Jim Neidhart
Acting • Born 1955-02-08 – Died 2018-08-13
Biography
James Henry Neidhart was an American professional wrestler known for his work in the WWF during the 80s and 90s. He gained prominence primarily as a member of The Hart Foundation, the tag team alongside his brother-in-law Bret Hart, with whom he won the WWF World Tag Team Championship twice. Neidhart was also part of the famous Hart wrestling family through his marriage to Ellie Hart, daughter of Stu Hart. Before becoming a wrestler, Neidhart was a standout athlete in high school, setting a shot put record. After a brief stint in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys, he moved to Calgary to train with Stu Hart and join Stampede Wrestling, where he won the International Tag Team Championship twice. Neidhart made his WWF debut in 1985, initially as a singles wrestler. However, his real success came when he teamed up with Bret Hart to form The Hart Foundation. Together, they dominated the tag team division, winning the WWF World Tag Team Championship in 1987. Throughout their careers, they faced other major teams like Demolition and Strike Force, and their tag move, the Hart Attack, became iconic. In 1991, Neidhart briefly teamed with Owen Hart to form The New Foundation, but his time in the WWF ended in 1992 when he was fired for refusing a drug test. After leaving WWF, he had stints in WCW and ECW, but his career in those companies was less prominent. Neidhart returned to WWF briefly in 1994 as part of the heel side alongside his brother-in-law Owen Hart, reuniting in a new version of The Hart Foundation and facing off against wrestlers like Stone Cold Steve Austin. In 1997, after one final return to WWF, Neidhart left the company and retired more definitively. In his later years, Neidhart appeared at several independent events, with his last match taking place in 2016. Despite personal issues, including drug arrests, and his battle with the passing of time, Neidhart left behind a significant legacy in the wrestling world. On August 13, 2018, he passed away at the age of 63 after an accident at his home. His death was attributed to a head injury after he fell while trying to adjust the thermostat. WWE paid tribute to Neidhart, remembering his contributions to wrestling and his legacy as one of the greats in WWF history.
Filmography
125 credits
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
Movie • 1998
Self
Enter... Zombie King!
Movie • 2003
Sheriff Logan
WWE WrestleMania V
Movie • 1989
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleMania III
Movie • 1987
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Battle of the WWE Superstars
Movie • 1990
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleFest '91
Movie • 1991
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleFest '90
Movie • 1990
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Crunch Classic
Movie • 1992
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The British Bulldogs
Movie • 1986
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
World Wrestling Peace Festival
Movie • 1996
WWE SlamFest
Movie • 1995
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
Movie • 1992
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Brawl in the Family
Movie • 1995
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Demolition: Witness the Power
Movie • 1989
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE The Hart Foundation
Movie • 1987
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE World Tour 1991
Movie • 1991
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleMania VII
Movie • 1991
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Movie • 1991
Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Movie • 1990
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of ECW 1992: Volume 1
Movie • 1992
“The Anvil” Jim Neidhart
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Movie • 1989
Himself
WWE WrestleMania VI
Movie • 1990
Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Movie • 1988
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Movie • 1990
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
Movie • 1997
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE King of the Ring 1997
Movie • 1997
Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
WWE Survivor Series 1997
Movie • 1997
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Movie • 1990
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
Movie • 1997
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
Movie • 1998
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Movie • 1987
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
Movie • 1994
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Fan Favorites
Movie • 1989
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Movie • 1985
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
Movie • 2013
Himself
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Movie • 1986
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
Movie • 1986
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
Movie • 1986
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Movie • 1986
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
Movie • 1988
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
Movie • 1989
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Movie • 2007
Jim Neidhart
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Movie • 2008
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Movie • 2013
Himself
Thunder in Paradise
Movie • 1993
Norman Kowalski
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
Movie • 2010
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
Movie • 1986
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
Movie • 1991
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
Movie • 1986
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87
Movie • 1987
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
Movie • 1987
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
Movie • 1988
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
Movie • 1988
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
Movie • 1988
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
Movie • 1989
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
Movie • 1985
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85
Movie
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
Movie • 1985
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
Movie • 1986
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
Movie • 1986
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87
Movie • 1987
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
Movie • 1987
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87
Movie • 1987
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
Movie • 1987
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88
Movie • 1988
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
Movie • 2010
Himself
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Movie • 2009
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
Movie • 2017
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
Movie • 2019
WWE Network Collection: Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Movie • 2018
Himself (Archive Footage)
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
Movie • 2013
Himself
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Movie • 2009
Himself
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Movie • 2014
Himself
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Movie • 2009
Himself
WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
Movie • 2007
Himself
Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
Movie • 2011
Himself
WWE: The Best of Sting
Movie • 2014
Himself
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Movie • 2014
Himself
Owen: Hart of Gold
Movie • 2015
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Movie • 1987
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
Movie • 1988
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleMania IV
Movie • 1988
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Heroes of Wrestling
Movie • 1999
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleFest
Movie • 1988
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Movie • 1988
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Movie • 1989
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Movie • 1989
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SummerSlam Fever
Movie • 1990
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE The Main Event
Movie • 1988
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
Movie • 1998
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
Movie • 1991
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Movie • 1992
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
ECW November to Remember 1993
Movie • 1993
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE King of the Ring 1994
Movie • 1994
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
Movie • 1997
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
WWE SummerSlam 1994
Movie • 1994
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WrestleMania II
Movie • 1986
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Movie • 1994
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
Movie • 1997
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Mega Matches '95
Movie • 1995
WWF Off the Top Rope
Movie • 1995
Mr. Nanny
Movie • 1993
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
SWS WrestleFest
Movie • 1991
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SummerSlam 1997
Movie • 1997
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Brains Behind the Brawn
Movie • 1989
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Wrestling's Greatest Champions
Movie • 1991
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WCW Monday Nitro
TV • 1995
Dark Side of the Ring
TV • 2019
Biography: WWE Legends
TV • 2021
Jim Neidhart (archive footage)
Raw
TV • 1993
Who
Raw
TV • 1993
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Total Divas
TV • 2013
Himself
WWF Wrestling Challenge
TV • 1986
Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
WCW Thunder
TV • 1998
Jim Neidhart
Raw
TV • 1993
Jim Neidhart
Thunder in Paradise
TV • 1994
Kawolski
Saturday Night's Main Event
TV • 1985
WWE Old School
TV • 1973
Jim Neidhart
WWE Old School
TV • 1973
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Old School
TV • 1973
Jim Neidhart (Commentary)
Mid-South Wrestling
TV • 1981
Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
Saturday Night's Main Event
TV • 1985
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWF Superstars
TV • 1986
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Tuesday Night Titans
TV • 1984
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWF Wrestling Challenge
TV • 1986
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart