Roddy Piper
Known for Acting · 232 credits
- Born
- 1954-04-17
- Died
- 2015-07-31
- Place of birth
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Also known as
- Rowdy Roddy Piper · Roderick George Toombs · "Rowdy" Roddy Piper · Roddy Piper · Hot Rod · The Hot Scot
Biography
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
TV Shows (39)
Raw
1993
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper / Rowdy Roddy Piper
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Da' Maniac
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Cold Case
2003
as Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010)
Highlander: The Series
1992
as Anthony Galen
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Cody 'The Crusader' Conway
The Outer Limits
1995
as Marlon
WWF Superstars
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Storage Wars
2010
as Himself
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
WWE Pay Per View
1985
as Himself
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as Roddy Piper / “Rowdy” Roddy Piper / "Rowdy" Roddy Piper / "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Commentary)
TNA iMPACT!
2004
The Man Show
1999
as Self
WWE Rivals
2022
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Old School
1973
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
as Roddy Piper
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
as Roddy Piper
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
Breaking In
2011
as Mr. Weller
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
as Roddy Piper / "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper / "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Archive footage)
Mr. McMahon
2024
as “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage)
Inside MMA
2007
as Self - Guest
WWE Rivalries
2014
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
as Roddy Piper
WWE Table For 3
2015
as Roddy Piper
WWE Hall of Fame
2005
as Self
MADtv
1995
as Self
The Highwayman
1987
as Preacher
The Mullets
2003
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
1998
WCW Thunder
1998
WWE Legends' House
2014
as Himself
Celebrity Wrestling
2005
Movies (193)
They Live
1988
as John Nada
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
2011
as Bolphunga (voice)
WrestleMania II
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WrestleMania
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Honor
2006
as LT Tyrell
The Bet
2016
as Mr. Jablonski
No Contest
1995
as Ice
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988
as Sam Hell
The One and Only
1978
as Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Shepherd
1998
as Miles
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
as Nada (They Live) (archive footage)
Pizza Man
2011
as Self
The Masked Saint
2016
as Nicky Stone
Hard Time
1998
as Randy
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
as Himself
WWE Judgment Day 2003
2003
as Roddy Piper
Tough and Deadly
1995
as Elmo Freech
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
as Himself
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
as Self
WWE WrestleMania XI
1995
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
Andre the Giant
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Jack of Hearts
2000
as Detective Deeks
Three Wise Guys
2005
as Pastor Roberts
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012
as Roddy Piper (archive footage)
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
1998
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Green Fairy
2015
as Oscar Wilde
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
as Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
2003
as Rowdy Roddy Piper
Marked Man
1996
as Frank Gibson
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006
as Self
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Blind Eye
2007
as Fred Mears
Back in Action
1994
as Frank Rossi
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
as Himself
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
2014
as Rowdy Roddy Piper
Immortal Combat
1994
as John Keller
The Misery Brothers
1995
as Himself
The Portal
2010
as Homeless George
Don't Look Back
2014
as Eddie Starks
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage
1990
as Maurice Steiger
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
Hulkamania 3
1988
as Roddy Piper
Fancypants
2011
as Smiley
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
as Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Jungleground
1995
as Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Host)
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Super Sweet 16: The Movie
2007
as Mitch Connors
Body Slam
1986
as Quick Rick Roberts
Alien Opponent
2011
as Father Mulluzzo
WWE WrestleMania X
1994
as Roddy Piper (Referee)
Adventures of a Pizza Guy
2015
as Marek Slavomir
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011
as Himself
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022
as Self (archival footage)
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
as Roddy Piper
WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
1997
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside)
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
as Himself
The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989
as Roddy Piper
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
2005
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE RAW 1000
2012
Best of the WWF Volume 1
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
2015
as Himself
The Bad Pack
1997
as Dash Simms
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
as Himself
WWE War to Settle the Score
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
1994
as Roddy Piper
NWA The Final Conflict
1983
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Buy & Cell
1989
as Cowboy
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
as Self
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
1998
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Last to Surrender
1999
as Nick Ford
Shut Up and Shoot!
2006
as Yokum The Bartender
The Firefly Funhouse Match
2020
as Himself (archive footage)
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Ghosts of Goldfield
2007
as Jackson Smith
The Damn! Show
2006
as Self
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
2006
as Roddy Piper
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
2000
as Roddy Piper (Referee)
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Slamboree 1998
1998
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Life In The Fast Lane
2007
The Wrestling Classic
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE World Tour 1991
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Terminal Rush
1996
as Bartel
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
1997
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Starrcade 1999
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
Lights Out
2015
as Detective Callahan
Portal to Hell!!!
2015
as Jack
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
First Encounter
1997
as Lieutenant Edward Ganz
The Chair
2016
as Murphy
Legends Never Die
2006
as Himself
Other Plans
2014
as Dean Evans
TNA Final Resolution 2005
2005
as Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee)
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
2023
as Self (Archival Footage)
I Am Santa Claus
2014
as Himself
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Domestic Import
2006
as Bronco Bill
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Sci-fighters
1996
as Det. Cameron Grayson
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987
as Roddy Piper
Dead Tides
1997
as Mick Leddy
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
as Himself
The History Of WrestleMania
1994
About 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… With 232 credits spanning from 1973 to 2024, Roddy Piper has appeared in 193 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Roddy Piper Movies
- They Live (1988) — as John Nada
- Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011) — as Bolphunga (voice)
- WrestleMania II (1986) — as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- WrestleMania (1985) — as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- Honor (2006) — as LT Tyrell
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