Roddy Piper

Biography

Roderick George Toombs, 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.

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Known For

Raw

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Self

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Da' Maniac

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

WWE SmackDown

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

TNA iMPACT!

Highlander: The Series

Anthony Galen

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2023	Superfan: The Story of Vladimir	Self (Archival Footage)
2022	Biography: Wrestlemania I	Self (archival footage)
2021	Biography: Shawn Michaels	Self (archive footage)
2021	Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper	'Rowdy' Roddy Piper (archive footage)
2020	The Firefly Funhouse Match	Himself (archive footage)
2019	Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits	Self (archive footage)
2018	Andre the Giant	Self (archive footage)
2018	Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2017	WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017	The Price of Fame	Self
2016	The Chair	Murphy
2016	The Masked Saint	Nicky Stone
2016	WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness	Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
2016	Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars	Rowdy Roddy Piper
2016	The Bet	Mr. Jablonski
2015	The Reconciler	Russ
2015	Lights Out	Detective Callahan
2015	The Green Fairy	Oscar Wilde
2015	The Old Boys	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
2015	Portal to Hell!!!	Jack
2015	Adventures of a Pizza Guy	Marek Slavomir
2015	It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story	Himself
2014	WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014	Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies	Rowdy Roddy Piper
2014	Don't Look Back	Eddie Starks
2014	I Am Santa Claus	Himself
2014	WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1	Himself
2014	WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash	Himself
2014	WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story	Himself
2014	Other Plans	Dean Evans
2013	WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden	Himself
2013	The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2	Himself
2013	PWG Sells Out: Volume 3	Himself
2012	WWE RAW 1000
2012	WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009	Roddy Piper (archive footage)
2012	WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection	Himself
2012	Clear Lake	Wayne
2011	Green Lantern: Emerald Knights	Bolphunga (voice)
2011	Alien Opponent	Father Mulluzzo
2011	PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning	Himself
2011	Timeline: The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper	Himself
2011	The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1	Himself
2011	The True Story of WrestleMania	Self (archive footage)
2011	Pizza Man	Himself
2011	Fancypants	Smiley
2010	The Portal	Homeless George
2010	WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
2010	Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes	William Thurgood
2010	WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk
2009	Bloodstained Memoirs	Himself
2009	WWE WrestleMania XXV	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
2009	A Family Underground	Self
2009	WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event	Himself
2008	The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens	William Thurgood
2008	WWE Royal Rumble 2008	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
2008	WWE Cyber Sunday 2008	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
2008	Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection	Himself
2008	A Gothic Tale	Narrator
2007	Ghosts of Goldfield	Jackson Smith
2007	Blind Eye	Fred Mears
2007	Street Team Massacre	Roddy
2007	Life In The Fast Lane
2007	Super Sweet 16: The Movie	Mitch Connors
2006	Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story	Self
2006	Legion : The Final Exorcism	Lucas McMurter
2006	Honor	LT Tyrell
2006	Domestic Import	Bronco Bill
2006	WWE Cyber Sunday 2006	Roddy Piper
2006	WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology	'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
2006	The Damn! Show	Self
2006	Legends Never Die	Himself
2006	Shut Up and Shoot!	Yokum The Bartender
2006	TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments	Himself
2005	WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's	Self
2005	Three Wise Guys	Pastor Roberts
2005	TNA Final Resolution 2005	Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee)
2005	WWE: Wrestlemania Recall	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
2005	The Lost Episodes of the XWF
2005	WWE Hall of Fame 2005	Himself
2003	WWE Backlash 2003	Roddy Piper
2003	WWE Judgment Day 2003	Roddy Piper
2003	WWE Wrestlemania XIX	Rowdy Roddy Piper
2002	Ultimate Fights from the Movies	Nada (They Live) (archive footage)
2000	Jack of Hearts	Detective Deeks
2000	WCW SuperBrawl 2000	Roddy Piper (Referee)
1999	The Shepherd	Miles
1999	WCW SuperBrawl IX	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1999	WCW Slamboree 1999	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1999	WCW The Great American Bash 1999	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1999	WCW Bash at the Beach 1999	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1999	Last to Surrender	Nick Ford
1999	WCW Starrcade 1999	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
1998	Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows	Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
1998	Hard Time	Randy
1998	WCW Spring Stampede 1998	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1998	WCW Slamboree 1998	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1998	WCW The Great American Bash 1998	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1998	WCW Fall Brawl 1998	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1997	The Bad Pack	Dash Simms
1997	Dead Tides	Mick Leddy
1997	WCW SuperBrawl VII	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1997	WCW Uncensored 1997	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1997	WCW Slamboree 1997	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1997	WCW The Great American Bash 1997	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1997	WCW Bash at The Beach 1997	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1997	WCW Halloween Havoc 1997	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1997	First Encounter	Lieutenant Edward Ganz
