Roddy Piper

from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Artwork for The One and OnlyImage of Roddy Piper

Biography

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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Timeline

2023Aged 69

  • Poster for Superfan: The Story of Vladimir

    Self (Archival Footage)

2022Aged 68

  • Poster for Biography: Wrestlemania I

    Self (archival footage)

2020Aged 66

  • Poster for The Firefly Funhouse Match

    Himself (archive footage)

2019Aged 65

2018Aged 64

  • Poster for Andre the Giant

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

    (Unknown)

2017Aged 63

  • Poster for WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Price of Fame

    Self

2016Aged 62

2015Aged 61

  • Poster for The Green Fairy

    Oscar Wilde

  • Poster for It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story

    Himself

  • Poster for Adventures of a Pizza Guy

    Marek Slavomir

  • Poster for Lights Out

    Detective Callahan

  • Poster for The Old Boys

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for Portal to Hell!!!

    Jack

  • Poster for The Reconciler

    Russ

2014Aged 60

2013Aged 59

  • Poster for The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2

    Self

  • Poster for PWG Sells Out: Volume 3

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

    Himself

2012Aged 58

  • Poster for WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

    Roddy Piper (archive footage)

  • Poster for WWE RAW 1000

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Clear Lake

    Wayne

2011Aged 57

  • Poster for PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning

    Himself

  • Poster for Fancypants

    Smiley

  • Poster for Timeline: The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper

    Himself

  • Poster for Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

    Bolphunga (voice)

  • Poster for Pizza Man

    Self

  • Poster for Alien Opponent

    Father Mulluzzo

  • Poster for The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

    Himself

2010Aged 56

  • Poster for The Portal

    Homeless George

  • Poster for Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes

    William Thurgood

  • Poster for WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

2009Aged 55

  • Poster for Bloodstained Memoirs

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XXV

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for A Family Underground

    Self

2008Aged 54

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2008

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection

    Himself

  • Poster for A Gothic Tale

    Narrator

  • Poster for WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)

  • Poster for The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens

    William Thurgood

2007Aged 53

  • Poster for Ghosts of Goldfield

    Jackson Smith

  • Poster for Blind Eye

    Fred Mears

  • Poster for Super Sweet 16: The Movie

    Mitch Connors

  • Poster for Street Team Massacre

    Roddy

  • Poster for Life In The Fast Lane

    (Unknown)

2006Aged 52

2005Aged 51

  • Poster for TNA Final Resolution 2005

    Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee)

  • Poster for WWE: Wrestlemania Recall

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WWE Hall of Fame 2005

    Himself

  • Poster for The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s

    Self

  • Poster for The Lost Episodes of the XWF

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Three Wise Guys

    Pastor Roberts

2003Aged 49

  • Poster for WWE Wrestlemania XIX

    Rowdy Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WWE Backlash 2003

    Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WWE Judgment Day 2003

    Roddy Piper

2002Aged 48

  • Poster for Ultimate Fights from the Movies

    Nada (They Live) (archive footage)

2000Aged 46

  • Poster for WCW SuperBrawl 2000

    Roddy Piper (Referee)

  • Poster for Jack of Hearts

    Detective Deeks

1999Aged 45

  • Poster for Last to Surrender

    Nick Ford

  • Poster for WCW SuperBrawl IX

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WCW Slamboree 1999

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WCW The Great American Bash 1999

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WCW Starrcade 1999

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)

1998Aged 44

  • Poster for WCW Spring Stampede 1998

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WCW Slamboree 1998

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WCW The Great American Bash 1998

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for The Shepherd

    Miles

  • Poster for WCW Fall Brawl 1998

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for Hard Time

    Randy

  • Poster for Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

    Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)

1997Aged 43

  • Poster for First Encounter

    Lieutenant Edward Ganz

  • Poster for WCW SuperBrawl VII

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WCW Uncensored 1997

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WCW Slamboree 1997

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WCW The Great American Bash 1997

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WCW Bash at The Beach 1997

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WWF Summer Flashback!

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Dead Tides

    Mick Leddy

  • Poster for WCW Halloween Havoc 1997

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for The Bad Pack

    Dash Simms

1996Aged 42

  • Poster for WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (WWE President)

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XII

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for Marked Man

    Frank Gibson

  • Poster for Terminal Rush

    Bartel

  • Poster for WCW Halloween Havoc 1996

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)

  • Poster for WCW Starrcade 1996

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for Sci-fighters

    Det. Cameron Grayson

1995Aged 41

  • Poster for The Misery Brothers

    Himself

  • Poster for Tough and Deadly

    Elmo Freech

  • Poster for No Contest

    Ice

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XI

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)

  • Poster for Jungleground

    Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell

1994Aged 40

  • Poster for The History Of WrestleMania

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania X

    Roddy Piper (Referee)

  • Poster for The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

    Himself

  • Poster for Immortal Combat

    John Keller

  • Poster for WWE King of the Ring 1994

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for Back in Action

    Frank Rossi

  • Poster for Bret

    Roddy Piper

  • Poster for German Fan Favorites

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

1992Aged 38

1991Aged 37

  • Poster for Tagteam

    Rick McDonald

  • Poster for WWE Funniest Moments

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania VII

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside)

  • Poster for WWE Greatest Hits

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WWE SuperTape: Volume 4

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for 2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WWE World Tour 1991

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1991

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

1990Aged 36

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1990

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage

    Maurice Steiger

  • Poster for Wrestling Superheroes

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania VI

    'Rowdy' Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WWE WrestleFest '90

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1990

    Roddy Piper

1989Aged 35

  • Poster for Buy & Cell

    Cowboy

  • Poster for The Brains Behind the Brawn

    Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania V

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Host)

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1989

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

1988Aged 34

1987Aged 33

  • Poster for Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for The Best of the WWF: volume 10

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania III

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for The Best of the WWF: volume 11

    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

  • Poster for Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

    Roddy Piper

1986Aged 32

1985Aged 31

1984Aged 30

1983Aged 29

1978Aged 24

  • Poster for The One and Only

    Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)

Year unknown

  • Poster for The Damn! Show : Vol. 3

    Self

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