Biography
Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr., better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker/writer, and trainer who most notably worked for the National Wrestling Alliance, NWA Championship Wrestling from Florida, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), and WWE. Rhodes is considered one of the greatest wrestlers and talkers in the history of professional wrestling. Rhodes was a three-time NWA World's Heavyweight Champion, and during his time in Jim Crockett Promotions' Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, later known as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), he was a NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, and multi-time NWA World Television, NWA Tag Team and NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Champion. He also won many regional championships, and is one of seven men inducted into each of the WWE, WCW, Professional Wrestling, and Wrestling Observer Newsletter Halls of Fame. His sons, Dustin and Cody, both pursued careers in professional wrestling, performing for WWE and AEW. Following his retirement from wrestling, he made occasional on-air appearances on WWE television and pay-per-views and worked as a backstage booker/writer and producer in WWE's NXT developmental territory. Billed as "the son of a plumber", Rhodes did not have a typical wrestler's physique; his character was that of the "common man", known for the personality exhibited in his interviews. WWE chairman Vince McMahon remarked that no wrestler "personified the essence of charisma quite like Dusty Rhodes".
Filmography
all 232
Movies 217
self 112
Writer 98
TV Shows 15
Producer 2
American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes (2023)
Biography: Dusty Rhodes (2023)
Biography: Rey Mysterio (2022)
You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020)
A Future WWE: The FCW Story (2020)
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man (2018)
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995 (2017)
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
Eric Bischoff: Sports Entertainment's Most Controversial Figure (2016)
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2 (2016)
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness (2016)
Sting: Into the Light (2015)
Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream (2015)
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3 (2015)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014 (2014)
WWE Rivalries (2014)
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash (2014)
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1 (2014)
WWE Battleground 2013 (2013)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling (2013)
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches (2013)
The JBL and Cole Show (2012)
WWE: The Attitude Era (2012)
nWo: The Revolution (2012)
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions (2012)
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection (2012)
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time (2011)
The True Story of WrestleMania (2011)
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (2010)
The Rise & Fall of WCW (2009)
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection (2009)
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain (2009)
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event (2009)
FCW (2008)
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection (2008)
WWE Backlash 2008 (2008)
Life In The Fast Lane (2007)
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 (2007)
WWE The Great American Bash 2007 (2007)
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007 (2007)
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen (2007)
WWE WrestleMania 23 (2007)
WWE Hall of Fame 2007 (2007)
WWE No Way Out 2007 (2007)
WWE Royal Rumble 2007 (2007)
WWE Armageddon 2006 (2006)
WWE Survivor Series 2006 (2006)
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006 (2006)
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (2006)
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story (2006)
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story (2006)
WWE Backlash 2006 (2006)
WWE Royal Rumble 2006 (2006)
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006 (2006)
TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy (2005)
WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's (2005)
TNA Lockdown 2005 (2005)
TNA Destination X 2005 (2005)
TNA Against All Odds 2005 (2005)
TNA Final Resolution 2005 (2005)
TNA Turning Point 2004 (2004)
TNA Victory Road 2004 (2004)
NEW Renegades Rampage (2004)
TNA iMPACT! (2004)
HUSTLE-3 (2004)
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection (2004)
FIP Return Of The Dream (2003)
ROH: The Epic Encounter (2003)
Major League Wrestling: Underground TV (2003)
3PW Legends Collide (2003)
MLW King of Kings (2002)
WCW Greed (2001)
ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000 (2000)
ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000 (2000)
ECW Living Dangerously 2000 (2000)
ECW on TNN (1999)
WCW Road Wild 1999 (1999)
WCW Bash at The Beach 1999 (1999)
WCW The Great American Bash 1999 (1999)
WCW Slamboree 1999 (1999)
WCW Spring Stampede 1999 (1999)
WCW Uncensored 1999 (1999)
WCW SuperBrawl IX (1999)
WCW Souled Out 1999 (1999)
WCW Starrcade 1998 (1998)
WCW World War 3 1998 (1998)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1998 (1998)
WCW Fall Brawl 1998 (1998)
WCW Road Wild 1998 (1998)
WCW Bash at The Beach 1998 (1998)
WCW The Great American Bash 1998 (1998)
WCW Slamboree 1998 (1998)
The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling (1998)
WCW Spring Stampede 1998 (1998)
WCW Uncensored 1998 (1998)
WCW SuperBrawl VIII (1998)
WCW Souled Out 1998 (1998)
WCW Thunder (1998)
WCW Starrcade 1997 (1997)
