Roddy Piper
Acting • Born 1954-04-17 – Died 2015-07-31
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.
Filmography
240 credits
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
Movie • 2014
Back in Action
Movie • 1994
Frank Rossi
Hell Comes to Frogtown
Movie • 1988
Sam Hell
They Live
Movie • 1988
John Nada
The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens
Movie • 2008
William Thurgood
Ghosts of Goldfield
Movie • 2007
Jackson Smith
The Portal
Movie • 2010
Homeless George
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
Movie • 1998
Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper
Movie • 1992
Self
WrestleMania
Movie • 1985
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
Movie • 2005
Self
The Making of 'They Live'
Movie • 1988
Self
Jungleground
Movie • 1995
Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell
Three Wise Guys
Movie • 2005
Pastor Roberts
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Movie • 2011
Bolphunga (voice)
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Movie • 2002
Nada (They Live) (archive footage)
WWE RAW 1000
Movie • 2012
Tough and Deadly
Movie • 1995
Elmo Freech
Blind Eye
Movie • 2007
Fred Mears
The Shepherd
Movie • 1998
Miles
WrestleMania II
Movie • 1986
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania III
Movie • 1987
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Sci-fighters
Movie • 1996
Det. Cameron Grayson
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
Movie • 2006
Self
Body Slam
Movie • 1986
Quick Rick Roberts
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Movie • 1991
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Movie • 1992
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleFest '90
Movie • 1990
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Crunch Classic
Movie • 1992
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
German Fan Favorites
Movie • 1994
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
Movie • 1990
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
Movie • 1992
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE World Tour 1991
Movie • 1991
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE World Tour 1992
Movie • 1992
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Legion : The Final Exorcism
Movie • 2006
Lucas McMurter
WWE WrestleMania VII
Movie • 1991
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside)
Bloodstained Memoirs
Movie • 2009
Himself
WWE WrestleMania XII
Movie • 1996
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Alien Opponent
Movie • 2011
Father Mulluzzo
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
Movie • 2008
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Movie • 1990
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Buy & Cell
Movie • 1989
Cowboy
The Bad Pack
Movie • 1997
Dash Simms
Dead Tides
Movie • 1997
Mick Leddy
The Reconciler
Movie • 2015
Russ
Immortal Combat
Movie • 1994
John Keller
Hard Time
Movie • 1998
Randy
The Wrestling Classic
Movie • 1985
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Marked Man
Movie • 1996
Frank Gibson
TNA Final Resolution 2005
Movie • 2005
Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee)
WWE WrestleMania VI
Movie • 1990
'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania XXV
Movie • 2009
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Street Team Massacre
Movie • 2007
Roddy
NWA Starrcade 1983
Movie • 1983
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW SuperBrawl IX
Movie • 1999
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Slamboree 1999
Movie • 1999
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
Movie • 1999
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
Movie • 1999
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE War to Settle the Score
Movie • 1985
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Jack of Hearts
Movie • 2000
Detective Deeks
Honor
Movie • 2006
LT Tyrell
Domestic Import
Movie • 2006
Bronco Bill
Lights Out
Movie • 2015
Detective Callahan
WWE Backlash 2003
Movie • 2003
Roddy Piper
WWE Judgment Day 2003
Movie • 2003
Roddy Piper
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
Movie • 2006
Roddy Piper
Tagteam
Movie • 1991
Rick McDonald
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
Movie • 2008
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
WCW Starrcade 1996
Movie • 1996
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
Movie • 1991
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW SuperBrawl VII
Movie • 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Uncensored 1997
Movie • 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Slamboree 1997
Movie • 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
Movie • 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
Movie • 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
Movie • 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The History Of WrestleMania
Movie • 1994
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
Movie • 1998
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Slamboree 1998
Movie • 1998
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
Movie • 1998
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
Movie • 1998
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Movie • 1987
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Movie • 1985
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (archive footage)
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
Movie • 2000
Roddy Piper (Referee)
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
Movie • 2023
Self (Archival Footage)
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
Movie • 1985
Roddy Piper
Terminal Rush
Movie • 1996
Bartel
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
Movie • 2014
Rowdy Roddy Piper
The Green Fairy
Movie • 2015
Oscar Wilde
The Firefly Funhouse Match
Movie • 2020
Himself (archive footage)
The One and Only
Movie • 1978
Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
Movie • 2003
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Don't Look Back
Movie • 2014
Eddie Starks
I Am Santa Claus
Movie • 2014
Himself
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
Movie • 2011
Himself
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
Movie • 1985
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Movie • 2013
Himself
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie • 2006
'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
Biography: Wrestlemania I
Movie • 2022
Self (archival footage)
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Movie • 2010
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Chair
Movie • 2016
Murphy
Hulkamania 3
Movie • 1988
Roddy Piper
Best of the WWF Volume 1
Movie • 1985
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Movie • 1985
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
Movie • 1985
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
Movie • 1987
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
Movie • 1987
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Movie • 1990
Roddy Piper
Most Unusual Matches
Movie • 1985
Roddy Piper
The Damn! Show
Movie • 2006
Self
The Old Boys
Movie • 2015
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
No Contest
Movie • 1995
Ice
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Movie • 1985
Roddy Piper
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Movie • 1994
Himself
Legends Never Die
Movie • 2006
Himself
Portal to Hell!!!
