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 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.
Born: 17 April 1954 • Died: 31 July 2015
Played In
Mr. McMahon
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage)
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
Self (Archival Footage)
Biography: Wrestlemania I
Self (archival footage)
WWE Rivals
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Biography: WWE Legends
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Firefly Funhouse Match
Himself (archive footage)
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
Self (archive footage)
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
Andre the Giant
Self (archive footage)
The Price of Fame
Self
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
Rowdy Roddy Piper
The Bet
Mr. Jablonski
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
The Chair
Murphy
The Masked Saint
Nicky Stone
The Reconciler
Russ
Portal to Hell!!!
Jack
WWE Table For 3
Roddy Piper
The Old Boys
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Lights Out
Detective Callahan
Adventures of a Pizza Guy
Marek Slavomir
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
Himself
The Green Fairy
Oscar Wilde
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Himself
I Am Santa Claus
Himself
WWE Rivalries
Don't Look Back
Eddie Starks
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
Himself
WWE Legends' House
Himself
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
Rowdy Roddy Piper
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Himself
Wrestlemania Rewind
Roddy Piper
Other Plans
Dean Evans
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Himself
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
Himself
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
Self
Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual
Self
Clear Lake
Wayne
WWE RAW 1000
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Roddy Piper (archive footage)
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
Himself
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
Himself
Alien Opponent
Father Mulluzzo
Pizza Man
Self
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Bolphunga (voice)
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper
Himself
Fancypants
Smiley
Breaking In
Mr. Weller
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
Himself
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Storage Wars
Himself
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk
Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes
William Thurgood
The Portal
Homeless George
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
A Family Underground
Self
WWE WrestleMania XXV
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Himself
Bloodstained Memoirs
Himself
The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens
William Thurgood
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
A Gothic Tale
Narrator
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Life In The Fast Lane
Street Team Massacre
Roddy
Inside MMA
Self - Guest
Super Sweet 16: The Movie
Mitch Connors
Blind Eye
Fred Mears
Ghosts of Goldfield
Jackson Smith
Domestic Import
Bronco Bill
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
Self
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
Self
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
Roddy Piper
Sin-Jin Smyth
Trent Polly
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
Honor
LT Tyrell
Shut Up and Shoot!
Yokum The Bartender
Legends Never Die
Himself
Legion : The Final Exorcism
Lucas McMurter
The Damn! Show
Self
Three Wise Guys
Pastor Roberts
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Da' Maniac
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Self
Celebrity Wrestling
WWE Hall of Fame
Self
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
Himself
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
TNA Final Resolution 2005
Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee)
TNA iMPACT!
Cold Case
Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010)
The Mullets
WWE Judgment Day 2003
Roddy Piper
WWE Backlash 2003
Roddy Piper
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Nada (They Live) (archive footage)
Jack of Hearts
Detective Deeks
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
Roddy Piper (Referee)
WCW Starrcade 1999
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Man Show
Self
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Slamboree 1999
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
WCW SuperBrawl IX
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Last to Surrender
Nick Ford
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
Hard Time
Randy
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Shepherd
Miles
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Slamboree 1998
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
WCW Thunder
The Bad Pack
Dash Simms
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Dead Tides
Mick Leddy
WWF Summer Flashback!
WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Slamboree 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Uncensored 1997
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW SuperBrawl VII
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
First Encounter
Lieutenant Edward Ganz
Sci-fighters
Det. Cameron Grayson
WCW Starrcade 1996
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
Terminal Rush
Bartel
Marked Man
Frank Gibson
WWE WrestleMania XII
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (WWE President)
MADtv
Self
WCW Monday Nitro
Jungleground
Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell
WWE WrestleMania XI
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
The Outer Limits
Marlon
No Contest
Ice
Tough and Deadly
Elmo Freech
The Misery Brothers
Himself
German Fan Favorites
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
Roddy Piper
Back in Action
Frank Rossi
WWE King of the Ring 1994
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Immortal Combat
John Keller
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Himself
WWE WrestleMania X
Roddy Piper (Referee)
The History Of WrestleMania
Walker, Texas Ranger
Cody 'The Crusader' Conway
Raw
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Raw
Roddy Piper
Raw
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Raw
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Highlander: The Series
Anthony Galen
WWE SummerSlam 1992
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
WWE World Tour 1992
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Crunch Classic
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania VIII
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper
Self
WWE Survivor Series 1991
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE World Tour 1991
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Greatest Hits
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania VII
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside)
WWE Funniest Moments
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Tagteam
Rick McDonald
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Roddy Piper
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleFest '90
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania VI
'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
Wrestling Superheroes
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage
Maurice Steiger
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Survivor Series 1989
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania V
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Host)
The Brains Behind the Brawn
Roddy Piper
Buy & Cell
Cowboy
They Live
John Nada
Hulkamania 3
Roddy Piper
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
Roddy Piper
Hell Comes to Frogtown
Sam Hell
The Making of 'They Live'
Self
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Roddy Piper
The Highwayman
Preacher
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE WrestleMania III
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Inside the Steel Cage
Roddy Piper
Body Slam
Quick Rick Roberts
WWF Superstars
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWF Wrestling Challenge
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
Villains of the Squared Circle
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Roddy Piper
WrestleMania II
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Grudge Match
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Wrestling Classic
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
Roddy Piper
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
Self
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Roddy Piper
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Commentary)
WrestleMania
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Pay Per View
Himself
WWE Pay Per View
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (archive footage)
WWE War to Settle the Score
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Best of the WWF Volume 1
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Best of the WWF Volume 3
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Most Unusual Matches
Roddy Piper
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Roddy Piper
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Self
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Tuesday Night Titans
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Tuesday Night Titans
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Archive footage)
NWA Starrcade 1983
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
NWA The Race to Starrcade
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
NWA The Final Conflict
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Roddy Piper
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The One and Only
Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Roddy Piper
WWE Old School
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
The Damn! Show : Vol. 3
Self