Acting
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.
Filmography
Mr. McMahon
Series · 2024
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
Film · 2023
Biography: Wrestlemania I
Film · 2022
WWE Rivals
Series · 2022
Biography: WWE Legends
Series · 2021
The Firefly Funhouse Match
Film · 2020
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
Film · 2019
Andre the Giant
Film · 2018
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
Film · 2018
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
Film · 2017
The Price of Fame
Film · 2017
The Chair
Film · 2016
The Masked Saint
Film · 2016
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Film · 2016
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
Film · 2016
The Bet
Film · 2016
The Reconciler
Film · 2015
Lights Out
Film · 2015
The Green Fairy
Film · 2015
The Old Boys
Film · 2015
Portal to Hell!!!
Film · 2015
Adventures of a Pizza Guy
Film · 2015
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
Film · 2015
WWE Table For 3
Series · 2015
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
Film · 2014
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
Film · 2014
Don't Look Back
Film · 2014
I Am Santa Claus
Film · 2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Film · 2014
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
Film · 2014
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Film · 2014
Other Plans
Film · 2014
WWE Legends' House
Series · 2014
WWE Rivalries
Series · 2014
Wrestlemania Rewind
Series · 2014
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Film · 2013
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
Film · 2013
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
Film · 2013
Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual
Series · 2013
WWE RAW 1000
Film · 2012
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Film · 2012
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
Film · 2012
Clear Lake
Film · 2012
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Film · 2011
Alien Opponent
Film · 2011
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
Film · 2011
Timeline The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper
Film · 2011
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
Film · 2011
Pizza Man
Film · 2011
Fancypants
Film · 2011
JCW Legends and Icons
Film · 2011
Breaking In
Series · 2011
The Portal
Film · 2010
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Film · 2010
Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes
Film · 2010
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk
Film · 2010
Storage Wars
Series · 2010
Bloodstained Memoirs
Film · 2009
WWE WrestleMania XXV
Film · 2009
A Family Underground
Film · 2009
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Film · 2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Series · 2009
The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens
Film · 2008
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
Film · 2008
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
Film · 2008
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
Film · 2008
A Gothic Tale
Film · 2008
Ghosts of Goldfield
Film · 2007
Blind Eye
Film · 2007
Street Team Massacre
Film · 2007
Life In The Fast Lane
Film · 2007
Super Sweet 16: The Movie
Film · 2007
Inside MMA
Series · 2007
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
Film · 2006
Legion : The Final Exorcism
Film · 2006
Honor
Film · 2006
Domestic Import
Film · 2006
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
Film · 2006
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Film · 2006
The Damn! Show
Film · 2006
Legends Never Die
Film · 2006
Shut Up and Shoot!
Film · 2006
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
Film · 2006
Sin-Jin Smyth
Film · 2006
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Film · 2005
Three Wise Guys
Film · 2005
TNA Final Resolution 2005
Film · 2005
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
Film · 2005
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
Film · 2005
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
Film · 2005
Celebrity Wrestling
Series · 2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Series · 2005
WWE Hall of Fame
Series · 2005
TNA iMPACT!
Series · 2004
WWE Judgment Day 2003
Film · 2003
WWE Backlash 2003
Film · 2003
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
Film · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Cold Case
Series · 2003
The Mullets
Series · 2003
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Film · 2002
Jack of Hearts
Film · 2000
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
Film · 2000
WCW SuperBrawl IX
Film · 1999
WCW Slamboree 1999
Film · 1999
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
Film · 1999
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
Film · 1999
Last to Surrender
Film · 1999
WCW Starrcade 1999
Film · 1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Series · 1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Series · 1999
The Man Show
Series · 1999
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
Film · 1998
The Shepherd
Film · 1998
Hard Time
Film · 1998
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
Film · 1998
WCW Slamboree 1998
Film · 1998
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
Film · 1998
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
Film · 1998
WCW Thunder
Series · 1998
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
Series · 1998
The Bad Pack
Film · 1997
Dead Tides
Film · 1997
WCW SuperBrawl VII
Film · 1997
WCW Uncensored 1997
Film · 1997
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
Film · 1997
WCW Slamboree 1997
Film · 1997
WCW Bash at the Beach 1997
Film · 1997
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
Film · 1997
First Encounter
Film · 1997
WWF Summer Flashback!
