Roddy Piper
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 17, 1954
- Died
- Jul 31, 2015 (aged 61)
- Place of birth
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Credits
- 235
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
They Live
1988Movie
John Nada
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005TV
Da' Maniac
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993TV
Cody 'The Crusader' Conway
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
2011Movie
Bolphunga (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self (uncredited)
Cold Case
2003TV
Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010)
Filmography
Mr. McMahon
2024TV
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage)
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
2023Movie
Self (Archival Footage)
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022Movie
Self (archival footage)
WWE Rivals
2022TV
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Biography: WWE Legends
2021TV
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Firefly Funhouse Match
2020Movie
Himself (archive footage)
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
2019Movie
Self (archive footage)
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018Movie
Andre the Giant
2018Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Price of Fame
2017Movie
Self
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017Movie
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
2016Movie
Rowdy Roddy Piper
The Bet
2016Movie
Mr. Jablonski
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016Movie
Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
The Chair
2016Movie
Murphy
The Masked Saint
2016Movie
Nicky Stone
The Reconciler
2015Movie
Russ
Portal to Hell!!!
2015Movie
Jack
WWE Table For 3
2015TV
Roddy Piper
The Old Boys
2015Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Lights Out
2015Movie
Detective Callahan
Adventures of a Pizza Guy
2015Movie
Marek Slavomir
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
2015Movie
Himself
The Green Fairy
2015Movie
Oscar Wilde
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014Movie
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014Movie
Himself
I Am Santa Claus
2014Movie
Himself
WWE Rivalries
2014TV
Don't Look Back
2014Movie
Eddie Starks
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014Movie
Himself
WWE Legends' House
2014TV
Himself
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
2014Movie
Rowdy Roddy Piper
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014Movie
Himself
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014TV
Roddy Piper
Other Plans
2014Movie
Dean Evans
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013Movie
Himself
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
2013Movie
Himself
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
2013Movie
Self
Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual
2013TV
Self
Clear Lake
2012Movie
Wayne
WWE RAW 1000
2012Movie
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012Movie
Roddy Piper (archive footage)
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012Movie
Himself
JCW Legends and Icons
2011Movie
Roddy Piper
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011Movie
Himself
Alien Opponent
2011Movie
Father Mulluzzo
Pizza Man
2011Movie
Self
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
2011Movie
Bolphunga (voice)
Timeline The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper
2011Movie
Himself
Fancypants
2011Movie
Smiley
Breaking In
2011TV
Mr. Weller
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011Movie
Himself
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Storage Wars
2010TV
Himself
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk
2010Movie
Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes
2010Movie
William Thurgood
The Portal
2010Movie
Homeless George
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009TV
Self
A Family Underground
2009Movie
Self
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009Movie
Himself
Bloodstained Memoirs
2009Movie
Himself
The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens
2008Movie
William Thurgood
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
A Gothic Tale
2008Movie
Narrator
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
2008Movie
Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Life In The Fast Lane
2007Movie
Street Team Massacre
2007Movie
Roddy
Inside MMA
2007TV
Self - Guest
Super Sweet 16: The Movie
2007Movie
Mitch Connors
Blind Eye
2007Movie
Fred Mears
Ghosts of Goldfield
2007Movie
Jackson Smith
Domestic Import
2006Movie
Bronco Bill
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006Movie
Self
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
2006Movie
Self
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
2006Movie
Roddy Piper
Sin-Jin Smyth
2006Movie
Trent Polly
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006Movie
'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
Honor
2006Movie
LT Tyrell
Shut Up and Shoot!
2006Movie
Yokum The Bartender
Legends Never Die
2006Movie
Himself
Legion : The Final Exorcism
2006Movie
Lucas McMurter
The Damn! Show
2006Movie
Self
Three Wise Guys
2005Movie
Pastor Roberts
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005TV
Da' Maniac
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
2005Movie
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005Movie
Self
Celebrity Wrestling
2005TV
WWE Hall of Fame
2005TV
Self
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
2005Movie
Himself
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
2005Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
TNA Final Resolution 2005
2005Movie
Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee)
TNA iMPACT!
