Roddy Piper
Known for
Acting
Born
April 17, 1954
Birthplace
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died
July 31, 2015 (aged 61)
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...
Best known work
They Live
1988
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
2011
Saturday Night Live
1975
Cold Case
2003
Highlander: The Series
1992
Raw
1993
The Outer Limits
1995
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Filmography
TBA
The Damn! Show : Vol. 3as Self
2024
2023
Superfan: The Story of Vladimiras Self (Archival Footage)
2022
Biography: Wrestlemania Ias Self (archival footage)
2022
2021
2020
The Firefly Funhouse Matchas Himself (archive footage)
2019
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hitsas Self (archive footage)
2018
2018
Andre the Giantas Self (archive footage)
2017
The Price of Fameas Self
2017
2016
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstarsas Rowdy Roddy Piper
2016
The Betas Mr. Jablonski
2016
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatnessas Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
2016
The Chairas Murphy
2016
The Masked Saintas Nicky Stone
2015
The Reconcileras Russ
2015
Portal to Hell!!!as Jack
2015
2015
The Old Boysas "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
2015
Lights Outas Detective Callahan
2015
Adventures of a Pizza Guyas Marek Slavomir
2015
2015
The Green Fairyas Oscar Wilde