Acting · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada · Born April 17, 1954
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.
TVMr. McMahon
2024
as “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Archive Footage)
MovieSuperfan: The Story of Vladimir
2023
as Self (Archival Footage)
MovieBiography: Wrestlemania I
2022
as Self (archival footage)
TVWWE Rivals
2022
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
TVBiography: WWE Legends
2021
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieThe Firefly Funhouse Match
2020
as Himself (archive footage)
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MovieRandy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018
MovieAndre the Giant
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Price of Fame
2017
as Self
MovieWWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
2016
as Rowdy Roddy Piper
MovieThe Bet
2016
as Mr. Jablonski
MovieWWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
as Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
MovieThe Chair
2016
as Murphy
MovieThe Masked Saint
2016
as Nicky Stone
MovieThe Reconciler
2015
as Russ
MoviePortal to Hell!!!
2015
as Jack
TVWWE Table For 3
2015
as Roddy Piper
MovieThe Old Boys
2015
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieLights Out
2015
as Detective Callahan
MovieAdventures of a Pizza Guy
2015
as Marek Slavomir
MovieIt's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
2015
as Himself
MovieThe Green Fairy
2015
as Oscar Wilde
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
MovieWWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
as Himself
MovieI Am Santa Claus
2014
as Himself
TVWWE Rivalries
2014
MovieDon't Look Back
2014
as Eddie Starks
MovieWWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
as Himself
TVWWE Legends' House
2014
as Himself
MoviePro Wrestlers vs Zombies
2014
as Rowdy Roddy Piper
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
as Himself
TVWrestlemania Rewind
2014
as Roddy Piper
MovieOther Plans
2014
as Dean Evans
MovieWWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
as Himself
MoviePWG Sells Out: Volume 3
2013
as Himself
MovieThe Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
2013
as Self
TVCyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual
2013
as Self
MovieClear Lake
2012
as Wayne
MovieWWE RAW 1000
2012
MovieWWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012
as Roddy Piper (archive footage)
MovieWWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012
as Himself
MovieThe Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011
as Himself
MovieAlien Opponent
2011
as Father Mulluzzo
MoviePizza Man
2011
as Self
MovieGreen Lantern: Emerald Knights
2011
as Bolphunga (voice)
MovieTimeline The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper
2011
as Himself
MovieFancypants
2011
as Smiley
TVBreaking In
2011
as Mr. Weller
MoviePWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011
as Himself
MovieWWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
TVStorage Wars
2010
as Himself
MovieWWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk
2010
MovieBilly Owens and the Secret of the Runes
2010
as William Thurgood
MovieThe Portal
2010
as Homeless George
TVCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
MovieA Family Underground
2009
as Self
MovieWWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
as Himself
MovieBloodstained Memoirs
2009
as Himself
MovieThe Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens
2008
as William Thurgood
MovieWWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
MovieA Gothic Tale
2008
as Narrator
MovieNature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
2008
as Himself
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieLife In The Fast Lane
2007
MovieStreet Team Massacre
2007
as Roddy
Inside MMA
2007
as Self - Guest
MovieSuper Sweet 16: The Movie
2007
as Mitch Connors
MovieBlind Eye
2007
as Fred Mears
MovieGhosts of Goldfield
2007
as Jackson Smith
MovieDomestic Import
2006
as Bronco Bill
MovieTNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006
as Self
MovieBorn to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
2006
as Self
MovieWWE Cyber Sunday 2006
2006
as Roddy Piper
Sin-Jin Smyth
2006
as Trent Polly
MovieWWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
MovieHonor
2006
as LT Tyrell
MovieShut Up and Shoot!
2006
as Yokum The Bartender
Legends Never Die
2006
as Himself
MovieLegion : The Final Exorcism
2006
as Lucas McMurter
MovieThe Damn! Show
2006
as Self
MovieThree Wise Guys
2005
as Pastor Roberts
TVIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Da' Maniac
MovieThe Lost Episodes of the XWF
2005
MovieThe Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
as Self
Celebrity Wrestling
2005
TVWWE Hall of Fame
2005
as Self
MovieWWE Hall of Fame 2005
2005
as Himself
MovieWWE: Wrestlemania Recall
2005
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieTNA Final Resolution 2005
2005
as Roddy Piper (Special Guest Referee)
TVTNA iMPACT!
