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: Acting

Born: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1954-04-17

Died: 2015-07-31

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1978	The One and Only	Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)	58
2	1983	NWA The Final Conflict	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
3	1983	NWA The Race to Starrcade	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
4	1983	NWA Starrcade 1983	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	70
5	1984	WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
6	1985	Best of the WWF Volume 1	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
7	1985	Best of the WWF Volume 3	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
8	1985	The WWF's Most Unusual Matches	Roddy Piper	0
9	1985	WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest	Roddy Piper	0
10	1985	Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!	Self	100
11	1985	WWE War to Settle the Score	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	100
12	1985	Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (archive footage)	0
13	1985	WrestleMania	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	66
14	1985	Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough	Rowdy	0
15	1985	PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza		0
16	1985	The Best of the WWF: volume 4	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
17	1985	All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular	Self	0
18	1985	Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits	Roddy Piper	0
19	1985	The Wrestling Classic	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	61
20	1986	WrestleMania II	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	64
21	1986	Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino		0
22	1986	Body Slam	Quick Rick Roberts	50
23	1986	WWE's Inside the Steel Cage		0
24	1987	Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
25	1987	The Best of the WWF: volume 10	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
26	1987	WWE WrestleMania III	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	75
27	1987	The Best of the WWF: volume 11	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
28	1988	The Making of 'They Live'	Self	0
29	1988	Hell Comes to Frogtown	Sam Hell	55
30	1988	Hulkamania 3	Roddy Piper	0
31	1988	They Live	John Nada	73
32	1989	Buy & Cell	Cowboy	51
33	1989	WWE WrestleMania V	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Host)	73
34	1989	WWE Survivor Series 1989	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	79
35	1990	WWE Royal Rumble 1990	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	66
36	1990	The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage	Maurice Steiger	50
37	1990	WWE WrestleMania VI	'Rowdy' Roddy Piper	84
38	1990	WWE WrestleFest '90	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
39	1990	WWF SuperTape vol. 2	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
40	1990	WWE Survivor Series 1990	Roddy Piper	82
41	1991	Tagteam	Rick McDonald	70
42	1991	WWE WrestleMania VII	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside)	73
43	1991	2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	100
44	1991	WWE World Tour 1991	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
45	1991	WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	60
46	1991	WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
47	1991	WWE Survivor Series 1991	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	78
48	1992	Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper	Self	0
49	1992	WWE Royal Rumble 1992	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	73
50	1992	WWE March to WrestleMania VIII	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
51	1992	WWE WrestleMania VIII	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	81
52	1992	WWE Crunch Classic	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
53	1992	3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	100
54	1992	WWE World Tour 1992	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
55	1992	WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
56	1994	The History Of WrestleMania		0
57	1994	WWE WrestleMania X	Roddy Piper (Referee)	79
58	1994	The Life And Times of Paul Boesch	Himself	100
59	1994	Immortal Combat	John Keller	49
60	1994	WWE King of the Ring 1994	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	80
61	1994	Back in Action	Frank Rossi	54
62	1994	German Fan Favorites 2	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
63	1995	Jungleground	Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell	56
64	1995	The Misery Brothers	Himself	20
65	1995	Tough and Deadly	Elmo Freech	54
66	1995	No Contest	Ice	49
67	1995	WWE WrestleMania XI	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)	65
68	1996	WWE WrestleMania XII	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	71
69	1996	Marked Man	Frank Gibson	62
70	1996	Terminal Rush	Bartel	51
71	1996	WCW Halloween Havoc 1996	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)	0
72	1996	WCW Starrcade 1996	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
73	1996	Sci-fighters	Det. Cameron Grayson	49
74	1997	First Encounter	Lieutenant Edward Ganz	30
75	1997	WCW SuperBrawl VII	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	88
76	1997	WCW Uncensored 1997	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	60
77	1997	WCW Slamboree 1997	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
78	1997	WCW The Great American Bash 1997	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	100
79	1997	WCW Bash at The Beach 1997	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	90
80	1997	WWF Summer Flashback!		100
81	1997	Dead Tides	Mick Leddy	48
82	1997	WCW Halloween Havoc 1997	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
83	1997	The Bad Pack	Dash Simms	38
84	1998	WCW Spring Stampede 1998	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	100
85	1998	WCW Slamboree 1998	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	80
86	1998	WCW The Great American Bash 1998	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	80
87	1998	WCW Fall Brawl 1998	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
88	1998	Hard Time	Randy	58
89	1998	Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows	Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)	75
90	1999	The Shepherd	Miles	39
91	1999	Last to Surrender	Nick Ford	58
92	1999	WCW SuperBrawl IX	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
93	1999	WCW Slamboree 1999	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	80
94	1999	WCW The Great American Bash 1999	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
95	1999	WCW Bash at the Beach 1999	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	100
96	1999	WCW Starrcade 1999	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)	0
97	2000	WCW SuperBrawl 2000	Roddy Piper (Referee)	100
98	2000	Jack of Hearts	Detective Deeks	15
99	2002	Ultimate Fights from the Movies	Nada (They Live) (archive footage)	49
100	2003	WWE Wrestlemania XIX	Rowdy Roddy Piper	85
101	2003	WWE Backlash 2003	Roddy Piper	73
102	2003	WWE Judgment Day 2003	Roddy Piper	72
103	2005	TNA Final Resolution 2005	Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee)	0
104	2005	WWE: Wrestlemania Recall	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
105	2005	WWE Hall of Fame 2005	Himself	70
106	2005	WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's	Self	80
107	2005	The Lost Episodes of the XWF		0
108	2005	Three Wise Guys	Pastor Roberts	37
109	2006	The Damn! Show	Self	10
110	2006	Legion : The Final Exorcism	Lucas McMurter	20
111	2006	Legends Never Die	Himself	0
112	2006	Shut Up and Shoot!	Yokum The Bartender	28
113	2006	Honor	LT Tyrell	38
114	2006	WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology	'Rowdy' Roddy Piper	74
115	2006	WWE Cyber Sunday 2006	Roddy Piper	65
116	2006	Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story	Self	75
117	2006	TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments	Himself	100
118	2006	Domestic Import	Bronco Bill	52
119	2007	Ghosts of Goldfield	Jackson Smith	29
120	2007	Blind Eye	Fred Mears	30
121	2007	Super Sweet 16: The Movie	Mitch Connors	63
122	2007	Street Team Massacre	Roddy	10
123	2007	Life In The Fast Lane		0
124	2008	WWE Royal Rumble 2008	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	75
125	2008	Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection	Himself	63
126	2008	A Gothic Tale	Narrator	0
127	2008	WWE Cyber Sunday 2008	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)	80
128	2008	The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens	William Thurgood	17
129	2009	Bloodstained Memoirs	Himself	0
130	2009	WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event	Himself	100
131	2009	WWE WrestleMania XXV	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	79
132	2009	A Family Underground	Self	62
133	2010	The Portal	Homeless George	37
134	2010	Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes	William Thurgood	42
135	2010	WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk		0
136	2010	WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	83
137	2011	PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning	Himself	0
138	2011	The True Story of WrestleMania	Self (archive footage)	83
139	2011	Green Lantern: Emerald Knights	Bolphunga (voice)	66
140	2011	Fancypants	Smiley	30
141	2011	Timeline: The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper	Himself	0
142	2011	Pizza Man	Himself	46
143	2011	Alien Opponent	Father Mulluzzo	43
144	2011	The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1	Himself	79
145	2012	WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009	Roddy Piper (archive footage)	100
146	2012	WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection	Himself	0
147	2012	WWE RAW 1000		0
148	2012	Clear Lake	Wayne	60
149	2013	The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2	Himself	100
150	2013	PWG Sells Out: Volume 3	Himself	100
151	2013	WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden	Himself	92
152	2014	Other Plans	Dean Evans	55
153	2014	WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1	Himself	100
154	2014	Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies	Rowdy Roddy Piper	48
155	2014	WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash	Himself	100
156	2014	Don't Look Back	Eddie Starks	54
157	2014	I Am Santa Claus	Himself	61
158	2014	WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story	Himself	73
159	2014	WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014		100
160	2015	The Green Fairy	Oscar Wilde	75
161	2015	It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story	Himself	93
162	2015	Adventures of a Pizza Guy	Marek Slavomir	30
163	2015	Lights Out	Detective Callahan	0
164	2015	The Old Boys	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	0
165	2015	Portal to Hell!!!	Jack	55
166	2015	The Reconciler	Russ	0
167	2016	The Masked Saint	Nicky Stone	56
168	2016	The Chair	Murphy	37
169	2016	WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness	Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)	92
170	2016	The Bet	Mr. Jablonski	56
171	2016	Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars	Rowdy Roddy Piper	100
172	2017	WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995		100
173	2017	The Price of Fame	Self	70
174	2018	Andre the Giant	Self (archive footage)	73
175	2018	Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man		100
176	2019	Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits	Self (archive footage)	0
177	2020	The Firefly Funhouse Match	Himself (archive footage)	85
178	2021	Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper	'Rowdy' Roddy Piper (archive footage)	77
179	2021	Biography: Shawn Michaels	Self (archive footage)	80
180	2022	Biography: Wrestlemania I	Self (archival footage)	60
181	2023	Superfan: The Story of Vladimir	Self (Archival Footage)	70

