WRESTLERS IN THE MOVIES
The SLAM! Wrestler/Actor Database is your source for finding the film credits of wrestlers who have transitioned to the silver screen, and a natural companion to our Hollywood Headlock Movie Database. With roles big and small, and wrestlers both well-known and forgotten, the list is likely longer than you’d expect, though we highlighted major films rather than every single movie in the case of some of the names who made a second career in Hollywood. These wrestlers are ready for their close-up. (We did not include documentaries, though, as the list would have been much longer; we did not include actors who have moonlighted as wrestlers, like Paul Walter Hauser and David Arquette.)
A
Abdullah the Butcher (Lawrence Shreeve)
I Like To Hurt People (1985)
Hoero! Tekken (1982)
I’m Going to Get You … Elliot Boy (1971)
Kenny Ackles
Death Wish (1974)
Li’l Abner (1959)
Mister Roberts (1955)
Bodyhold (1949)
Perro Aguayo Sr.
Soba (2004)
Captain Lou Albano
13th Grade (2005)
Mafioso: The Father, the Son (2004)
The Undertaker’s Dozen (2003)
The Boys Behind the Desk (2000)
Stay Tuned (1992)
Complex World (1992)
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (TV)
Body Slam (1987)
Wise Guys (1986)
Prime Cuts (1984)
Sheik Adnan Alkaissy
Body Slam (1987)
Allie / Cherry Bomb
Beat Down (2012)
Tony Altomare
The Horror of Party Beach (1964)
Below the Belt (1980)
Amy, the Farmer’s Daughter (Trudy Adams)
The American Angels: Baptism of Blood (1990)
Paul Anderson
Once Upon a Horse… (1958)
Andre the Giant (Andre Roussimoff)
Trading Mom (1994 – posthumous)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Conan The Destroyer (1984)
Micki & Maude (1984)
Kurt Angle
Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies (2014)
Warrior (2011)
River of Darkness (2011)
Death from Above (2010)
Dog: Dead of Night (2010)
End Game (2009)
Sika Anoai
Body Slam (1987)
“Wildman” Jack Armstrong
The Boys Behind the Desk (2000)
Alligator II: The Mutation (1991)
Body Slam (1987)
Bad Guys (1986)
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (1985)
Micki & Maude (1984)
The Wrestler (1974)
Scott Armstrong
Head of State (2003)
Tony Atlas (Anthony White)
WrestleMassacre (2020)
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin
Recoil (2011)
Tactical Force (2011)
Hunt to Kill (2010)
Damage (2010)
The Expendables (2010)
The Condemned (2007)
The Longest Yard (2005)
Curtis Axel
The Marine 5: Battleground (2017)
B
Bob Backlund
In the Land of Merry Misfits (2005)
Buff Bagwell
Sting: Moment of Truth (2004)
Terror Tract (2000)
L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach (1998)
L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Day of the Warrior (1996)
Dr. Britt Baker, DMD
Queen of the Ring (2024)
Powerbomb (2020)
Ox Baker
Escape from New York (1981)
The Big Brawl (1980)
Wade Barrett (Stu Bennett)
I Am Vengeance: Retaliation (2020)
Alternatino with Arturo Castro (TV) (2019)
Fanged Up (2017)
The Eliminators (2016)
Dead Man Down (2013)
Nicole Bass
Private Parts (1997)
Dave Bautista
Army of the Dead (2021)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Enter the Warriors Gate (2016)
Spectre (2015)
Heist (2015)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Riddick (2013)
The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (2012)
House of the Rising Sun (2011)
Scorpion King: Rise of the Dead (2011)
Wrong Side of Town (2010)
Relative Strangers (2006)
Brutus Beefcake (Ed Leslie)
McCinsey’s Island (1998)
The Ultimate Weapon (1997)
Santa with Muscles (1996)
Thunder in Paradise II (1994)
Thunder in Paradise (1993)
Mr. Nanny (1993)
Brie Bella (Brianna Garcia)
The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown (2015)
Nikki Bella (Nicole Garcia)
The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown (2015)
Sammy Berg / Samson Burke
Satiricosissimo (1970)
Cinque per l’inferno (1969)
Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino (1969)
“Odissea, L'” (1968)
Straziami, ma di baci saziami (1968)
Arriva Dorellik (1967)
Kommissar X – Drei gelbe Katzen (1967)
Nibelungen, Teil 2: Kriemhilds Rache, Die (1967)
Nibelungen, Teil 1: Siegfried, Die (1966)
Il Trionfo di Robin Hood (1962)
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962)
Totò contro Maciste (1962)
La Vendetta di Ursus (1961)
Big Bad Mama (Lynn Braxton)
The American Angels: Baptism of Blood (1990)
Big E (Ewen Ettore)
Escape from the Undertaker (2021)
Big Show (Paul Wight)
The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania! (2017)
