Roddy Piper
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.
Known for
Raw
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Raw
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Raw
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Raw
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Da' Maniac
Cold Case
Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010)
Highlander: The Series
Anthony Galen
The Outer Limits
Marlon
Walker, Texas Ranger
Cody 'The Crusader' Conway
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Himself
Storage Wars
Himself
WWF Superstars
WWE SmackDown
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE SmackDown
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Himself
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
WWF Wrestling Challenge
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WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Roddy Piper (archive footage)
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Himself
WWE Survivor Series 1989
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
Himself
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Life In The Fast Lane
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Himself
NWA The Race to Starrcade
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Saturday Night's Main Event
Roddy Piper
Saturday Night's Main Event
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper
Saturday Night's Main Event
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Saturday Night's Main Event
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Commentary)
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (WWE President)
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Legion : The Final Exorcism
Lucas McMurter
WWE War to Settle the Score
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
Rowdy Roddy Piper
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Roddy Piper
WWE World Tour 1992
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Bolphunga (voice)
WWE King of the Ring 1994
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE SummerSlam 1992
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
They Live
John Nada
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
Himself
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage
Maurice Steiger
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
Himself
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Three Wise Guys
Pastor Roberts
WWE RAW 1000
TNA iMPACT!
Mr. McMahon
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage)
NWA Starrcade 1983
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Himself
Villains of the Squared Circle
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Roddy Piper
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Nada (They Live) (archive footage)
The Price of Fame
Self
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
Self
Back in Action
Frank Rossi
WWE Judgment Day 2003
Roddy Piper
WWE Old School
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes
William Thurgood
Other Plans
Dean Evans
WCW Monday Nitro
Wrestlemania Rewind
Roddy Piper
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Roddy Piper
Immortal Combat
John Keller
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
Self (Archival Footage)
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper
Himself
The Bad Pack
Dash Simms
Breaking In
Mr. Weller
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Roddy Piper
No Contest
Ice
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Biography: WWE Legends
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania XXV
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
NWA The Final Conflict
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Damn! Show
Self
The Making of 'They Live'
Self
WWE WrestleMania VI
'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
Pizza Man
Himself
Buy & Cell
Cowboy
Ghosts of Goldfield
Jackson Smith
WWE Table For 3
Roddy Piper
Marked Man
Frank Gibson
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
Rowdy Roddy Piper
WCW Starrcade 1999
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk
The Misery Brothers
Himself
WWE WrestleMania XII
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Masked Saint
Nicky Stone
The Highwayman
Preacher
WWE Rivalries
Jack of Hearts
Detective Deeks
WWE Funniest Moments
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens
William Thurgood
The Green Fairy
Oscar Wilde
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
Bloodstained Memoirs
Himself
Shut Up and Shoot!
Yokum The Bartender
Jungleground
Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell
Inside the Steel Cage
Roddy Piper
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
WrestleMania
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania V
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Host)
Sci-fighters
Det. Cameron Grayson
Andre the Giant
Self (archive footage)
The Mullets
Terminal Rush
Bartel
Honor
LT Tyrell
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
Himself
The Portal
Homeless George
Super Sweet 16: The Movie
Mitch Connors
MADtv
Self
Alien Opponent
Father Mulluzzo
Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper
Self
Tough and Deadly
Elmo Freech
WWE WrestleMania X
Roddy Piper (Referee)
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
Roddy Piper
WCW Thunder
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Roddy Piper
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
A Gothic Tale
Narrator
TNA Final Resolution 2005
Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee)
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
Himself
Hell Comes to Frogtown
Sam Hell
WWE Greatest Hits
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Body Slam
Quick Rick Roberts
The Shepherd
Miles
Last to Surrender
Nick Ford
The Damn! Show : Vol. 3
Self
WCW Slamboree 1998
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Biography: Wrestlemania I
Self (archival footage)
WWE Hall of Fame
Self - Inductee (as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper)
The Reconciler
Russ
WWE Legends' House
Himself
The Chair
Murphy
Don't Look Back
Eddie Starks
Domestic Import
Bronco Bill
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
Clear Lake
Wayne
Tagteam
Rick McDonald
WrestleMania II
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania VIII
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania XI
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Self
Blind Eye
Fred Mears
WCW SuperBrawl VII
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
German Fan Favorites
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Hard Time
Randy
WWE WrestleMania III
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania VII
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside)
Legends Never Die
Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
Roddy Piper
Most Unusual Matches
Roddy Piper
WCW Uncensored 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
I Am Santa Claus
Himself
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Bet
Mr. Jablonski
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
Rowdy Roddy Piper
WrestleMania 2
Rowdy Roddy Piper
The Firefly Funhouse Match
Himself (archive footage)
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Dead Tides
Mick Leddy
The One and Only
Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)
Adventures of a Pizza Guy
Marek Slavomir
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Starrcade 1996
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WrestleMania III
Rowdy Roddy Piper
First Encounter
Lieutenant Edward Ganz
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Roddy Piper
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
Himself
WWE Backlash 2003
Roddy Piper
WWE Survivor Series 1991
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
A Family Underground
Self
WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Grudge Match
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Wrestling Classic
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Celebrity Wrestling
Fancypants
Smiley
WWF Summer Flashback!
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
WWE WrestleFest '90
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW SuperBrawl IX
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Slamboree 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Crunch Classic
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Street Team Massacre
Roddy
WWE World Tour 1991
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The History Of WrestleMania
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
Roddy Piper (Referee)
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
Self
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Roddy Piper
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Old Boys
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
Roddy Piper
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (archive footage)
Portal to Hell!!!
Jack
Hulkamania 3
Roddy Piper
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
Self
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
Himself
Best of the WWF Volume 1
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Slamboree 1999
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
Himself
The Brains Behind the Brawn
Roddy Piper
Best of the WWF Volume 3
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Lights Out
Detective Callahan
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
Self
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
Roddy Piper
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
Himself
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
Self (archive footage)
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Wrestling Superheroes
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
Tuesday Night Titans
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Tuesday Night Titans
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Archive footage)
WWE Rivals
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Inside MMA
Self - Guest