2004
TVCold Case
2003
as Sweet' Sil Tavern (2010)
The Mullets
2003
MovieWWE Judgment Day 2003
2003
as Roddy Piper
MovieWWE Backlash 2003
2003
as Roddy Piper
MovieWWE Wrestlemania XIX
2003
as Rowdy Roddy Piper
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieUltimate Fights from the Movies
2002
as Nada (They Live) (archive footage)
MovieJack of Hearts
2000
as Detective Deeks
MovieWCW SuperBrawl 2000
2000
as Roddy Piper (Referee)
MovieWCW Starrcade 1999
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
MovieWCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
TVThe Man Show
1999
as Self
MovieWCW The Great American Bash 1999
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWCW Slamboree 1999
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
TVWWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWCW SuperBrawl IX
1999
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieLast to Surrender
1999
as Nick Ford
MovieHitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
as Rowdy Roddy Piper (archive footage)
MovieHard Time
1998
as Randy
MovieWCW Fall Brawl 1998
1998
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieThe Shepherd
1998
as Miles
MovieWCW The Great American Bash 1998
1998
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWCW Slamboree 1998
1998
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
TVLouis Theroux's Weird Weekends
1998
TVWCW Thunder
1998
MovieThe Bad Pack
1997
as Dash Simms
MovieWCW Halloween Havoc 1997
1997
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieDead Tides
1997
as Mick Leddy
MovieWWF Summer Flashback!
1997
MovieWCW Bash at The Beach 1997
1997
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWCW The Great American Bash 1997
1997
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWCW Slamboree 1997
1997
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWCW Uncensored 1997
1997
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWCW SuperBrawl VII
1997
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieFirst Encounter
1997
as Lieutenant Edward Ganz
MovieSci-fighters
1996
as Det. Cameron Grayson
MovieWCW Starrcade 1996
1996
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWCW Halloween Havoc 1996
1996
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
MovieTerminal Rush
1996
as Bartel
MovieMarked Man
1996
as Frank Gibson
MovieWWE WrestleMania XII
1996
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
1996
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (WWE President)
TVMADtv
1995
as Self
TVWCW Monday Nitro
1995
MovieJungleground
1995
as Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell
MovieWWE WrestleMania XI
1995
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Referee)
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Marlon
MovieNo Contest
1995
as Ice
MovieTough and Deadly
1995
as Elmo Freech
MovieThe Misery Brothers
1995
as Himself
MovieGerman Fan Favorites
1994
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieBret "Hit Man" Hart
1994
as Roddy Piper
MovieBack in Action
1994
as Frank Rossi
MovieWWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieImmortal Combat
1994
as John Keller
MovieThe Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
as Himself
MovieWWE WrestleMania X
1994
as Roddy Piper (Referee)
MovieThe History Of WrestleMania
1994
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Cody 'The Crusader' Conway
TVRaw
1993
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
TVHighlander: The Series
1992
as Anthony Galen
MovieWWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Appearance)
MovieWWE World Tour 1992
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Movie3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE Crunch Classic
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper
1992
as Self
MovieWWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE World Tour 1991
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Movie2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE Greatest Hits
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE WrestleMania VII
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Ringside)
MovieWWE Funniest Moments
1991
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieTagteam
1991
as Rick McDonald
MovieWWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
as Roddy Piper
MovieWWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE WrestleFest '90
1990
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE WrestleMania VI
1990
as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
MovieWrestling Superheroes
1990
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieThe Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage
1990
as Maurice Steiger
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
TVThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
as Roddy Piper
MovieWWE WrestleMania V
1989
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Host)
MovieThe Brains Behind the Brawn
1989
as Roddy Piper
MovieBuy & Cell
1989
as Cowboy
MovieThey Live
1988
as John Nada
MovieHulkamania 3
1988
as Roddy Piper
MovieBrutus "The Barber" Beefcake
1988
as Roddy Piper
MovieHell Comes to Frogtown
1988
as Sam Hell
The Making of 'They Live'
1988
as Self
MovieWrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987
as Roddy Piper
TVThe Highwayman
1987
as Preacher
MovieThe Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE WrestleMania III
1987
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieThe Best of the WWF: volume 10
1987
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieBob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieInside the Steel Cage
1986
as Roddy Piper
MovieBody Slam
1986
as Quick Rick Roberts
TVWWF Superstars
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
TVWWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
1986
MovieVillains of the Squared Circle
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieRicky "The Dragon" Steamboat
1986
as Roddy Piper
MovieWrestleMania II
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieWWE Grudge Match
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieThe Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieThe Wrestling Classic
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieRowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
1985
as Roddy Piper
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
1985
as Self
MovieThe Best of the WWF: volume 4
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
1985
TVWWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as Roddy Piper
MovieWrestleMania
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
TVWWE Pay Per View
1985
as Himself
MovieBob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (archive footage)
MovieWWE War to Settle the Score
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieBest of the WWF Volume 1
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieBest of the WWF Volume 3
1985
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieMost Unusual Matches
1985
as Roddy Piper
MovieWrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
as Roddy Piper
MovieWrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
as Self
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
1984
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
TVTuesday Night Titans
1984
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieNWA Starrcade 1983
1983
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
NWA The Race to Starrcade
1983
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieNWA The Final Conflict
1983
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
TVMid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
as Roddy Piper
MovieThe One and Only
1978
as Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
TVWWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
as Roddy Piper
TVWWE Old School
1973
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
MovieThe Damn! Show : Vol. 3
as Self
