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Roddy Piper
Actor
Died July 31, 2015 (61 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 2021 | Biography: WWE Legends (TV Series) · as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper |
| 2021 | The Best of WWE: Best of Survivor Series · as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper |
| 2020 | WrestleMania 36 · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2020 | Ric Flair's Best WWE Matches · as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper |
| 2020 | Stone Cold's Hell Raisin' Moments · as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper |
| 2020 | The Best of WWE: Best of Halloween Havoc · as Roddy Piper |
| 2019 | WWE: Trish and Lita: Best Friends, Better Enemies · as Roddy Piper |
| 2019 | Adrian Street: Imagine What I Could Do to You · as Roddy Piper |
| 2016 | The Green Fairy · as Oscar Wilde |
| 2016 | The Chair · as Murphy |
| 2016 | The Masked Saint · as Nicky Stone |
| 2016 | The Bet · as Mr. Jablonski |
| 2015 | WrestleMania 31 · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2015 | Portal to Hell!!! · as Jack |
| 2015 | The Reconciler · as Russ |
| 2015 | Adventures of a Pizza Guy · as Marek Slavomir |
| 2015 | WWE Table For 3 (TV Series) · as Roddy Piper |
| 2014 | WrestleMania XXX · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2014 | Don't Look Back · as Eddie Starks |
| 2014 | True Giants · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2014 | Other Plans · as Dean Evans |
| 2014 | The Takeaway · as actor |
| 2012 | nWo: The Revolution · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2012 | WrestleMania XXVIII · as Roddy Pipper |
| 2012 | WWE: CM Punk - Best in the World · as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper |
| 2011 | The True Story of WrestleMania · as Unknown |
| 2011 | WrestleMania XXVII · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2011 | Green Lantern: Emerald Knights · as Bolphunga (voice) |
| 2011 | WWE: OMG! - The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History · as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper |
| 2011 | WWE: Best Cage Matches · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2011 | Fancypants · as Smiley |
| 2011 | Breaking In (TV Series) · as Mr. Weller |
| 2011 | Raw the Best of 2010 · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2010 | The Portal · as Homeless George |
| 2010 | Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes · as William Thurgood |
| 2010 | Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2010 | WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time · as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper |
| 2010 | Alien Opponent · as Father Mulluzzo |
| 2010 | Smackdown: The Best of 2009-2010 · as Roddy Piper (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Adventure Time (TV Series) · as Don John |
| 2009 | WWE: Greatest Stars of the '90s · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2009 | WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2009 | The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania · as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper |
| 2009 | The WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2008 | The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens · as William Thurgood |
| 2008 | WWE Royal Rumble · as Roddy Piper |
| 2007 | Ghosts of Goldfield · as Jackson Smith |
| 2007 | Blind Eye · as Fred Mears |
| 2007 | Kickin' It Old Skool · as Roddy Piper |
| 2007 | WWE Draft Special · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2006 | Honor · as LT Tyrell |
| 2006 | Costa Chica: Confession of an Exorcist · as Lucas McMurter |
| 2006 | Domestic Import · as Bronco Bill |
| 2006 | Survivor Series · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2006 | Shut Up and Shoot! · as Yokum The Bartender |
| 2006 | WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2006 | ECW on Sci Fi (TV Series) · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2005 | The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2005 | WrestleMania 21 · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2005 | WWE Unforgiven · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2005 | TNA Wrestling: Final Resolution · as Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee) |
| 2005 | TNA Wrestling: The Best of Jeff Hardy - Enigma · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV Series) · as Da' Maniac |
| 2004 | Three Wise Guys · as Pastor Roberts |
| 2004 | WWE: The History of WrestleMania I-IX · as Roddy Piper |
| 2004 | Impact Wrestling (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | WrestleMania XIX · as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance) |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010) |
| 2003 | The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2002 | WWE Divas: Undressed · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 2001 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Roddy Piper |
| 2001 | The Best Damn Sports Show Period (TV Series) · as Roddy Piper |
| 1999 | Last to Surrender · as Nick Ford |
| 1999 | Jack of Hearts · as Detective Deeks |
| 1999 | WWE SmackDown (TV Series) · as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper |
| 1998 | Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 1998 | Shepherd · as Miles |
| 1998 | Hard Time · as Randy |
| 1998 | Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1998 | WCW Thunder (TV Series) · as Roddy Piper |
| 1997 | The Bad Pack · as Dash Simms |
| 1996 | Sci-fighters · as Det. Cameron Grayson |
| 1996 | Terminal Rush · as Bartel |
| 1996 | Dead Tides · as Mick Leddy |
| 1996 | Marked Man · as Frank Gibson |
| 1995 | No Contest · as Ice |
| 1995 | WrestleMania XI · as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee) |
| 1995 | Jungleground · as Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell |
| 1995 | Tough and Deadly · as Elmo Freech |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1995 | WCW Monday Nitro (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | Back in Action · as Frank Rossi |
| 1994 | WrestleMania X · as Roddy Piper (Referee) |
| 1994 | Immortal Combat · as John Keller |
| 1994 | King of the Ring · as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper |
| 1994 | RoboCop: The Series (TV Series) · as Faked Thief Commander Cash |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper |
| 1992 | Highlander: The Series (TV Series) · as Anthony Galen |
| 1991 | WWF UK Rampage '91 · as Rowdy Roddy Piper- commentator |
| 1991 | Silk Stalkings (TV Series) · as Jimmy Snow |
| 1991 | WrestleMania VII · as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside) |
| 1990 | Royal Rumble · as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper |
| 1990 | WrestleMania VI · as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper |
| 1990 | Zorro (TV Series) · as Bishop |
| 1989 | WWF: Wrestlemania's Greatest Matches · as Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 1988 | They Live · as John Nada |
| 1988 | Hell Comes to Frogtown · as Sam Hell |
| 1988 | Buy & Cell · as Cowboy |
| 1988 | The Adventures of Superboy (1988) (TV Series) · as Adrian Temple |
| 1987 | The Highwayman (TV Series) · as Preacher |
| 1986 | Body Slam · as Quick Rick Roberts |
| 1986 | WWF Superstars (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1985 | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (TV Series) · as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper |
| 1983 | Starrcade · as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper |
| 1978 | The One and Only · as Leatherneck Joe Brady |