1997	WWF Summer Flashback!
1996	Sci-fighters	Det. Cameron Grayson
1996	WWE WrestleMania XII	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1996	Marked Man	Frank Gibson
1996	WCW Starrcade 1996	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1996	Terminal Rush	Bartel
1996	WCW Halloween Havoc 1996	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
1996	WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (WWE President)
1995	Jungleground	Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell
1995	Tough and Deadly	Elmo Freech
1995	No Contest	Ice
1995	The Misery Brothers	Himself
1995	WWE WrestleMania XI	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
1994	Back in Action	Frank Rossi
1994	German Fan Favorites 2	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1994	Immortal Combat	John Keller
1994	The History Of WrestleMania
1994	The Life And Times of Paul Boesch	Himself
1994	WWE WrestleMania X	Roddy Piper (Referee)
1994	WWE King of the Ring 1994	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1992	Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper	Self
1992	3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1992	WWE Crunch Classic	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1992	WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1992	WWE World Tour 1992	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1992	WWE Royal Rumble 1992	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1992	WWE March to WrestleMania VIII	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1992	WWE WrestleMania VIII	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1991	2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1991	WWE World Tour 1991	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1991	WWE WrestleMania VII	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside)
1991	Tagteam	Rick McDonald
1991	WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1991	WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1991	WWE Survivor Series 1991	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1990	WWE WrestleFest '90	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1990	WWF SuperTape vol. 2	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1990	WWE Royal Rumble 1990	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1990	WWE WrestleMania VI	'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
1990	WWE Survivor Series 1990	Roddy Piper
1990	The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage	Maurice Steiger
1989	Buy & Cell	Cowboy
1989	WWE WrestleMania V	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Host)
1989	WWE Survivor Series 1989	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1988	Hell Comes to Frogtown	Sam Hell
1988	They Live	John Nada
1988	The Making of 'They Live'	Self
1988	Hulkamania 3	Roddy Piper
1987	WWE WrestleMania III	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1987	Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1987	The Best of the WWF: volume 10	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1987	The Best of the WWF: volume 11	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1986	WrestleMania II	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1986	Body Slam	Quick Rick Roberts
1986	WWE's Inside the Steel Cage
1986	Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
1986	WrestleMania 2	Rowdy Roddy Piper
1985	WrestleMania	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1985	The Wrestling Classic	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1985	WWE War to Settle the Score	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1985	Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (archive footage)
1985	Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits	Roddy Piper
1985	PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
1985	Best of the WWF Volume 1	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1985	Best of the WWF Volume 3	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1985	The Best of the WWF: volume 4	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1985	The WWF's Most Unusual Matches	Roddy Piper
1985	WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest	Roddy Piper
1985	Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!	Self
1985	All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular	Self
1985	WrestleMania
1984	WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1983	NWA Starrcade 1983	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1983	NWA The Final Conflict	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1983	NWA The Race to Starrcade	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1978	The One and Only	Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	Mr. McMahon	“Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage)
2021	Biography: WWE Legends	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
2015	WWE Table For 3	Roddy Piper
2014	WWE Legends' House	Himself
2014	WWE Rivalries
2011	Breaking In	Mr. Weller
2010	Storage Wars	Himself
2009	Celebrity Ghost Stories	Self
2007	Inside MMA	Self - Guest
2005	Celebrity Wrestling
2005	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Da' Maniac
2004	TNA iMPACT!
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003	Cold Case	Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010)
2003	The Mullets
1999	WWE SmackDown	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1998	WCW Thunder
1998	Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
1995	WCW Monday Nitro
1995	MADtv	Self
1995	The Outer Limits	Marlon
1993	Walker, Texas Ranger	Cody 'The Crusader' Conway
1993	Raw	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1992	Highlander: The Series	Anthony Galen
1989	The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1987	The Highwayman	Preacher
1986	WWF Superstars
1986	WWF Wrestling Challenge	"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
1985	Saturday Night's Main Event	Roddy Piper
1985	Saturday Night's Main Event
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)