Roddy Piper
Known for Acting · 233 credits
- Born
- 1954-04-17
- Died
- 2015-07-31
- Place of birth
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Also known as
- Rowdy Roddy Piper · Roderick George Toombs · "Rowdy" Roddy Piper · Roddy Piper · Hot Rod · The Hot Scot
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (40)
Raw
1993
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper / Rowdy Roddy Piper
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Da' Maniac
WWE Pay Per View
1985
as Himself
Cold Case
2003
as Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010)
Storage Wars
2010
as Himself
Highlander: The Series
1992
as Anthony Galen
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
as Roddy Piper / "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWF Superstars
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Cody 'The Crusader' Conway
TNA iMPACT!
2004
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as Roddy Piper / “Rowdy” Roddy Piper / "Rowdy" Roddy Piper / "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Commentary)
The Outer Limits
1995
as Marlon
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
as Roddy Piper
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper / "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Archive footage)
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
Inside MMA
2007
as Self - Guest
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
as Roddy Piper
WWE Rivals
2022
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
as Roddy Piper
WWE Old School
1973
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Man Show
1999
as Self
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Mr. McMahon
2024
as “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage)
WWE Hall of Fame
2005
as Self
Breaking In
2011
as Mr. Weller
WWE Table For 3
2015
as Roddy Piper
WWE Rivalries
2014
WCW Thunder
1998
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
1998
The Highwayman
1987
as Preacher
The Mullets
2003
MADtv
1995
as Self
WWE Legends' House
2014
as Himself
Celebrity Wrestling
2005
Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual
2013
as Self
Movies (193)
They Live
1988
as John Nada
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
as Nada (They Live) (archive footage)
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
2011
as Bolphunga (voice)
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
as Himself
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
TNA Final Resolution 2005
2005
as Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee)
NWA The Final Conflict
1983
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Alien Opponent
2011
as Father Mulluzzo
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Marked Man
1996
as Frank Gibson
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
as Self
WWE WrestleMania X
1994
as Roddy Piper (Referee)
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
2003
as Rowdy Roddy Piper
Andre the Giant
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
as Self
Super Sweet 16: The Movie
2007
as Mitch Connors
The Bad Pack
1997
as Dash Simms
The One and Only
1978
as Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Masked Saint
2016
as Nicky Stone
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Last to Surrender
1999
as Nick Ford
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
WWE Funniest Moments
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Tough and Deadly
1995
as Elmo Freech
Domestic Import
2006
as Bronco Bill
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
2006
as Roddy Piper
WWE Judgment Day 2003
2003
as Roddy Piper
First Encounter
1997
as Lieutenant Edward Ganz
Fancypants
2011
as Smiley
Sin-Jin Smyth
2006
as Trent Polly
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Inside the Steel Cage
1986
as Roddy Piper
Dead Tides
1997
as Mick Leddy
WWE WrestleMania XI
1995
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Immortal Combat
1994
as John Keller
Body Slam
1986
as Quick Rick Roberts
WCW Starrcade 1999
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WrestleMania II
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Clear Lake
2012
as Wayne
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
The Wrestling Classic
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Shepherd
1998
as Miles
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988
as Sam Hell
Terminal Rush
1996
as Bartel
Blind Eye
2007
as Fred Mears
Jungleground
1995
as Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell
WWE Backlash 2003
2003
as Roddy Piper
German Fan Favorites
1994
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Hard Time
1998
as Randy
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997
WWE Grudge Match
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
1996
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Three Wise Guys
2005
as Pastor Roberts
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Chair
2016
as Murphy
No Contest
1995
as Ice
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Greatest Hits
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Buy & Cell
1989
as Cowboy
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
as Himself
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
Legion : The Final Exorcism
2006
as Lucas McMurter
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside)
Shut Up and Shoot!
2006
as Yokum The Bartender
The Firefly Funhouse Match
2020
as Himself (archive footage)
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
as Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
2005
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
2008
as Himself
The Portal
2010
as Homeless George
Sci-fighters
1996
as Det. Cameron Grayson
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
1997
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Host)
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Best of the WWF Volume 1
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Slamboree 1998
1998
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
1986
as Roddy Piper
Back in Action
1994
as Frank Rossi
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Misery Brothers
1995
as Himself
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012
as Roddy Piper (archive footage)
Pizza Man
2011
as Self
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
2005
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes
2010
as William Thurgood
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
1998
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022
as Self (archival footage)
Most Unusual Matches
1985
as Roddy Piper
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
2016
as Rowdy Roddy Piper
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
as Roddy Piper
WCW SuperBrawl VII
1997
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Don't Look Back
2014
as Eddie Starks
WWE World Tour 1991
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Slamboree 1997
1997
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WrestleMania
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
NWA Starrcade 1983
1983
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Making of 'They Live'
1988
as Self
Ghosts of Goldfield
2007
as Jackson Smith
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
2000
as Roddy Piper (Referee)
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
as Himself
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
as Himself
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
A Family Underground
2009
as Self
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
as Himself
Jack of Hearts
2000
as Detective Deeks
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW SuperBrawl IX
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Green Fairy
2015
as Oscar Wilde
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
1988
as Roddy Piper
About 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… With 233 credits spanning from 1973 to 2024, Roddy Piper has appeared in 193 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular Roddy Piper Movies
- They Live (1988) — as John Nada
- Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002) — as Nada (They Live) (archive footage)
- Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011) — as Bolphunga (voice)
- WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story (2014) — as Himself
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 4 (1991) — as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
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