Roddy Piper
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 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.
232 acting credits
Acting · 232
Raw
1993
Saturday Night Live
1975
Highlander: The Series
1992
Cold Case
2003
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
The Outer Limits
1995
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Storage Wars
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
WWF Superstars
1986
WWE Pay Per View
1985
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
TNA iMPACT!
2004
The Man Show
1999
WWE Rivals
2022
They Live
1988
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
WWE Old School
1973
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
Breaking In
2011
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
Mr. McMahon
2024
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
WWE Rivalries
2014
WWE Table For 3
2015
The Highwayman
1987
The Mullets
2003
WWE Hall of Fame
2005
MADtv
1995
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
2011
Inside MMA
2007
WCW Thunder
1998
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
Andre the Giant
2018
WrestleMania II
1986
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012
Honor
2006
The Masked Saint
2016
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
1998
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
No Contest
1995
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
WWE Judgment Day 2003
2003
WWE Legends' House
2014
Immortal Combat
1994
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
WrestleMania
1985
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
Tough and Deadly
1995
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
The Misery Brothers
1995
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
Pizza Man
2011
The One and Only
1978
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
2015
Celebrity Wrestling
2005
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
1998
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
2023
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
Body Slam
1986
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
WWE Backlash 2003
2003
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
1996
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
Buy & Cell
1989
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
2016
WWE WrestleMania X
1994
Dead Tides
1997
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
2014
WWE WrestleMania XI
1995
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
1998
Hard Time
1998
Tagteam
1991
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
2003
WCW Slamboree 1997
1997
Back in Action
1994
Don't Look Back
2014
Portal to Hell!!!
2015
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
NWA Starrcade 1983
1983
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011
The Bad Pack
1997
Adventures of a Pizza Guy
2015
Terminal Rush
1996
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
WWE RAW 1000
2012
Marked Man
1996
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage
1990
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
2013
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
1997
Other Plans
2014
Sci-fighters
1996
Super Sweet 16: The Movie
2007
Jungleground
1995
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
1985
Best of the WWF Volume 1
1985
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992
The Bet
2016
Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes
2010
Alien Opponent
2011
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
1991
The Firefly Funhouse Match
2020
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
1999
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990
WWE Crunch Classic
1992
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985
The Shepherd
1998
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
The Green Fairy
2015
The Portal
2010
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
1996
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
2008
WCW Slamboree 1999
1999
Legends Never Die
2006
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
1985
WCW Slamboree 1998
1998
WWE World Tour 1991
1991
WWE World Tour 1992
1992
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
2006
The Chair
2016
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018
Jack of Hearts
2000
Bloodstained Memoirs
2009
Three Wise Guys
2005
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
2000
WWE War to Settle the Score
1985
The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
First Encounter
1997
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008
WCW Uncensored 1997
1997
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
1994
WCW SuperBrawl IX
1999
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
2013
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011
German Fan Favorites
1994
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
2006
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
1988
The Damn! Show
2006
A Family Underground
2009
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
1997
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
1985
WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
1997
Last to Surrender
1999
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997
Shut Up and Shoot!
2006
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
1984
I Am Santa Claus
2014
The Reconciler
2015
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
2005
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992
Blind Eye
2007
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991
TNA Final Resolution 2005
2005
WCW SuperBrawl VII
1997
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
The History Of WrestleMania
1994
Life In The Fast Lane
2007
Domestic Import
2006
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
Hulkamania 3
1988
The Wrestling Classic
1985
WWE Grudge Match
1986
WCW Starrcade 1999
1999
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
Lights Out
2015
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
Ghosts of Goldfield
2007
The Making of 'They Live'
1988
Legion : The Final Exorcism
2006
The Old Boys
2015
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
1986
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
2005
WWE Funniest Moments
1991
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
1986
WWE Greatest Hits
1991
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999
Sin-Jin Smyth
2006
WCW Starrcade 1996
1996
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
1992
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
2019
Wrestling Superheroes
1990
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
2005
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper
2011
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
1985
Most Unusual Matches
1985
Inside the Steel Cage
1986
The Price of Fame
2017
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
1987
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985
A Gothic Tale
2008
NWA The Race to Starrcade
1983
Clear Lake
2012
Street Team Massacre
2007
The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens
2008
Fancypants
2011
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk
2010
NWA The Final Conflict
1983
The Damn! Show : Vol. 3
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Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper
1992
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987