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.
192 movies · 39 shows
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
2023·5.0
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022·6.0
The Firefly Funhouse Match
2020·8.5
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
2019·0.0
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018·10.0
Andre the Giant
2018·7.3
The Price of Fame
2017·6.0
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017·10.0
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
2016·10.0
The Bet
2016·4.7
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016·9.2
The Chair
2016·3.4
The Masked Saint
2016·5.6
The Reconciler
2015·2.0
Portal to Hell!!!
2015·5.7
The Old Boys
2015·0.0
Lights Out
2015·0.0
Adventures of a Pizza Guy
2015·2.3
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
2015·8.8
The Green Fairy
2015·4.8
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014·10.0
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014·7.6
I Am Santa Claus
2014·6.1
Don't Look Back
2014·5.4
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014·10.0
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
2014·4.3
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014·10.0
Other Plans
2014·5.1
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013·9.2
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
2013·10.0
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
2013·10.0
Clear Lake
2012·6.0
WWE RAW 1000
2012·0.0
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012·10.0
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012·0.0
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011·7.9
Alien Opponent
2011·4.2
Pizza Man
2011·4.0
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
2011·6.6
Timeline The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper
2011·0.0
Fancypants
2011·3.0
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011·0.0
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010·8.3
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk
2010·0.0
Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes
2010·4.2
The Portal
2010·4.4
A Family Underground
2009·6.2
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009·7.8
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009·7.5
Bloodstained Memoirs
2009·4.0
The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens
2008·1.8
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008·7.3
A Gothic Tale
2008·0.0
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
2008·6.3
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008·7.5
Life In The Fast Lane
2007·0.0
Street Team Massacre
2007·1.0
Super Sweet 16: The Movie
2007·6.0
Blind Eye
2007·5.5
Ghosts of Goldfield
2007·2.9
Domestic Import
2006·5.2
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006·10.0
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
2006·7.5
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
2006·6.5
Sin-Jin Smyth
2006·0.0
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006·7.9
Honor
2006·4.6
Shut Up and Shoot!
2006·3.4
Legends Never Die
2006·0.0
Legion : The Final Exorcism
2006·2.0
The Damn! Show
2006·3.7
Three Wise Guys
2005·4.3
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
2005·6.5
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005·7.8
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
2005·8.5
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
2005·0.0
TNA Final Resolution 2005
2005·8.5
WWE Judgment Day 2003
2003·6.6
WWE Backlash 2003
2003·7.6
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
2003·8.1
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002·5.0
Jack of Hearts
2000·2.9
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
2000·10.0
WCW Starrcade 1999
1999·10.0
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999·10.0
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
1999·0.0
WCW Slamboree 1999
1999·8.0
WCW SuperBrawl IX
1999·0.0
Last to Surrender
1999·6.0
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998·7.5
Hard Time
1998·5.9
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
1998·9.0
The Shepherd
1998·3.6
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
1998·8.0
WCW Slamboree 1998
1998·8.0
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998·10.0
The Bad Pack
1997·4.1
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
1997·7.5
Dead Tides
1997·5.4
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997·10.0
WCW Bash at the Beach 1997
1997·9.0
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
1997·9.0
WCW Slamboree 1997
1997·8.0
WCW Uncensored 1997
1997·6.5
WCW SuperBrawl VII
1997·8.8
First Encounter
1997·3.6
Sci-fighters
1996·5.3
WCW Starrcade 1996
1996·8.0
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
1996·9.0
Terminal Rush
1996·5.3
Marked Man
1996·6.0
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996·7.0
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
1996·9.0
Jungleground
1995·5.8
WWE WrestleMania XI
1995·6.5
No Contest
1995·5.3
Tough and Deadly
1995·5.5
The Misery Brothers
1995·5.0
German Fan Favorites
1994·0.0
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
1994·0.0
Back in Action
1994·5.4
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994·7.4
Immortal Combat
1994·5.6
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994·10.0
WWE WrestleMania X
1994·8.0
The History Of WrestleMania
1994·0.0
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
1992·8.0
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992·8.1
WWE World Tour 1992
1992·0.0
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992·10.0
WWE Crunch Classic
1992·0.0
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992·8.1
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992·0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992·6.9
Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper
1992·0.0
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991·7.4
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991·0.0
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
1991·6.0
WWE World Tour 1991
1991·0.0
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991·10.0
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991·0.0
WWE Greatest Hits
1991·0.0
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991·7.3
WWE Funniest Moments
1991·0.0
Tagteam
1991·6.6
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990·7.7
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990·0.0
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990·0.0
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990·8.4
Wrestling Superheroes
1990·0.0
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage
1990·6.3
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990·6.1
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989·7.8
WWE WrestleMania V
1989·7.3
The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989·0.0
Buy & Cell
1989·5.3
They Live
1988·7.3
Hulkamania 3
1988·0.0
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
1988·0.0
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988·5.5
The Making of 'They Live'
1988·0.0
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987·10.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987·0.0
WWE WrestleMania III
1987·7.3
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
1987·0.0
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987·0.0
Inside the Steel Cage
1986·0.0
Body Slam
1986·5.1
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
1986·0.0
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986·0.0
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
1986·10.0
WrestleMania II
1986·6.4
WWE Grudge Match
1986·0.0
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986·10.0
The Wrestling Classic
1985·6.0
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
1985·7.0
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
1985·0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
1985·0.0
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
1985·0.0
WrestleMania
1985·6.6
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985·0.0
WWE War to Settle the Score
1985·10.0
Best of the WWF Volume 1
1985·0.0
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985·0.0
Most Unusual Matches
1985·9.0
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985·6.0
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985·10.0
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
1984·0.0
NWA Starrcade 1983
1983·7.3
NWA The Race to Starrcade
1983·0.0
NWA The Final Conflict
1983·0.0
The One and Only
1978·6.0