Shepherd as Miles
- 1998 · Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows as Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
- 1998 · Hard Time as Randy
- 1998 · WCW Fall Brawl 1998 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1998 · WCW The Great American Bash 1998 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1998 · WCW Slamboree 1998 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1998 · WCW Spring Stampede 1998 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1998 · Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends as
- 1998 · WCW Thunder as
- 1997 · The Bad Pack as Dash Simms
- 1997 · WCW Halloween Havoc 1997 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1997 · Dead Tides as Mick Leddy
- 1997 · WWF Summer Flashback! as
- 1997 · WCW Bash at The Beach 1997 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1997 · WCW The Great American Bash 1997 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1997 · WCW Slamboree 1997 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1997 · WCW Uncensored 1997 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1997 · WCW SuperBrawl VII as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1997 · First Encounter as Lieutenant Edward Ganz
- 1996 · Sci-fighters as Det. Cameron Grayson
- 1996 · WCW Starrcade 1996 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1996 · WCW Halloween Havoc 1996 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
- 1996 · Terminal Rush as Bartel
- 1996 · Marked Man as Frank Gibson
- 1996 · WWE WrestleMania XII as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · WCW Monday Nitro as
- 1995 · WWE WrestleMania XI as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Marlon
- 1995 · No Contest as Ice
- 1995 · Tough and Deadly as Elmo Freech
- 1995 · The Misery Brothers as Himself
- 1995 · Jungleground as Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell
- 1994 · German Fan Favorites 2 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1994 · Back in Action as Frank Rossi
- 1994 · WWE King of the Ring 1994 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1994 · Immortal Combat as John Keller
- 1994 · The Life And Times of Paul Boesch as Himself
- 1994 · WWE WrestleMania X as Roddy Piper (Referee)
- 1994 · The History Of WrestleMania as
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Cody 'The Crusader' Conway
- 1993 · WWE Raw as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (archive footage)
- 1993 · WWE Raw as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 · WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 · Highlander: The Series as Anthony Galen
- 1992 · WWE World Tour 1992 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 · 3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 · WWE Crunch Classic as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 · WWE WrestleMania VIII as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 · WWE March to WrestleMania VIII as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 · WWE Royal Rumble 1992 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1992 · Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper as Self
- 1991 · WWE Survivor Series 1991 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1991 · WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1991 · WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1991 · WWE World Tour 1991 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1991 · 2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1991 · WWE WrestleMania VII as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside)
- 1991 · Tagteam as Rick McDonald
- 1990 · WWE Survivor Series 1990 as Roddy Piper
- 1990 · WWF SuperTape vol. 2 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1990 · WWE WrestleFest '90 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1990 · WWE WrestleMania VI as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1990 · The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage as Maurice Steiger
- 1990 · WWE Royal Rumble 1990 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1989 · WWE Survivor Series 1989 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1989 · The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! as
- 1989 · WWE WrestleMania V as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Host)
- 1989 · Buy & Cell as Cowboy
- 1988 · They Live as John Nada
- 1988 · Hulkamania 3 as Roddy Piper
- 1988 · Hell Comes to Frogtown as Sam Hell
- 1988 · The Making of 'They Live' as Self
- 1987 · The Highwayman as Preacher
- 1987 · The Best of the WWF: volume 11 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1987 · WWE WrestleMania III as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1987 · The Best of the WWF: volume 10 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1987 · Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1986 · WWE's Inside the Steel Cage as
- 1986 · Body Slam as Quick Rick Roberts
- 1986 · WWF Wrestling Challenge as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1986 · WWF Superstars Of Wrestling as
- 1986 · Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino as
- 1986 · WrestleMania II as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1985 · The Wrestling Classic as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1985 · Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits as Roddy Piper
- 1985 · All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular as Self
- 1985 · The Best of the WWF: volume 4 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1985 · PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza as
- 1985 · Saturday Night's Main Event as
- 1985 · Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough as Rowdy
- 1985 · WWE Pay Per View as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1985 · WrestleMania as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1985 · Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (archive footage)
- 1985 · WWE War to Settle the Score as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1985 · Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! as Self
- 1985 · Best of the WWF Volume 1 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1985 · WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest as Roddy Piper
- 1985 · Best of the WWF Volume 3 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1985 · The WWF's Most Unusual Matches as Roddy Piper
- 1984 · WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1983 · NWA Starrcade 1983 as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1983 · NWA The Race to Starrcade as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1983 · NWA The Final Conflict as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- 1978 · The One and Only as Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)