Terry Funk
Known for Acting · 194 credits
- Born
- 1944-06-30
- Died
- 2023-08-23
- Place of birth
- Hammond, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Chainsaw Charlie · Texan
Biography
Terrence "Terry" Funk was an American professional wrestler and actor known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the latter part of his career that inspired many younger wrestlers, including Mick Foley. Funk has appeared in the NWA, AWA, WWF/E, WCW, ECW, USWA, ROH, and TNA.
Funk is a former two time world heavyweight champion, having held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once and the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship once. He also won ECW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the latter of which was also granted to him as an honorary lifetime title by ECW. He is the only man to have been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, the WCW Hall of Fame, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, the NWA Hall of Fame, the Hardcore Hall of Fame, and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. Funk was a primary subject of the documentary film Beyond the Mat. Funk is often noted for the longevity of his career, which has included multiple "retirement" matches.
Known For
TV Shows (21)
Raw
1993
as Terry Funk / Chainsaw Charlie
Quantum Leap
1989
as Carl Shilo
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Dirk Simmons (segment "The Wrestler")
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWE Pay Per View
1985
ECW Hardcore TV
1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
as Self
WWE Old School
1973
as Terry Funk
Clash of the Champions
1988
as Terry Funk
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
ECW on TNN
1999
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
as Terry Funk
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
as Terry Funk
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
as Terry Funk
Tequila and Bonetti
1992
as Sargent Nuzo
WWE Hall of Fame
2005
as Self
Major League Wrestling: Underground TV
2003
WCW Thunder
1998
as Terry Funk
Wildside
1985
XPW Wrestling
1999
Movies (173)
Over the Top
1987
as Ruker
Road House
1989
as Morgan
The Ringer
2005
as Frankie
Paradise Alley
1978
as Frankie the Thumper
WrestleMania II
1986
as Terry Funk
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
2009
as Himself
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
as Terry Funk
Beyond the Mat
1999
as Self
The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One
2026
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
2014
as Chainsaw Charlie
PWF Homecoming
1989
as Himself
WWE King of the Ring 1998
1998
as Terry Funk (Appearance)
Active Stealth
1999
as Morgan
Timestalkers
1987
as Bearded Cowboy
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
1998
as Chainsaw Charlie
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
1997
as Himself
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998
as Chainsaw Charlie
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
as Terry Funk
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
2004
as Himself
ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matches
2006
as Self
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
2014
as Himself
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998
as Chainsaw Charlie
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
1994
as Terry Funk
Mom, Can I Keep Her?
1998
as Jungle Ed
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
as Himself
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
2015
as Himself
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012
as Himself
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
as Himself
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1
2012
as Himself
WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
2012
as Actor
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
2016
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994
as Terry Funk
WCW Slamboree 1994
1994
as Self
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
1997
as Himself
Card Subject To Change
2010
as Himself
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
2013
as Self
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
2008
as Himself
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
2014
as Self
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
2000
as Terry Funk
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
2013
as Chainsaw Charlie
NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
1989
as Himself
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994
as Terry Funk
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
1989
as Terry Funk
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
1989
as Himself
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
1997
as Terry Funk
The Wrestling Classic
1985
as Terry Funk
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987
as Terry Funk
WCW Slamboree 2000
2000
as Terry Funk
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
1997
as Himself
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
1986
as Terry Funk
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
1998
as Terry Funk
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
2016
as Himself
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
2013
as Himself
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
as Himself
WWF: Three Faces of Foley
1998
as Himself
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
1994
as Himself
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
2010
as Terry Funk
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
as Terry Funk
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
as Himself
AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1
2003
I Like To Hurt People
1985
as Self
WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
2006
as Terry Funk
ECW One Night Stand 2006
2006
as Self
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
1989
as Terry Funk
NWA Bloodfest • Night One
1993
as Terry Funk
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1
2010
as Himself
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
2008
as Himself
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994
1994
as Himself
WCW Starrcade 2000
2000
as Terry Funk
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995
1995
as Terry Funk
ECW Fan Cam: May 2, 1997 (Barely Legal II)
1997
as Terry Funk
ECW November to Remember 1995
1995
as Terry Funk
AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
2001
ECW: The Best of Cactus Jack
2001
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
1986
as Terry Funk
Stu Hart 50th Anniversary Show
1995
WCW All Nighter 1995
1995
ECW Ultra Clash 1993
1993
as Terry Funk
ECW Barely Legal 1997
1997
as Terry Funk
Forever Hardcore: The Documentary
2005
as Terry Funk
WCW Spring Stampede 2000
2000
as Himself
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
1989
as Himself
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011
as Himself
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
2015
as Himself
ECW Deep Impact
2001
as Terry Funk
WCW Uncensored 2000
2000
as Terry Funk
ECW The Night The Line Was Crossed 1994
1994
as Terry Funk
MLW King of Kings
2002
MLW War Games
2003
ECW Crossing the Line Again 1997
1997
as Terry Funk
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
2013
as Himself
ECW November to Remember 1996
1996
as Himself
Hardcore Homecoming: November Reign
2005
as Terry Funk
The Best of the WWF: volume 6
1986
as Terry Funk
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
1985
as Terry Funk
WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches
2006
The Best of Shane Douglas
1998
as Terry Funk
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
2004
as Himself
Hardcore Homecoming
2005
as Terry Funk
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995
1995
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994
1994
as Himself
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997
1997
as Terry Funk
WCW Sin
2001
as Terry Funk
ECW November to Remember 1993
1993
as Terry Funk
ROH: Best In The World
2008
as Himself
CM Punk: The Second City Saint
2012
as Himself
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
1999
as Himself
Blood, Brawls and Grudges
1995
as Terry Funk
ECW When Worlds Collide
1994
as Terry Funk
ECW Return of the Funker 1995
1995
as Himself (Appearance)
Ring Roasts II: A Comical Tribute to Terry Funk
2009
as Himself
SMW Night of The Legends
1994
as Terry Funk
ECW Super Summer Sizzler 1993
1993
as Terry Funk
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
as Terry Funk
WCW Souled Out 2000
2000
as Terry Funk
ECW Born To Be Wired
1997
as Himself
History & Tradition: The Story of The National Wrestling Alliance
2012
as Himself
NWA Bloodfest • Night Two
1993
as Terry Funk (Ringside)
ECW/WWA Battle of the Belts
1993
as Terry Funk
FMW Year End Spectacular 1996
1996
About Terry Funk
Terrence "Terry" Funk was an American professional wrestler and actor known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the latter part of his career that inspired many younger wrestlers, including Mick Foley. Funk has appeared in the NWA, AWA, WWF/E, WCW, ECW, USWA, ROH, and TNA. Funk is a former two time world heavyweight champion, having held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once and the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship once. He also won ECW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the latter of which was also grant… With 194 credits spanning from 1972 to 2026, Terry Funk has appeared in 173 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Terry Funk Movies
- Over the Top (1987) — as Ruker
- Road House (1989) — as Morgan
- The Ringer (2005) — as Frankie
- Paradise Alley (1978) — as Frankie the Thumper
- WrestleMania II (1986) — as Terry Funk
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