Film · 1997
Sci-fighters
Film · 1996
WWE WrestleMania XII
Film · 1996
Marked Man
Film · 1996
WCW Starrcade 1996
Film · 1996
Terminal Rush
Film · 1996
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
Film · 1996
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
Film · 1996
Jungleground
Film · 1995
Tough and Deadly
Film · 1995
No Contest
Film · 1995
The Misery Brothers
Film · 1995
WWE WrestleMania XI
Film · 1995
WCW Monday Nitro
Series · 1995
MADtv
Series · 1995
The Outer Limits
Series · 1995
Back in Action
Film · 1994
German Fan Favorites
Film · 1994
Immortal Combat
Film · 1994
The History Of WrestleMania
Film · 1994
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Film · 1994
WWE King of the Ring 1994
Film · 1994
WWE WrestleMania X
Film · 1994
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
Film · 1994
Walker, Texas Ranger
Series · 1993
Raw
Series · 1993
Raw
Series · 1993
Raw
Series · 1993
Raw
Series · 1993
Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper
Film · 1992
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Film · 1992
WWE Crunch Classic
Film · 1992
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
Film · 1992
WWE World Tour 1992
Film · 1992
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Film · 1992
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
Film · 1992
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Film · 1992
WWE SummerSlam 1992
Film · 1992
Highlander: The Series
Series · 1992
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Film · 1991
WWE World Tour 1991
Film · 1991
WWE WrestleMania VII
Film · 1991
Tagteam
Film · 1991
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
Film · 1991
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
Film · 1991
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Film · 1991
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
Film · 1991
WWE Funniest Moments
Film · 1991
WWE Greatest Hits
Film · 1991
WWE WrestleFest '90
Film · 1990
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
Film · 1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Film · 1990
WWE WrestleMania VI
Film · 1990
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Film · 1990
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage
Film · 1990
Wrestling Superheroes
Film · 1990
Hulkamania Forever
Film · 1990
Buy & Cell
Film · 1989
WWE WrestleMania V
Film · 1989
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Film · 1989
The Brains Behind the Brawn
Film · 1989
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Series · 1989
Hell Comes to Frogtown
Film · 1988
They Live
Film · 1988
The Making of 'They Live'
Film · 1988
Hulkamania 3
Film · 1988
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
Film · 1988
WWE WrestleMania III
Film · 1987
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Film · 1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
Film · 1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
Film · 1987
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Film · 1987
The Highwayman
Series · 1987
WrestleMania II
Film · 1986
Body Slam
Film · 1986
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
Film · 1986
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
Film · 1986
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Film · 1986
Villains of the Squared Circle
Film · 1986
Inside the Steel Cage
Film · 1986
WWE Grudge Match
Film · 1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
Film · 1986
WWF Superstars
Series · 1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Series · 1986
WrestleMania
Film · 1985
The Wrestling Classic
Film · 1985
WWE War to Settle the Score
Film · 1985
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Film · 1985
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
Film · 1985
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
Film · 1985
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Film · 1985
Best of the WWF Volume 1
Film · 1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
Film · 1985
Most Unusual Matches
Film · 1985
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Film · 1985
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Film · 1985
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
Film · 1985
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Series · 1985
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Series · 1985
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Series · 1985
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
Film · 1984
Tuesday Night Titans
Series · 1984
Tuesday Night Titans
Series · 1984
NWA Starrcade 1983
Film · 1983
NWA The Final Conflict
Film · 1983
NWA The Race to Starrcade
Film · 1983
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Series · 1981
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Series · 1981
The One and Only
Film · 1978
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Series · 1975
WWE Old School
Series · 1973
The Damn! Show : Vol. 3
Film