Ernie Ladd

Known for

Acting

Born

November 28, 1938

Birthplace

Rayville, Louisiana, USA

Died

March 10, 2007 (aged 68)

Biography

Ernest Ladd, nicknamed "The Big Cat", was an American professional football player and professional wrestler. A standout athlete in high school, Ladd attended Grambling State University on a basketball scholarship before being drafted in 1961 by the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL). Ladd found success in the AFL as one of the largest players in professional football history at 6′9″ and 290 pounds. He helped the Chargers to four AFL championship games in five years, winning the championship with the team in 1963. He also had stints with the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Oilers. Ladd took up professional wrestling during the AFL offseason, and after a knee injury ended...

Best known work

That '70s Show

1998

Raw

1993

WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

2013

Tuesday Night Titans

1984

Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!

1985

WWE: True Giants

2014

WWE Hall Of Fame 1995

1995

Villains of the Squared Circle

1986

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

2007

Filmography

2014
WWE: True Giants
2013
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
as Himself, Writer
2008
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
as "The Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
2007
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
as "The Big Cat" Earnie Ladd
1998
That '70s ShowTV
as Manager (1 episode)
1995
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
as Self
1994
WWE Hall Of Fame 1994
as Self
1993
RawTV
as Ernie Ladd (1 episode)
1992
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
as Ernie Ladd
1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
as Ernie Ladd (Ringside)
1986
WWF Wrestling ChallengeTV
as Ernie Ladd (3 episodes)
1986
Villains of the Squared Circle
as "The Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
1985
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
as Ernie Ladd
1984
Tuesday Night TitansTV
as Ernie Ladd (1 episode)
1984
NWA Boogie Jam
as "The Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
1983
WCW Arena ShowsTV
as Ernie Ladd (1 episode)
1981
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81
as "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
1981
Mid-South WrestlingTV
as Ernie Ladd (Commentator) (1 episode), as "The Big Cat" Ernie Ladd (34 episodes), as Ernie Ladd (5 episodes), as 'Big' Ernie Ladd (2 episodes)
1981
Mid-Atlantic Championship WrestlingTV
as Ernie Ladd (2 episodes)
1981
WCCW Star WarsTV
as Ernie Ladd (1 episode)
1980
WWF Championship WrestlingTV
as Ernie "The Cat" Ladd (1 episode), as Ernie "The Big Cat" Ladd (2 episodes), as Ernie Ladd (2 episodes)
1975
WWF All-Star WrestlingTV
as Ernie Ladd (2 episodes), as 'The Big Cat' Ernie Ladd (2 episodes)
1973
WWE Old SchoolTV
as Ernie Ladd (2 episodes)