Jim Neidhart
Known for Acting · 119 credits
- Born
- 1955-02-08
- Died
- 2018-08-13
- Place of birth
- Tampa, Florida, USA
- Also known as
- The Anvil · Jim Neidhart · Who · Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Biography
James Henry Neidhart was an American professional wrestler known for his work in the WWF during the 80s and 90s. He gained prominence primarily as a member of The Hart Foundation, the tag team alongside his brother-in-law Bret Hart, with whom he won the WWF World Tag Team Championship twice. Neidhart was also part of the famous Hart wrestling family through his marriage to Ellie Hart, daughter of Stu Hart.
Before becoming a wrestler, Neidhart was a standout athlete in high school, setting a shot put record. After a brief stint in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys, he moved to Calgary to train with Stu Hart and join Stampede Wrestling, where he won the International Tag Team Championship twice.
Neidhart made his WWF debut in 1985, initially as a singles wrestler. However, his real success came when he teamed up with Bret Hart to form The Hart Foundation. Together, they dominated the tag team division, winning the WWF World Tag Team Championship in 1987. Throughout their careers, they faced other major teams like Demolition and Strike Force, and their tag move, the Hart Attack, became iconic.
In 1991, Neidhart briefly teamed with Owen Hart to form The New Foundation, but his time in the WWF ended in 1992 when he was fired for refusing a drug test. After leaving WWF, he had stints in WCW and ECW, but his career in those companies was less prominent.
Neidhart returned to WWF briefly in 1994 as part of the heel side alongside his brother-in-law Owen Hart, reuniting in a new version of The Hart Foundation and facing off against wrestlers like Stone Cold Steve Austin. In 1997, after one final return to WWF, Neidhart left the company and retired more definitively.
Known For
Raw
1993
as Who / Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart / Jim Neidhart
WWF Superstars
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart / Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
TV Shows (14)
Raw
1993
as Who / Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart / Jim Neidhart
WWF Superstars
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart / Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
Total Divas
2013
as Himself
WWE Old School
1973
as Jim Neidhart / Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart / Jim Neidhart (Commentary)
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
as Jim Neidhart (archive footage)
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Thunder in Paradise
1994
as Kawolski
WCW Thunder
1998
as Jim Neidhart
Movies (105)
WrestleMania II
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Mr. Nanny
1993
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
2010
as Himself
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
as Himself
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SummerSlam 1994
1994
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
as Himself
WWE SummerSlam 1997
1997
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
as Self
Thunder in Paradise
1993
as Norman Kowalski
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
2010
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
as Himself
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
1997
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Survivor Series 1997
1997
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Brawl in the Family
1995
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE The Hart Foundation
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleFest
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
WWE: The Best of Sting
2014
as Himself
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
1989
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleFest '91
1991
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
1998
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
2011
as Himself
WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
2007
as Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The British Bulldogs
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
1997
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991
as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
1997
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Survivor Series 1988
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Enter... Zombie King!
2003
as Sheriff Logan
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
2013
as Himself
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
1997
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
1992
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE World Tour 1991
1991
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SummerSlam 1990
1990
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
as Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
1989
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989
as Himself
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
2013
as Himself
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
1991
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Crunch Classic
1992
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Demolition: Witness the Power
1989
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
1991
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
1994
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Network Collection: Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
2018
as Himself (Archive Footage)
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017
WWE King of the Ring 1997
1997
as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
1985
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SlamFest
1995
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007
as Jim Neidhart
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Mega Matches '95
1995
SWS WrestleFest
1991
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
World Wrestling Peace Festival
1996
WWE The Main Event
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Owen: Hart of Gold
2015
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
1985
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
as Himself
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Wrestling's Greatest Champions
1991
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWF Off the Top Rope
1995
ECW November to Remember 1993
1993
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Fan Favorites
1989
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85
1985
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
1989
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SummerSlam Fever
1990
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
2019
Battle of the WWE Superstars
1990
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Heroes of Wrestling
1999
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of ECW 1992: Volume 1
1992
as “The Anvil” Jim Neidhart
About Jim Neidhart
James Henry Neidhart was an American professional wrestler known for his work in the WWF during the 80s and 90s. He gained prominence primarily as a member of The Hart Foundation, the tag team alongside his brother-in-law Bret Hart, with whom he won the WWF World Tag Team Championship twice. Neidhart was also part of the famous Hart wrestling family through his marriage to Ellie Hart, daughter of Stu Hart. Before becoming a wrestler, Neidhart was a standout athlete in high school, setting a shot put record. After a brief stint in the NFL with… With 119 credits spanning from 1973 to 2021, Jim Neidhart has appeared in 105 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jim Neidhart Movies
- WrestleMania II (1986) — as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- Mr. Nanny (1993) — as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey (2010) — as Himself
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 (2014) — as Himself
- WWE WrestleMania III (1987) — as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
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