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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Filmography
all 214
Movies 181
self 137
TV Shows 33
Voice 1
Narrator 1
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir (2023)
WWE Rivals: Hulk Hogan vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper (2023)
WWE Rivals: Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant (2023)
Biography: Wrestlemania I (2022)
Biography: Shawn Michaels (2021)
Biography: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (2021)
Biography: WWE Legends (2021)
The Firefly Funhouse Match (2020)
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits (2019)
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man (2018)
Andre the Giant (2018)
The Price of Fame (2017)
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995 (2017)
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars (2016)
The Bet (2016)
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness (2016)
The Chair (2016)
The Masked Saint (2016)
The Reconciler (2015)
Portal to Hell!!! (2015)
WWE Table For 3 (2015)
The Old Boys (2015)
Lights Out (2015)
Adventures of a Pizza Guy (2015)
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story (2015)
The Green Fairy (2015)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014 (2014)
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story (2014)
I Am Santa Claus (2014)
WWE Rivalries (2014)
Don't Look Back (2014)
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash (2014)
WWE Legends' House (2014)
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies (2014)
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 (2014)
Other Plans (2014)
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden (2013)
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3 (2013)
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2 (2013)
Clear Lake (2012)
WWE RAW 1000 (2012)
Celebrity House Hunting (2012)
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 (2012)
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection (2012)
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1 (2011)
Alien Opponent (2011)
Pizza Man (2011)
World Of Hurt (2011)
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper (2011)
Fancypants (2011)
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)
The True Story of WrestleMania (2011)
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning (2011)
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (2010)
Storage Wars (2010)
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk (2010)
WWE Hall of Fame 2010 (2010)
Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes (2010)
The Portal (2010)
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
A Family Underground (2009)
WWE WrestleMania XXV (2009)
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event (2009)
Bloodstained Memoirs (2009)
The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens (2008)
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 (2008)
A Gothic Tale (2008)
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection (2008)
WWE Royal Rumble 2008 (2008)
Life In The Fast Lane (2007)
Street Team Massacre (2007)
Inside MMA (2007)
Super Sweet 16: The Movie (2007)
Blind Eye (2007)
Ghosts of Goldfield (2007)
Domestic Import (2006)
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments (2006)
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006 (2006)
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (2006)
Honor (2006)
Shut Up and Shoot! (2006)
Legends Never Die (2006)
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story (2006)
Legion : The Final Exorcism (2006)
Yucko the Clown: The Damn Show (2006)
Three Wise Guys (2005)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
The Lost Episodes of the XWF (2005)
WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's (2005)
Celebrity Wrestling (2005)
WWE Hall of Fame 2005 (2005)
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall (2005)
TNA Final Resolution 2005 (2005)
TNA iMPACT! (2004)
Cold Case (2003)
The Mullets (2003)
WWE Judgment Day 2003 (2003)
WWE Backlash 2003 (2003)
WWE Wrestlemania XIX (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)
Jack of Hearts (2000)
WCW SuperBrawl 2000 (2000)
WCW Starrcade 1999 (1999)
WCW Bash at The Beach 1999 (1999)
WCW The Great American Bash 1999 (1999)
WCW Slamboree 1999 (1999)
WWE SmackDown (1999)
WCW SuperBrawl IX (1999)
Last to Surrender (1999)
The Shepherd (1999)
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows (1998)
Hard Time (1998)
WCW Fall Brawl 1998 (1998)
WCW The Great American Bash 1998 (1998)
WCW Slamboree 1998 (1998)
WCW Spring Stampede 1998 (1998)
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998)
The Bad Pack (1997)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997 (1997)
Dead Tides (1997)
WCW Bash at The Beach 1997 (1997)
WCW The Great American Bash 1997 (1997)
WCW Slamboree 1997 (1997)
WCW Uncensored 1997 (1997)
WCW SuperBrawl VII (1997)
First Encounter (1997)
Sci-fighters (1996)
WCW Starrcade 1996 (1996)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996 (1996)
Terminal Rush (1996)
Marked Man (1996)
WWE WrestleMania XII (1996)
MADtv (1995)
WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
WWE WrestleMania XI (1995)
The Outer Limits (1995)
No Contest (1995)
Tough and Deadly (1995)
Jungleground (1995)
The Misery Brothers (1995)
German Fan Favorites 2 (1994)
Back in Action (1994)
WWE King of the Ring 1994 (1994)
Immortal Combat (1994)
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch (1994)
WWE WrestleMania X (1994)
The History Of WrestleMania (1994)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
WWE Raw (1993)
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches (1992)
Highlander: The Series (1992)
WWE World Tour 1992 (1992)
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars (1992)
WWE Crunch Classic (1992)
WWE WrestleMania VIII (1992)
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII (1992)
WWE Royal Rumble 1992 (1992)
Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper (1992)
WWE Survivor Series 1991 (1991)
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991 (1991)
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall (1991)
WWE World Tour 1991 (1991)
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars (1991)
WWE WrestleMania VII (1991)
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII (1991)
Tagteam (1991)
WWE Survivor Series 1990 (1990)
WWF SuperTape vol. 2 (1990)
WWE WrestleFest '90 (1990)
WWE WrestleMania VI (1990)
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage (1990)
WWE Royal Rumble 1990 (1990)
WWE Survivor Series 1989 (1989)
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)
WWE WrestleMania V (1989)
Buy & Cell (1989)
They Live (1988)
Hulkamania 3 (1988)
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
The Making of 'They Live' (1988)
The Highwayman (1987)
The Best of the WWF: volume 11 (1987)
WWE WrestleMania III (1987)
The Best of the WWF: volume 10 (1987)
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports (1987)
WWE's Inside the Steel Cage (1986)
Body Slam (1986)
WWF Superstars Of Wrestling (1986)
WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986)
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino (1986)
WrestleMania II (1986)
The Wrestling Classic (1985)
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits (1985)
The Best of the WWF: volume 4 (1985)
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza (1985)
Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
WrestleMania (1985)
WWE Pay Per View (1985)
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports (1985)
WWE War to Settle the Score (1985)
Best of the WWF Volume 3 (1985)
The WWF's Most Unusual Matches (1985)
Best of the WWF Volume 1 (1985)
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest (1985)
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! (1985)
Tuesday Night Titans (1984)
NWA Starrcade 1983 (1983)
NWA The Race to Starrcade (1983)
NWA The Final Conflict (1983)
World Class Championship Wrestling (1982)
The One and Only (1978)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1954-04-17
Deathday2015-07-31 (61 years old)
Birth NameRoderick George Toombs
Birth PlaceSaskatoon, Canada
Height183-centimeter
RelativesMatt Hart, Bret Hart, Natalya, Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Stu Hart, Teddy Hart, Bruce Hart, Keith Hart, Dean Hart, Diana Hart, Smith Hart, Ross Hart
CitizenshipsCanada
Also Known AsRowdy Roddy Piper, Roderick George Toombs, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Roddy Piper, Hot Rod, The Hot Scot
AwardsWrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, WWE Hall of Fame
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