Roddy Piper
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.
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Movies (42)
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
as Self (Archival Footage)
2023
Biography: Wrestlemania I
as Self (archival footage)
2022
The Firefly Funhouse Match
as Himself (archive footage)
2020
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018
Andre the Giant
as Self (archive footage)
2018
The Price of Fame
as Self
2017
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017
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
2016
The Reconciler
as Russ
2015
Portal to Hell!!!
as Jack
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
2015
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
as Himself
2014
I Am Santa Claus
as Himself
2014
Don't Look Back
as Eddie Starks
2014
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
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
2014
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
2013
Clear Lake
as Wayne
2012
WWE RAW 1000
2012
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
as Roddy Piper (archive footage)
2012
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
as Himself
2012
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
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
as Himself
2011
TV Shows (8)
Mr. McMahon
as “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage)
2024
WWE Rivals
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
2022
Biography: WWE Legends
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
2021
WWE Table For 3
as Roddy Piper
2015
WWE Rivalries
2014
WWE Legends' House
as Himself
2014
Wrestlemania Rewind
as Roddy Piper
2014
Breaking In
as Mr. Weller
2011