2004TV
Cold Case
2003TV
Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010)
The Mullets
2003TV
WWE Judgment Day 2003
2003Movie
Roddy Piper
WWE Backlash 2003
2003Movie
Roddy Piper
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
2003Movie
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002Movie
Nada (They Live) (archive footage)
Jack of Hearts
2000Movie
Detective Deeks
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
2000Movie
Roddy Piper (Referee)
WCW Starrcade 1999
1999Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Man Show
1999TV
Self
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
1999Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Slamboree 1999
1999Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999TV
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW SuperBrawl IX
1999Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Last to Surrender
1999Movie
Nick Ford
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998Movie
Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
Hard Time
1998Movie
Randy
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
1998Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Shepherd
1998Movie
Miles
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
1998Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Slamboree 1998
1998Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
1998TV
WCW Thunder
1998TV
The Bad Pack
1997Movie
Dash Simms
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
1997Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Dead Tides
1997Movie
Mick Leddy
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997Movie
WCW Bash at the Beach 1997
1997Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
1997Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Slamboree 1997
1997Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Uncensored 1997
1997Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW SuperBrawl VII
1997Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
First Encounter
1997Movie
Lieutenant Edward Ganz
Sci-fighters
1996Movie
Det. Cameron Grayson
WCW Starrcade 1996
1996Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
1996Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
Terminal Rush
1996Movie
Bartel
Marked Man
1996Movie
Frank Gibson
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
1996Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (WWE President)
MADtv
1995TV
Self
WCW Monday Nitro
1995TV
Jungleground
1995Movie
Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell
WWE WrestleMania XI
1995Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
The Outer Limits
1995TV
Marlon
No Contest
1995Movie
Ice
Tough and Deadly
1995Movie
Elmo Freech
The Misery Brothers
1995Movie
Himself
German Fan Favorites
1994Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
1994Movie
Roddy Piper
Back in Action
1994Movie
Frank Rossi
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Immortal Combat
1994Movie
John Keller
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994Movie
Himself
WWE WrestleMania X
1994Movie
Roddy Piper (Referee)
The History Of WrestleMania
1994Movie
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993TV
Cody 'The Crusader' Conway
Raw
1993TV
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Roddy Piper, Rowdy Roddy Piper
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
1992Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Highlander: The Series
1992TV
Anthony Galen
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
WWE World Tour 1992
1992Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Crunch Classic
1992Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper
1992Movie
Self
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
1991Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE World Tour 1991
1991Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Greatest Hits
1991Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside)
WWE Funniest Moments
1991Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Tagteam
1991Movie
Rick McDonald
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990Movie
Roddy Piper
Hulkamania Forever
1990Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990Movie
'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
Wrestling Superheroes
1990Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage
1990Movie
Maurice Steiger
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989TV
Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania V
1989Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Host)
The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989Movie
Roddy Piper
Buy & Cell
1989Movie
Cowboy
They Live
1988Movie
John Nada
Hulkamania 3
1988Movie
Roddy Piper
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
1988Movie
Roddy Piper
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988Movie
Sam Hell
The Making of 'They Live'
1988Movie
Self
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987Movie
Roddy Piper
The Highwayman
1987TV
Preacher
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania III
1987Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
1987Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Inside the Steel Cage
1986Movie
Roddy Piper
Body Slam
1986Movie
Quick Rick Roberts
WWF Superstars
1986TV
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986TV
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
1986Movie
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
1986Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
1986Movie
Roddy Piper
WrestleMania II
1986Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Grudge Match
1986Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Wrestling Classic
1985Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
1985Movie
Roddy Piper
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
1985Movie
Self
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
1985Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
1985Movie
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985TV
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Commentary)
WrestleMania
1985Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (archive footage)
WWE War to Settle the Score
1985Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Best of the WWF Volume 1
1985Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Most Unusual Matches
1985Movie
Roddy Piper
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985Movie
Roddy Piper
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985Movie
Self
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
1984Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Tuesday Night Titans
1984TV
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Archive footage)
NWA Starrcade 1983
1983Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
NWA The Race to Starrcade
1983Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
NWA The Final Conflict
1983Movie
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981TV
Roddy Piper, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The One and Only
1978Movie
Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self (uncredited)
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975TV
Roddy Piper
WWE Old School
1973TV
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Damn! Show : Vol. 3
Movie
Self