Knucklehead (2010)
MacGruber (2010)
Little Hercules in 3-D (2006)
McCinsey’s Island (1998)
The Waterboy (1998)
Jingle all the Way (1996)
Reggie’s Prayer (1996)
Scott “Bam Bam” Bigelow
Joe’s Apartment (1996)
Major Payne (1995)
Ready To Rumble (2000)
“Big Sexy” Luther Biggs (Steve Luther Wilson)
The Unbreakable Bunch (2024)
Black Venus (Jean Kirkland)
The American Angels: Baptism of Blood (1990)
Fred Blassie
Body Slam (1987)
When Nature Calls (1985)
My Breakfast with Blassie (1983)
Nick Bockwinkel
The Wrestler (1974)
Sinn Bodhi / Kizarny (Nick Cvjetkovich)
Hell’s Coming for You (2023)
Teddy Told Me To (2023)
Feast of Fear (2019)
Weedjies: Halloweed Night (2019)
Enter … Zombie King! (2003) aka Zombie Beach Party
Booker T (Booker Huffman)
Ready To Rumble (2000)
Jeremy Borash
Head of State (2003)
Ludvig Borga (Tony Halme)
Kohtalon kirja (2003)
Aka: The Book of Fate
Ponterosa (2001)
Whatever It Takes (1999)
American Tigers (1996)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
Fist of the North Star (1995)
My Secret Summer (TV) (1995)
Death Match (1994)
Gladiaattorit (TV – Finnish version of American Gladiators) (1993)
The Master Demon (1991)
Brick Bronsky (Jeff Beltzner)
Masked Mutilator (2019)
Return to Nuke ‘Em High (2013)
Spin Cycle (2000)
The Quest (1996)
Death Match (1994)
Class of Nuke ‘Em High Part 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid (1994)
Class of Nuke ‘Em High Part 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown (1991)
Traci Brooks (Traci Brookshaw)
Enter … Zombie King! (2003) aka Zombie Beach Party
King Kong Bundy
Bill’s Seat (2002)
Moving (1988)
Al Burke
Hell’s Coming for You (2023)
Mildred Burke
Below the Belt (1980)
C
Christian Cage
Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf (2010)
Dark Rising (2007)
Shoot ‘Em Up (2007)
Haystacks Calhoun
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
California Doll (Jane Hamlin)
The American Angels: Baptism of Blood (1990)
John Cena
Hidden Strike (2023)
The Suicide Squad (2021)
F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
Blockers (2018)
Bumblebee (2018)
Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania (2017)
Trainwreck (2015)
The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown (2015)
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014)
Legendary (2010)
12 Rounds (2009)
The Marine (2006)
Ted Christy
The Bowery Boys: No Holds Barred (1952)
Vic Christy
Challenge To Be Free (1975)
Chyna (Joanie Laurer)
The Last Guy on Earth (2006)
Illegal Aliens (2006)
Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy (2005)
Hunter: Back in Force (TV) (2003)
Frank McKlusky, C.I. (TV) (2002)
Adam Cole (Austin Jenkins)
Powerbomb (2020)
Michael Cole
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014)
Edward Colon
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
Orlando Colon
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
Hercules Cortez
Dramma della gelosia (1970)
Aka: Drama of Jealousy
Mi marido y sus complejos (1969)
Ammazzali tutti e torna solo (1968) Aka: Go Kill Everybody and Come Back Alone
Cuidado con las senoras (1968)
I tre che sconvolsero il West – vado, vdeo e spari (1968)
Aka: I Came, I Saw, I Shot
Mister Dynamit (1967)
Una bruja sin escoba (1967) Aka: A Witch Without a Broom
Kelly Couture
Monster Brawl (2011)
Matt Cross (Matthew Capiccioni)
Powerbomb (2020)
Cuban Assassin (Richie Acevedo)
WrestleMassacre (2020)
Murray Cummings
Blood & Guts (1978)
Jack Curley
Heart Punch (1915)
D
Bo Dallas
The Marine 5: Battleground (2017)
Bryan Danielson / Daniel Bryan
The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown (2015)
William ‘Wee Willie’ Davis
American Hot Wax (1978)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
The World in His Arms (1952)
Son of Paleface (1952)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
Bodyhold (1949)
Samson and Delilah (1949)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
The Red Pony (1949)
The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
Fool’s Gold (1947)
Calendar Girl (1947)
Bowery Bombshell (1946)
A Night in Paradise (1946)
Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
Wildfire (1945)
Having Wonderful Crime (1945)
Gypsy Wildcat (1944)
Ghost Catchers (1944)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
Johnny Come Lately (1943)
Thumbs Up (1943)
Above Suspicion (1943)
Arabian Nights (1942)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Ted DiBiase
Paradise Alley (1978)
Ted DiBiase Jr.