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)	70
2	1986	WWF Superstars Of Wrestling		80
3	1986	WWF Wrestling Challenge	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	68
4	1987	The Highwayman	Preacher	74
5	1989	The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!		69
6	1992	Highlander: The Series	Anthony Galen	74
7	1993	Raw	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (archive footage)	68
8	1993	Raw	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	68
9	1993	Walker, Texas Ranger	Cody 'The Crusader' Conway	70
10	1995	The Outer Limits	Marlon	77
11	1995	WCW Monday Nitro		84
12	1995	MADtv	Self	69
13	1998	WCW Thunder		79
14	1998	Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends		82
15	1999	WWE SmackDown	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	74
16	2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!		55
17	2003	The Mullets		40
18	2003	Cold Case	Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010)	78
19	2004	TNA iMPACT!		71
20	2005	Celebrity Wrestling		0
21	2005	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Da' Maniac	83
22	2007	Inside MMA	Self - Guest	80
23	2009	Celebrity Ghost Stories	Self	73
24	2010	Storage Wars	Himself	57
25	2014	WWE Legends' House	Himself	72
26	2014	WWE Rivalries		70
27	2015	WWE Table For 3	Roddy Piper	80
28	2021	Biography: WWE Legends	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	72
29	2024	Mr. McMahon	“Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage)	80