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Bob Backlund

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1949-08-14 (75 years old)

Biography

Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund is an American professional wrestler with an in-ring career that spanned over 30 years. Over that time, he was a two-time WWWF/WWF Champion. Backlund holds the record for the second longest reign as WWE Champion in history, ahead of Hulk Hogan's first reign and behind Bruno Sammartino's first. On January 21, 2013, he was announced as a member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Backlund was also an accomplished amateur wrestler, wrestling for the North Dakota State University Bison in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Backlund continues to work in the pro wrestling business in various capacities. In 2000, Backlund unsuccessfully ran for a Connecticut seat in Congress on a Republican ticket.

Filmography

all 73

Movies 68

self 64

TV Shows 5

Bob Backlund

WWE's Most Wanted Treasures (2021)

Self

Bob Backlund

Biography

Filmography

all 73

Movies 68

self 64

TV Shows 5

WWE's Most Wanted Treasures (2021)

My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson (2021)

Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals (2019)

WWE Battleground 2016 (2016)

Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of the Dudley Boyz (2016)

The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment (2013)

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden (2013)

WWE Hall Of Fame 2013 (2013)

JCW Legends and Icons (2011)

WWE: The Greatest Cage Matches Of All Time (2011)

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (2010)

WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund (2010)

WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s (2009)

Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik (2008)

TNA Victory Road 2007 (2007)

TNA Slammiversary 2007 (2007)

TNA Lockdown 2007 (2007)

In the Land of Merry Misfits (2007)

TNA Destination X 2007 (2007)

TNA Against All Odds 2007 (2007)

TNA Final Resolution 2007 (2007)

WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship (2006)

WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story (2006)

The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers (2006)

WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA (2006)

WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be (2005)

WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's (2005)

WWE: Bloodbath - Wrestling's Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches (2003)

Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules (2002)

Kurt Angle: It's True! It's True (2000)

WWE Royal Rumble 2000 (2000)

Battlarts Battle Fiction (1998)

WWE WrestleMania 13 (1997)

WWE Royal Rumble 1996 (1996)

WWF Mega Matches '95 (1995)

WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header (1995)

Big Daddy Cool Diesel (1995)

WWE Brawl in the Family (1995)

WWE WrestleMania XI (1995)

WWE March to WrestleMania XI (1995)

WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam! (1995)

Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid (1995)

WWE Royal Rumble 1995 (1995)

WWE Survivor Series 1994 (1994)

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994 (1994)

WWE Hall Of Fame 1994 (1994)

WWE Royal Rumble 1994 (1994)

WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993 (1993)

WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers (1993)

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 (1993)

WWE WrestleMania IX (1993)

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches (1993)

WWE Royal Rumble 1993 (1993)

WWE Raw (1993)

UWF Beach Brawl (1991)

WWE The Main Event (1988)

WWF The Main Event (1988)

WWE's Inside the Steel Cage (1986)

The WWF's Grand Slams (1986)

WWF Superstars Of Wrestling (1986)

AWA Wrestling For a Cure (1985)

AWA StarCage (1985)

PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands (1985)

PWUSA Star Wars (1985)

The Hulkster: Hulk Hogan (1985)

WWE The Brawl to End it All (1984)

WWE Showdown at Shea '80 (1980)

NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa (1980)

WWF Greatest Matches

The History of the WWF Heavyweight Championship

1996 Slammy Awards

RFVideo Face Off Vol. 7: Old School 101

Canadian Fan Favorites

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1949-08-14 (75 years old)

Birth Place
Princeton, United States

Height
185-centimeter

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Bob Backlund, Mr. Backlund, The All-American Boy

Awards
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, WWE Hall of Fame