Movie • 2015
Jack
The Masked Saint
Movie • 2016
Nicky Stone
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper
Movie • 2011
Himself
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Movie • 2016
Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes
Movie • 2010
William Thurgood
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
Movie • 2016
Rowdy Roddy Piper
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
Movie • 1984
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Damn! Show : Vol. 3
Movie
Self
Last to Surrender
Movie • 1999
Nick Ford
The Bet
Movie • 2016
Mr. Jablonski
The Misery Brothers
Movie • 1995
Himself
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Movie • 1985
Self
Shut Up and Shoot!
Movie • 2006
Yokum The Bartender
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage
Movie • 1990
Maurice Steiger
First Encounter
Movie • 1997
Lieutenant Edward Ganz
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
Movie • 2017
A Family Underground
Movie • 2009
Self
Andre the Giant
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
Movie • 2018
The Price of Fame
Movie • 2017
Self
Life In The Fast Lane
Movie • 2007
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk
Movie • 2010
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
Movie • 2005
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
Movie • 2005
Super Sweet 16: The Movie
Movie • 2007
Mitch Connors
Adventures of a Pizza Guy
Movie • 2015
Marek Slavomir
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
Movie • 2013
Self
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Movie • 2009
Himself
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Movie • 2012
Roddy Piper (archive footage)
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Movie • 2014
Himself
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
Movie • 2006
Self
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
Movie • 2013
Himself
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
Movie • 2012
Himself
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
Movie • 2008
Himself
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
Movie • 2011
Himself
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
Movie • 2014
Himself
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Movie • 2014
Himself
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
Movie • 2015
Himself
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
Movie • 2005
Himself
A Gothic Tale
Movie • 2008
Narrator
NWA The Final Conflict
Movie • 1983
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Clear Lake
Movie • 2012
Wayne
Other Plans
Movie • 2014
Dean Evans
Pizza Man
Movie • 2011
Himself
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
Movie • 1986
WWE WrestleMania V
Movie • 1989
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Host)
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Movie • 1989
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
NWA The Race to Starrcade
Movie • 1983
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
Movie • 1991
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Movie • 1991
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Movie • 1992
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
Movie • 1992
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Movie • 1992
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
Movie • 1996
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania X
Movie • 1994
Roddy Piper (Referee)
WWE King of the Ring 1994
Movie • 1994
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Starrcade 1999
Movie • 1999
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
WWE WrestleMania XI
Movie • 1995
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
Fancypants
Movie • 2011
Smiley
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
Movie • 1985
Self
WWF Summer Flashback!
Movie • 1997
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
Movie • 1996
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (WWE President)
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
Movie • 1986
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Brains Behind the Brawn
Movie • 1989
Roddy Piper
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Movie • 1986
Roddy Piper
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
Movie • 1988
Roddy Piper
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
Movie • 1994
Roddy Piper
Villains of the Squared Circle
Movie • 1986
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Inside the Steel Cage
Movie • 1986
Roddy Piper
Wrestling Superheroes
Movie • 1990
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
Movie • 1991
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Movie • 1987
Roddy Piper
WWE Funniest Moments
Movie • 1991
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Greatest Hits
Movie • 1991
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Grudge Match
Movie • 1986
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE SummerSlam 1992
Movie • 1992
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
Sin-Jin Smyth
Movie • 2006
Trent Polly
WWF Superstars
TV • 1986
WCW Thunder
TV • 1998
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
WCW Monday Nitro
TV • 1995
Cold Case
TV • 2003
Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010)
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Cody 'The Crusader' Conway
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
TV • 1998
Celebrity Wrestling
TV • 2005
TNA iMPACT!
TV • 2004
MADtv
TV • 1995
Self
Biography: WWE Legends
TV • 2021
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Mullets
TV • 2003
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Marlon
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (uncredited)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV • 2005
Da' Maniac
WWF Wrestling Challenge
TV • 1986
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Table For 3
TV • 2015
Roddy Piper
WWE Legends' House
TV • 2014
Himself
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
TV • 1989
Roddy Piper
Storage Wars
TV • 2010
Himself
Inside MMA
TV • 2007
Self - Guest
Raw
TV • 1993
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Rivalries
TV • 2014
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV • 2009
Self
Highlander: The Series
TV • 1992
Anthony Galen
The Highwayman
TV • 1987
Preacher
Mr. McMahon
TV • 2024
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage)
Saturday Night's Main Event
TV • 1985
Roddy Piper
Saturday Night's Main Event
TV • 1985
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper
Breaking In
TV • 2011
Mr. Weller
Wrestlemania Rewind
TV • 2014
Roddy Piper
WWF All-Star Wrestling
TV • 1975
Roddy Piper
Raw
TV • 1993
Roddy Piper
WWE Old School
TV • 1973
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Raw
TV • 1993
Rowdy Roddy Piper
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Saturday Night's Main Event
TV • 1985
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Saturday Night's Main Event
TV • 1985
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Commentary)
Tuesday Night Titans
TV • 1984
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Tuesday Night Titans
TV • 1984
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Archive footage)
Raw
TV • 1993
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
TV • 1981
Roddy Piper
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
TV • 1981
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Rivals
TV • 2022
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Hall of Fame
TV • 2005
Self - Inductee (as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper)
WWE Pay Per View
TV • 1985
Himself