The Marine 2 (2009)
Disco Inferno
Ready To Rumble (2000)
“The Dublin Destroyer” Brian Donahue
Gotham (2015)
The Black Donnellys (2007)
Friends and Family (2001)
Thunder in Paradise (1994)
Shane Douglas (Troy Martin)
Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies (2014)
Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies (2014)
Rene Dupre (Rene Goguen)
WrestleMassacre (2020)
E
Bill Eadie
Zero Patience (1993)
No Holds Barred (1989)
Edge (Adam Copeland)
Money Plane (2020)
Interrogation (2016)
The Flash (2015)
Haven (2011-2015)
Highlander: Endgame (2000)
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Sam Fatu
Body Slam (1987)
Highlander (1986)
Uliuli Fifita
Paradise Alley (1978)
Howard Finkel
No Holds Barred (1989)
Ric Flair
Sting: Moment of Truth (2004)
Body Slam (1987)
The Wrestler (1974)
Danny Flamingo (Devin Imbraguglio)
The Iron Claw (2023)
Mick Foley
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
Big Money Hustlas (2000)
Pat Fraley
The Bowery Boys: No Holds Barred (1952)
Cappy Ricks Returns (1935)
Maxwell Jacob Friedman / MJF
The Iron Claw (2023)
Dory Funk Jr.
I Like To Hurt People (1985)
Paradise Alley (1978)
The Wrestler (1974)
Terry Funk
The Ringer (2005)
Friday Night Lights (2004)
Active Stealth (1999)
Mom, Can I Keep Her? (1998)
Road House (1989)
Timestalkers (TV) (1987)
Over The Top (1987)
Paradise Alley (1978)
G
Greg Gagne
Highlander (1986)
The Wrestler (1974)
Verne Gagne
The Wrestler (1974)
Mario Galento
Natchez Trace (1960)
Frontier Woman (1956)
Gangrel (Dave Heath)
The Unbreakable Bunch (2024)
Glacier (Ray Lloyd)
The Unbreakable Bunch (2024)
Bill Goldberg
Check Point (2015)
The Kid & I (2005)
Santa’s Slay (2005)
The Longest Yard (2005)
Sting: Moment of Truth (2004)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Ready To Rumble (2000)
Universal Solider: The Return (1999)
The Jesse Ventura Story (1999)
Gorgeous George (George Wagner)
Alias the Champ (1949)
Superstar Billy Graham
The Wrestler (1974)
Juvented Guerrera
Ready To Rumble (2000)
Mando Guerrero
Miracles (1986)
Red Surf (1990)
Falling Down (1993)
Critical Mass (2000)
Giant Gustave (Gustave Ouimet)
X-Men Apocalypse (2016)
Carny (2009)
It’s Not Me, I Swear! (2008)
No Holds Barred (1989)
Bonanno: A Godfather’s Story (1999)
H
Hard Boiled Haggerty
Micki & Maude (1984)
The One and Only (1978)
The Wrestler (1974)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Haku / Meng / King Tonga (‘Uli’uli Fifita)
The Unbreakable Bunch (2024)
Scott Hall
Sting: Moment of Truth (2004)
Stan Hansen
The Unbreakable Bunch (2024)
No Holds Barred (1989)
Matt Hardy
Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies (2014)
Reba Hardy
Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies (2014)
Ron Harris
Head of State (2003)
Bret Hart
My Horrible Year! (TV) (2001)
Bruce Hart
The Prospector (1998)
Jimmy Hart
Monster Brawl (2011)
The Bros. (2002)
Larger Than Life (1996)
Thunder in Paradise II (1994)
Thunder in Paradise (1993)
Keith Hart
Antigone/Rites of Passion (1991)
Luke Hawx (Oren Hawxhurst)
The Iron Claw (2023)
Michael Hayes (Michael Seitz)
Highlander (1986)
Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Timemaster (1995)
Hunter Hearst Helmsley / Triple H (Paul LeVesque)
Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania (2017)
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014)
The Chaperone (2011)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Curt Hennig
Ready To Rumble (2000)
Bad Guys (1986)
John Hennigan / Johnny Nitro / John Morrison / Johnny Mundo / Johnny Impact
Boone the Bounty Hunter (2017)
Never Leave Alive (2017)
Sinbad and the War of the Furies (2016)
Mark Henry
