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