WCW World War 3 1997 (1997)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997 (1997)
WCW Fall Brawl 1997 (1997)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV (1997)
WCW Road Wild 1997 (1997)
WCW Bash at The Beach 1997 (1997)
WCW The Great American Bash 1997 (1997)
WCW Slamboree 1997 (1997)
WCW Spring Stampede 1997 (1997)
WCW Uncensored 1997 (1997)
WCW SuperBrawl VII (1997)
nWo Souled Out 1997 (1997)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV (1997)
WCW Starrcade 1996 (1996)
WCW World War 3 1996 (1996)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996 (1996)
WCW Fall Brawl 1996 (1996)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII (1996)
WCW Hog Wild 1996 (1996)
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 (1996)
WCW The Great American Bash 1996 (1996)
WCW Slamboree 1996 (1996)
WCW Uncensored 1996 (1996)
WCW SuperBrawl VI (1996)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII (1996)
Paradise Park (1996)
WCW Starrcade 1995 (1995)
WCW World War 3 1995 (1995)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995 (1995)
WCW Fall Brawl 1995 (1995)
WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI (1995)
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995 (1995)
WCW The Great American Bash 1995 (1995)
WCW Slamboree 1995 (1995)
WCW Uncensored 1995 (1995)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX (1995)
WCW All Nighter 1995 (1995)
WCW Starrcade 1994 (1994)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX (1994)
WCW Fall Brawl 1994 (1994)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVIII (1994)
WCW Bash at The Beach 1994 (1994)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII (1994)
WCW Slamboree 1994 (1994)
WCW Spring Stampede 1994 (1994)
WCW Pro (1994)
WCW SuperBrawl IV (1994)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI (1994)
Burke's Law (1994)
WCW Starrcade 1993 (1993)
WCW Battle Bowl (1993)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXV (1993)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 (1993)
WCW Fall Brawl 1993 (1993)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIV (1993)
WCW Beach Blast 1993 (1993)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII (1993)
WCW Slamboree 1993 (1993)
ECW Hardcore TV (1993)
WCW SuperBrawl III (1993)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII (1993)
WWE Raw (1993)
WCW Starrcade (1992)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXI (1992)
WCW Halloween Havoc (1992)
WCW The Great American Bash (1992)
WCW Clash of The Champions XIX (1992)
WCW Beach Blast (1992)
WCW Wrestle War: WarGames (1992)
WCW Saturday Night (1992)
WCW SuperBrawl II (1992)
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII (1992)
WCW/New Japan Supershow II (1992)
WCW Starrcade 1991 (1991)
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII (1991)
WCW Halloween Havoc '91 (1991)
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91 (1991)
WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA (1991)
WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun (1991)
WCW WrestleWar 1991 (1991)
WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite (1991)
WWE Royal Rumble 1991 (1991)
WWE Survivor Series 1990 (1990)
WWF Hottest Matches (1990)
WWE SummerSlam 1990 (1990)
Battle of the WWE Superstars (1990)
WWE WrestleMania VI (1990)
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI (1990)
WWE Royal Rumble 1990 (1990)
WWE Survivor Series 1989 (1989)
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89 (1989)
WWE SummerSlam 1989 (1989)
Fan Favorites (1989)
PWF Homecoming (1989)
NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt (1988)
WCW Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings (1988)
WCW Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88 (1988)
NWA The Great American Bash '88: The Price for Freedom (1988)
NWA Clash of The Champions II: Miami Mayhem (1988)
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1988)
WCW Clash of The Champions (1988)
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede (1988)
NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat! (1987)
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games (1987)
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1987)
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation (1987)
NWA Starrcade '86: The Night of The Sky-Walkers (1986)
WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986)
NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro (1986)
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land (1986)
NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte (1986)
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1986)
NWA Battle of The Belts II (1986)
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation (1986)
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II (1985)
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 (1985)
NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering (1985)
MSW WrestleFest (1985)
NWA The Great American Bash 1985 (1985)
I Like To Hurt People (1985)
Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge (1984)
NWA Lords of The Ring (1984)
NWA Night of Champions (1984)
NWA Boogie Jam (1984)
NWA Starrcade 1983 (1983)
Gold Raiders (1982)
NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show (1982)
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa (1980)
The Super Bowl of Wrestling (1978)
The Wrestler (1974)
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1945-10-12
Deathday2015-06-11 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceAustin, United States of America
Height185-centimeter
ChildrenGoldust, Cody Rhodes
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsThe American Dream, The Midnight Rider, Virgil Runnels, The American Dream 'Dusty Rhodes'
AwardsWrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, WWE Hall of Fame
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