Incarnate (2016)
The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown (2015)
Vengeance (2011)
MacGruber (2010)
Paul Heyman
Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding (2004)
Rollerball (2002)
Herman Hickman
All American (1953)
Danny Hodge
Wrestling Queen (1975)
Hulk Hogan
Little Hercules in 3-D (2006)
3 Ninjas: High Noon At Mega Mountain (1998)
Shadow Warriors (1998) aka Assault on Devil’s Island
No Holds Barred (1989)
Rocky III (1982)
I
King Curtis Iaukea
The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963)
The Iron Sheik (Khosrow Vaziri)
The Tale of the 3 Mohammads (2005)
J
Cool Cat Jackson (Vince Bright)
Blood & Guts (1978)
Brian “BG” James (Brian Armstrong)
Head of State (2003)
Brother Frank Jares (Mormon Mauler, The Thing)
The Bowery Boys: No Holds Barred (1952)
Jeff Jarrett
Spring Breakers (2012)
Sting: Moment of Truth (2004)
Head of State (2003)
Life with Mikey (1993)
Chris Jericho
MacGruber (2010)
Android Apocalypse (2006)
Danny “Bullwhip” Johnson
Blood & Guts (1978)
Ron “Bull” Johnson
Blood & Guts (1978)
Tor Johnson
The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
Night of the Ghouls (1959)
The Unearthly (1957)
Journey to Freedom (1957)
The Black Sleep (1956)
Carousel (1956)
The Magnetic Moon (1956)
Bride of the Monster (1955)
Houdini (1953)
Lady in the Iron Mask (1952)
The San Francisco Story (1952)
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Dear Brat (1951)
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
Alias the Champ (1949)
Behind Locked Doors (1948)
State of the Union (1948)
Road to Rio (1947)
Sudan (1945)
Lost in a Harem (1944)
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
Ghost Catchers (1944)
Swing Out the Blues (1943)
The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Under Two Flags (1936)
Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
Kid Millions (1934)
Registered Nurse (1934)
Nathan Jones
G’Day LA (207)
Fearless (2006)
Tom Yum Goong (2005)
Troy (2004)
Doom Runners (2004)
Jackie Chan’s First Strike (1996)
K
Kamille (Kamille Brickhouse)
Queen of the Ring (2024)
Kane (Glen Jacobs)
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014)
MacGruber (2010)
See No Evil (2006)
Chris Kanyon
Ready To Rumble (2000)
The Jesse Ventura Story (1999)
Alex Karras
Mad Bull (TV) (1977)
Stacy Keibler
Dysfunctional Friends (2012)
The Comebacks (2007)
Big Momma’s House 2 (2006)
Bubble Boy (2001)
Liberty Heights (1999)
Pecker (1998)
Ken Kennedy / Mr. Anderson
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia (2009)
Don Kernodle
Paradise Alley (1978)
The Great Khali (Dalip Singh)
Kushti (2010)
MacGruber (2010)
Ramaa: The Saviour (2009)
Get Smart (2008)
The Longest Yard (2005)
Buddha Khan (Edward A. Carter III)
Body Slam (1987)
Bad Guys (1986)
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (1985)
Stir Crazy (1980)
Kansas City Bomber (1972)
Billy Kidman
Ready To Rumble (2000)
Ron Killings / R-Truth
The Wrestler (2008)
Head of State (2003)
Gail Kim
Royal Kill (2009)
Princess (2007)
Kofi Kingston (Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah)
Escape from the Undertaker (2021)
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
Gene Kiniski
Double Happiness (1994)
Paradise Alley (1978)
Kerry Knowlton
Witchcraft X: Mistress of the Craft (1998)
Immortal Combat (1994)
Konnan
Ready To Rumble (2000)
Walter “Killer” Kowalski
To a Random (1986)
Killer Karl Kox (Herb Gerwig)
JFK (1991)
Vladimir Kozlov
Grindhouse (2007)
25th Hour (2002)
Henry Kulky / Bomber Kulkavich
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV) (1964-65)
Hennesey (TV) (1959-62)
The Steel Cage (1954)
A Star is Born (1954)
