
Roddy Piper
Known for Acting · 232 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 (39)

Raw
1993
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper / Rowdy Roddy Piper

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Da' Maniac

Cold Case
2003
as Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest

Highlander: The Series
1992
as Anthony Galen

WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWF Superstars
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

The Outer Limits
1995
as Marlon

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Cody 'The Crusader' Conway

WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Storage Wars
2010
as Himself

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as Roddy Piper / “Rowdy” Roddy Piper / "Rowdy" Roddy Piper / "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Commentary)

WWE Pay Per View
1985
as Himself

The Man Show
1999
as Self

TNA iMPACT!
2004

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
as Roddy Piper

WWE Rivals
2022
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWE Old School
1973
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Biography: WWE Legends
2021
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WCW Monday Nitro
1995

WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
as Roddy Piper

Breaking In
2011
as Mr. Weller

Tuesday Night Titans
1984
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper / "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Archive footage)

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
as Roddy Piper / "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Inside MMA
2007
as Self - Guest

Mr. McMahon
2024
as “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage)

WWE Rivalries
2014

WWE Table For 3
2015
as Roddy Piper

Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
as Roddy Piper

WWE Hall of Fame
2005
as Self

The Highwayman
1987
as Preacher

MADtv
1995
as Self
The Mullets
2003

WCW Thunder
1998

WWE Legends' House
2014
as Himself

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
1998
Celebrity Wrestling
2005
Movies (193)

They Live
1988
as John Nada

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
2011
as Bolphunga (voice)

WrestleMania II
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Honor
2006
as LT Tyrell

WrestleMania
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper

The Bet
2016
as Mr. Jablonski

Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
as Nada (They Live) (archive footage)

Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988
as Sam Hell

WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
as Himself

WCW The Great American Bash 1998
1998
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWE Judgment Day 2003
2003
as Roddy Piper

WWE WrestleMania XI
1995
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)

No Contest
1995
as Ice

WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)

The One and Only
1978
as Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)

Tough and Deadly
1995
as Elmo Freech

WWE WrestleMania III
1987
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
as Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)

The Shepherd
1998
as Miles

Hard Time
1998
as Randy

WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
as Himself

The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
as Self

Pizza Man
2011
as Self

WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012
as Roddy Piper (archive footage)

Andre the Giant
2018
as Self (archive footage)

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWE Wrestlemania XIX
2003
as Rowdy Roddy Piper

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
as Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWE WrestleMania V
1989
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Host)

TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006
as Self

WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside)

WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage
1990
as Maurice Steiger

The Masked Saint
2016
as Nicky Stone

WWE WrestleMania X
1994
as Roddy Piper (Referee)

Immortal Combat
1994
as John Keller

WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
as Himself

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011
as Himself

The Firefly Funhouse Match
2020
as Himself (archive footage)

WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
as Himself

Marked Man
1996
as Frank Gibson

WCW Slamboree 1997
1997
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
as Himself

WWE RAW 1000
2012

Body Slam
1986
as Quick Rick Roberts

Fancypants
2011
as Smiley

WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Blind Eye
2007
as Fred Mears

Don't Look Back
2014
as Eddie Starks

Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
2014
as Rowdy Roddy Piper

Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
2023
as Self (Archival Footage)

Three Wise Guys
2005
as Pastor Roberts

It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
2015
as Himself

Best of the WWF Volume 1
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWE War to Settle the Score
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

The Misery Brothers
1995
as Himself

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WCW Fall Brawl 1998
1998
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper

The Green Fairy
2015
as Oscar Wilde

WCW Starrcade 1999
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)

Hulkamania 3
1988
as Roddy Piper

WWE World Tour 1991
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
1997
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014

WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
1996
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)

WCW The Great American Bash 1999
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
1997
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Bret "Hit Man" Hart
1994
as Roddy Piper

The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
2013
as Self

Sci-fighters
1996
as Det. Cameron Grayson
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
2016
as Rowdy Roddy Piper

WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
2006
as Roddy Piper

WCW SuperBrawl 2000
2000
as Roddy Piper (Referee)

WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)

WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Adventures of a Pizza Guy
2015
as Marek Slavomir

WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
2005
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

The History Of WrestleMania
1994

WCW SuperBrawl IX
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

The Bad Pack
1997
as Dash Simms

WWE Backlash 2003
2003
as Roddy Piper

Dead Tides
1997
as Mick Leddy

WWE WrestleMania XII
1996
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012
as Himself

Terminal Rush
1996
as Bartel

Alien Opponent
2011
as Father Mulluzzo
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WCW Slamboree 1998
1998
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
as Self

Buy & Cell
1989
as Cowboy

Tagteam
1991
as Rick McDonald

WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
1996
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (WWE President)

Back in Action
1994
as Frank Rossi

The Damn! Show
2006
as Self

The Chair
2016
as Murphy

2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Jungleground
1995
as Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell

WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017

Super Sweet 16: The Movie
2007
as Mitch Connors

WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
as Roddy Piper

TNA Final Resolution 2005
2005
as Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee)

WCW Starrcade 1996
1996
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

WCW The Great American Bash 1997
1997
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Other Plans
2014
as Dean Evans

WCW Slamboree 1999
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Most Unusual Matches
1985
as Roddy Piper

Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
2006
as Self

PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011
as Himself
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 232 credits spanning from 1973 to 2024, Roddy Piper has appeared in 193 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Roddy Piper Movies
- They Live (1988) — as John Nada
- Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011) — as Bolphunga (voice)
- WrestleMania II (1986) — as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- Honor (2006) — as LT Tyrell
- WrestleMania (1985) — as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
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