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Roddy Piper

Roddy Piper

Birthday: 1954-04-17 | Place of Birth: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roddy Piper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2017
The Price of Fame

as    Self

2016
The Chair

as    Murphy

2016
The Masked Saint

as    Nicky Stone

2016
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

as    Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)

2015
The Old Boys

as    "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

2015
The Green Fairy

as    Oscar Wilde

2014
Other Plans

as    Dean Evans

2014
Don't Look Back

as    Eddie Starks

2014
I Am Santa Claus

as    Himself

2014
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies

as    Rowdy Roddy Piper

2011
Alien Opponent

as    Father Mulluzzo

2010
The Portal

as    Homeless George

2010
Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes

as    William Thurgood

2009
Bloodstained Memoirs

as    Himself

2008
The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens

as    William Thurgood

2007
Blind Eye

as    Fred Mears

2007
Ghosts of Goldfield

as    Jackson Smith

2006
Legion : The Final Exorcism

as    Lucas McMurter

2006
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006

as    Roddy Piper

2005
Three Wise Guys

as    Pastor Roberts