Bob Backlund
Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund is an American professional wrestler with an in-ring career that spanned over 30 years. Over that time, he was a two-time WWWF/WWF Champion. Backlund holds the record for the second longest reign as WWE Champion in history, ahead of Hulk Hogan's first reign and behind Bruno Sammartino's first. On January 21, 2013, he was announced as a member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Backlund was also an accomplished amateur wrestler, wrestling for the North Dakota State University Bison in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Backlund continues to work in the pro wrestling business in various capacities. In 2000, Backlund unsuccessfully ran for a Connecticut seat in Congress on a Republican ticket.
64 acting credits
Acting · 64
Raw
1993
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWF Superstars
1986
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WWE Old School
1973
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
2021
WWF Championship Wrestling
1980
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
WWE The Main Event
1988
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
2021
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
2000
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993
WWE Battleground 2016
2016
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
1995
WWE WrestleMania XI
1995
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
1995
Big Daddy Cool Diesel
1995
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
1994
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
1993
Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules
2002
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
1993
TNA Final Resolution 2007
2007
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
2006
WWF The Main Event
1988
WWE The Brawl to End it All
1984
TNA Destination X 2007
2007
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
2013
In the Land of Merry Misfits
2007
TNA Lockdown 2007
2007
WWE Mega Matches '95
1995
TNA Victory Road 2007
2007
TNA Against All Odds 2007
2007
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
1993
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
1983
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
1993
TNA Slammiversary 2007
2007
AWA StarCage
1985
UWF Beach Brawl
1991
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
1980
Inside the Steel Cage
1986
WWE Brawl in the Family
1995
WWE UK Rampage '93
1993
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund
2010
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
2008
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
1985
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
1980
WWE March to WrestleMania XI
1995
WWE Hall Of Fame 1994
1994
JCW Legends and Icons
2011
PWUSA Star Wars
1985
Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid
1995
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994
1994
Battlarts Battle Fiction
1998
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 7: Old School 101
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