The Life of Riley (TV) (1953-58)
No Holds Barred (1952)
Bodyhold (1949)
Kurrgan (Robert Maillet)
Killer Waves (2016)
The Strain (2014-15)
Hercules (2014)
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
Pacific Rim (2013)
Monster Brawl (2011)
The Big Bang (2010)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
300 (2006)
Kola Kwariani
The Killing (1956)
L
Lana (C.J. Perry)
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
Interrogation (2016)
Soul (2016)
Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
Pitch Perfect (2012)
Verne Langdon
Monsterama (TV) (2004)
Cult Movies TV (TV) (1999)
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The ‘Plan 9’ Companion (1992)
Johnny Dangerously (makeup, 1984)
The Star Wars Holiday Special (makeup, 1978)
Thom Latimer / Bram
Check Point (2015)
Lord Athol Layton
Ben-Hur (1959)
The King’s Thief (1955)
Jerry Lawler
Man On The Moon (1999)
Life With Mikey (1993)
I’m From Hollywood (1989)
“Judo” Gene LeBell
Man On The Moon (1999)
Raging Bull (1980)
Walking Tall (1973)
Jos Leduc
No Holds Barred (1989)
AJ Lee (AJ Brooks)
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014)
Ed “Strangler” Lewis
Bodyhold (1949)
Nazty Nuisance (1943)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
The President Vanishes (1934)
The Prizefighter & The Lady (1933)
Tommy “Tiny” Lister / Zeus
The Dark Knight (2008)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Friday (1995)
No Holds Barred (1989)
Angelina Love (Lauren Williams)
Good Intentions (2009)
Enter … Zombie King! (2003) aka Zombie Beach Party
Reggie Love (Johnny Evans)
Evil Stalks This House (1981)
Blood & Guts (1978)
Lex Luger
Sting: Moment of Truth (2004)
Becky Lynch (Rebecca Quin)
Rumble (2022)
The Marine 6: Close Quarters (2018)
M
“Silent” Brian Mackney
Blood & Guts (1978)
Magnificent Mimi (Mimi Lesseos)
The American Angels: Baptism of Blood (1990)
Butch Malone (Bill Crouch)
The Outlaw
Man Mountain Dean
Surprise Package (1960)
Dentist in the Chair (1960)
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
Man of the Moment (1955)
Jumping for Joy (1955)
The Woman for Joe (1955)
Cardboard Cavalier (1949)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
A Date with a Dream (1948)
London Town (1946)
The Gladiator (1938)
Big City (1937)
Three Legionnaires (1937)
Cappy Ricks Returns (1935)
We’re in the Money (1935)
Reckless (1935)
Tyler Mane
Penance Lane (2013)
Devil May Call (2013)
Halloween II (2009)
Halloween (2007)
Troy (2004)
Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002)
The Scorpion King (2002)
Joe Dirt (2001)
X-Men (2000)
Bob Marcus
Blood & Guts (1978)
Santino Marella (Anthony Carelli)
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014)
Jingle All the Way 2 (2014)
“Pistol” Pete Marquez
Weird Science (TV) (1996)
Club Fed (1990)
Body Slam (1987)
Bad Guys (1986)
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (1985)
Tiger Joe Marsh
Below the Belt (1980)
The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
Another Nice Mess (1972)
Vengeance (1964)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Pepper Martin
Mutant on the Bounty (1989)
Superman II (1980)
The Longest Yard (1974)
Maryse
The Marine 5: Battleground (2017)
“Thrillbilly” Silas Mason
The Iron Claw (2023)
Matilda the Hun / Queen Kong (Deanna “Dee” Booher)
Theodore Rex (1995)
Club Feb (1990)
Slash Dance (1989)
Cage (1989)
Spaceballs (1987)
Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans (1987)
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (1985)
Earl Maynard
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
The Big Brawl (1980)
The Nude Bomb (1980)
Circle of Iron (1978)
The Deep (1977)
