Roddy Piper
Known for: Acting
Born: April 17, 1954
Died: July 31, 2015
Place of birth: 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 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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Filmography
193 movies · 39 TV shows, newest first
7.7
Mr. McMahon
2024
5.0
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
2023
6.0
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022
7.2
WWE Rivals
2022
7.4
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
8.5
The Firefly Funhouse Match
2020NR
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
2019
10.0
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018
7.3
Andre the Giant
2018
6.0
The Price of Fame
2017
10.0
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
201710.0
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
2016
4.7
The Bet
2016
9.2
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
3.4
The Chair
2016
5.6
The Masked Saint
2016
2.0
The Reconciler
2015
5.7
Portal to Hell!!!
2015
8.0
WWE Table For 3
2015
NR
The Old Boys
2015
NR
Lights Out
2015
2.3
Adventures of a Pizza Guy
2015
8.8
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
2015
4.8
The Green Fairy
201510.0
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
7.6
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
6.1
I Am Santa Claus
2014
7.0
WWE Rivalries
2014
5.4
Don't Look Back
2014
10.0
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
7.2
WWE Legends' House
2014
4.6
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
201410.0
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
NR
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
5.1
Other Plans
2014
9.2
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
10.0
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
2013
10.0
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
2013
NR
Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual
2013
6.0
Clear Lake
2012
NR
WWE RAW 1000
2012
10.0
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012
NR
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012
7.9
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011
4.2
Alien Opponent
2011
4.0
Pizza Man
2011
6.7
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
2011
NR
Timeline The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper
2011
3.0
Fancypants
2011
6.6
Breaking In
2011
NR
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011
8.3
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
5.8
Storage Wars
2010
NR
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk
2010
4.2
Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes
2010
4.4
The Portal
2010
7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
6.2
A Family Underground
2009
7.8
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
7.5
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
4.0
Bloodstained Memoirs
2009
1.8
The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens
2008
7.3
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008
NR
A Gothic Tale
2008
6.0
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
2008
7.5
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008
NR
Life In The Fast Lane
2007
1.0
Street Team Massacre
20078.0
Inside MMA
2007
5.6
Super Sweet 16: The Movie
2007
5.5
Blind Eye
2007
2.9
Ghosts of Goldfield
2007
5.2
Domestic Import
2006
10.0
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006
7.5
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
2006
6.5
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
2006NR
Sin-Jin Smyth
2006
7.9
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
4.6
Honor
2006
3.4
Shut Up and Shoot!
2006NR
Legends Never Die
2006
2.0
Legion : The Final Exorcism
2006
3.7
The Damn! Show
2006
4.3
Three Wise Guys
2005
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
6.5
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
2005
7.8
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005NR
Celebrity Wrestling
2005
7.3
WWE Hall of Fame
2005
8.5
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
2005
NR
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
2005
8.5
TNA Final Resolution 2005
2005
7.1
TNA iMPACT!
2004
7.7
Cold Case
20035.5
The Mullets
2003
6.6
WWE Judgment Day 2003
2003
7.6
WWE Backlash 2003
2003
8.1
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
5.0
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
2.9
Jack of Hearts
2000
10.0
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
2000
10.0
WCW Starrcade 1999
1999
10.0
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999
6.1
The Man Show
1999
NR
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
1999
8.0
WCW Slamboree 1999
1999
7.4
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
NR
WCW SuperBrawl IX
1999
6.0
Last to Surrender
1999
7.5
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
5.9
Hard Time
1998
9.0
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
1998
3.6
The Shepherd
1998
8.0
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
1998
8.0
WCW Slamboree 1998
1998
10.0
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998
8.0
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
1998
7.4
WCW Thunder
1998
4.1
The Bad Pack
1997
7.5
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
1997
5.4
Dead Tides
1997
10.0
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997
9.0
WCW Bash at the Beach 1997
1997
9.0
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
1997
8.0
WCW Slamboree 1997
1997
6.5
WCW Uncensored 1997
1997
8.8
WCW SuperBrawl VII
1997
3.6
First Encounter
1997
5.3
Sci-fighters
1996
8.0
WCW Starrcade 1996
1996
9.0
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
1996
5.3
Terminal Rush
1996
6.0
Marked Man
1996
7.0
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996
9.0
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
1996
7.1
MADtv
1995
8.3
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
5.8
Jungleground
1995
6.5
WWE WrestleMania XI
1995
7.7
The Outer Limits
1995
5.3
No Contest
1995
5.5
Tough and Deadly
1995
5.0
The Misery Brothers
1995
NR
German Fan Favorites
1994
NR
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
1994
5.4
Back in Action
1994
7.4
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
5.6
Immortal Combat
1994
10.0
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
8.0
WWE WrestleMania X
1994
NR
The History Of WrestleMania
1994
7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
6.8
Raw
1993
8.0
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
1992
7.4
Highlander: The Series
1992
8.1
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
NR
WWE World Tour 1992
1992
10.0
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992
NR
WWE Crunch Classic
1992
8.1
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992NR
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992
6.9
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992NR
Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper
1992
7.4
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991NR
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991
6.0
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
1991
NR
WWE World Tour 1991
1991
10.0
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991
NR
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991
NR
WWE Greatest Hits
1991
7.3
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
NR
WWE Funniest Moments
1991
6.6
Tagteam
1991
7.7
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
NR
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990
NR
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990
8.4
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
NR
Wrestling Superheroes
1990
6.3
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage
1990
6.1
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
7.8
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
7.1
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
7.3
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
NR
The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989
5.3
Buy & Cell
1989
7.3
They Live
1988
NR
Hulkamania 3
1988
NR
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
1988
5.5
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988
NR
The Making of 'They Live'
1988
10.0
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987
7.3
The Highwayman
1987
NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987
7.4
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
1987
NR
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
NR
Inside the Steel Cage
1986
5.1
Body Slam
1986
7.2
WWF Superstars
1986
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986NR
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
1986
NR
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
10.0
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
1986
6.4
WrestleMania II
1986
NR
WWE Grudge Match
1986
10.0
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986
6.2
The Wrestling Classic
1985
7.0
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
1985NR
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
1985
NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
1985NR
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
1985
8.3
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
6.7
WrestleMania
1985
NR
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985
10.0
WWE War to Settle the Score
1985
NR
Best of the WWF Volume 1
1985
NR
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985
9.0
Most Unusual Matches
1985
6.0
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
10.0
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985NR
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
1984
9.0
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
7.3
NWA Starrcade 1983
1983NR
NWA The Race to Starrcade
1983
NR
NWA The Final Conflict
1983
NR
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
6.1
The One and Only
1978
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
NR
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
NR
WWE Old School
1973
NR
The Damn! Show : Vol. 3
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