Acting
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.
Movies with Roddy Piper
They Live
1988
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
2011
Andre the Giant
2018
Marked Man
1996
Jack of Hearts
2000
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
The One and Only
1978
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988
WrestleMania II
1986
Domestic Import
2006
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
No Contest
1995
WWE RAW 1000
2012
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
2003
Pizza Man
2011
The Bad Pack
1997
WWE WrestleMania X
1994
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
WWE Crunch Classic
1992
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
1988
WWE Judgment Day 2003
2003
WCW SuperBrawl IX
1999
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
Alien Opponent
2011
Super Sweet 16: The Movie
2007
WWE Backlash 2003
2003
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
Hard Time
1998
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
The Shepherd
1998
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
TNA Final Resolution 2005
2005
The Portal
2010
The Masked Saint
2016
Body Slam
1986
The Chair
2016
Three Wise Guys
2005
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
Immortal Combat
1994
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
2006
Tough and Deadly
1995
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008
Back in Action
1994
The Bet
2016
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
2023
Buy & Cell
1989
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
Dead Tides
1997
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
Other Plans
2014
WWE WrestleMania XI
1995
Sci-fighters
1996
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
Don't Look Back
2014
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
First Encounter
1997
The Misery Brothers
1995
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
WWE Grudge Match
1986
Hulkamania 3
1988
The Green Fairy
2015
A Family Underground
2009
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
Honor
2006
WrestleMania
1985
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
1996
WWE World Tour 1991
1991
WCW Starrcade 1999
1999
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
1998
Last to Surrender
1999
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
1997
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
1996
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
WWE World Tour 1992
1992
WWE Funniest Moments
1991
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990
WCW Uncensored 1997
1997
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
1994
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992
Jungleground
1995
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
2000
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
Shut Up and Shoot!
2006
Clear Lake
2012
Inside the Steel Cage
1986
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
1986
WWE Greatest Hits
1991
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012
Lights Out
2015
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
2015
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997
The History Of WrestleMania
1994
Adventures of a Pizza Guy
2015
NWA The Final Conflict
1983
The Wrestling Classic
1985
WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
1997
The Price of Fame
2017
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
1991
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
2005
WCW Slamboree 1999
1999
Blind Eye
2007
Fancypants
2011
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
2019
The Firefly Funhouse Match
2020
I Am Santa Claus
2014
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006
Legends Never Die
2006
Sin-Jin Smyth
2006
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
1992
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
2008
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
1986
German Fan Favorites
1994
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017
Terminal Rush
1996
WCW SuperBrawl VII
1997
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
1998
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage
1990
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
2014
WCW Slamboree 1998
1998
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998
WWE War to Settle the Score
1985
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022
Wrestling Superheroes
1990
Tagteam
1991
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987
Ghosts of Goldfield
2007
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
2013
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
1999
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
2005
Best of the WWF Volume 1
1985
WCW Slamboree 1997
1997
The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989
Legion : The Final Exorcism
2006
Portal to Hell!!!
2015
Most Unusual Matches
1985
NWA Starrcade 1983
1983
The Reconciler
2015
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
1997
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
2006
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
1987
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
1985
Life In The Fast Lane
2007
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987
Bloodstained Memoirs
2009
The Old Boys
2015
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
2013
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018
The Making of 'They Live'
1988
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
2016
The Damn! Show : Vol. 3
NWA The Race to Starrcade
1983
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
1984
Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes
2010
WCW Starrcade 1996
1996
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
1985
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
2005
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
1985
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
1985
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985
Street Team Massacre
2007
The Damn! Show
2006
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk
2010
The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens
2008
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper
2011
A Gothic Tale
2008
Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper
1992
TV Shows with Roddy Piper
Raw
1993
Saturday Night Live
1975
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Cold Case
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Pay Per View
1985
Highlander: The Series
1992
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
The Outer Limits
1995
WWF Superstars
1986
WWE Rivals
2022
Storage Wars
2010
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
TNA iMPACT!
2004
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
Inside MMA
2007
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
Breaking In
2011
The Man Show
1999
Mr. McMahon
2024
WWE Old School
1973
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
WWE Rivalries
2014
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
WWE Hall of Fame
2005
The Highwayman
1987
WWE Table For 3
2015
MADtv
1995
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
1998
WCW Thunder
1998
The Mullets
2003
Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual
2013
Celebrity Wrestling
2005
WWE Legends' House
2014