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