Swashbuckler (1976)
Mandingo (1975)
Truck Turner (1974)
Black Belt Jones (1974)
Melinda (1972)
Mike Mazurki
Challenge To Be Free (1975)
Requiem for a Gunfighter (1965)
Night and the City (1950)
Dick Tracy (1945)
Shane McMahon
Rollerball (2002)
Stephanie McMahon
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
Vince McMahon
Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania (2017)
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown (2015)
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014)
Sam Menacker
The Wrestler (1974)
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
Bodyhold (1949)
Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)
Alias the Champ (1949)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Rena Mero / Sable
The Final Victim (2003)
Ariana’s Quest (TV) 2002
Corky Romano (2001)
Madusa Miceli / Alundra Blayze
Shootfighter II (1995)
Death Match (1994)
Ernest “The Cat” Miller
The Unbreakable Bunch (2024)
The Miz (Mike Mizanin)
The Marine 5: Battleground (2017)
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
Santa’s Little Helper (2015)
The Marine 4: Moving Target (2015)
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014)
The Marine 3: Homefront (2013)
The Campaign (2012)
Bull Montana (Luigi Montagna)
Big City (1937)
Flash Gordon (1936)
Palooka from Paducah (1935)
Tiger Rose (1929)
How to Handle Women (1928)
The Son of the Sheik (1926)
The Lost World (1925)
Laughing at Danger (1924)
Hollywood (1923)
Victory (1919)
Hombre Montana
The Bowery Boys: No Holds Barred (1952)
Lenny Montana (Lenny Passofaro)
Blood Song (1982)
Below the Belt (1980)
The Jerk (1979)
Fingers (1978)
The Godfather (1972)
Rico Montana
Monster Brawl (2011)
Pedro Morales
The Wrestler (1974)
Ian Muir
Time Bandits (1981)
William Muldoon
The Other Girl (1916)
Dick Murdoch
Manhattan Merengue! (1995)
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (1985)
Paradise Alley (1978)
The Wrestler (1974)
MVP (Antonio Banks)
MacGruber (2010)
Rey Misterio, Sr.
Wrestlemaniac (2008)
Rey Mysterio Jr. (Oscar Gutierrez)
The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown (2015)
Freddy Vs. Jason (2003)
Ready To Rumble (2000)
N
Bronko Nagurski
Pro Football (1934)
Naomi
The Marine 5: Battleground (2017)
Kevin Nash
Monster Brawl (2011)
The Newest Pledge (2010)
River of Darkness (2010)
DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
Grandma’s Boy (2006)
The Longest Yard (2005)
Sting: Moment of Truth (2004)
The Punisher (2004)
Family Plan (1998)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
Necro Butcher (Dylan Summers)
The Wrestler (2008)
Jim Neidhart
Enter … Zombie King! (2003) aka Zombie Beach Party
Thunder in Paradise (1993)
Mr. Nanny (1993)
Stan Neilson (Stan Holek)
The Wizard of Baghdad (1960)
New Jack (Jerome Young)
New Jack: Hardcore (2005)
Scott Norton
Over the Top (1987)
O
Midajah O’Hearn
Date Movie (2006)
Bubble Boy (2001)
Gene Okerlund
Ready To Rumble (2000)
Timemaster (1995)
Repossessed (1990)
No Holds Barred (1989)
One Man Gang / Akeem (George Gray)
Stay Tuned (1992)
Sonny Onno
Fearless Tiger (1994)
Randy Orton
The Condemned 2 (2015)
Fred Ottman
Hammerhead Jones (1987)
P
Diamond Dallas Page
The Unbreakable Bunch (2024)
Jack’s Law (2006)
Driftwood (2006)
Hood of Horror (2006)
Bald (2005)
Nice Guys (2005)
The Devil’s Rejects (2005)
Splinter (2005)
The Scam Artist (2004)
First Daughter (1999)
Sting: Moment of Truth (2004)
Kimberly Page
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
Monarch of the Moon (2005)
The Scam Artist (2004)
Seabiscuit (2003)
Rat Race (2001)
Paige (Saraya-Jade Bevis)
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
Titi Paris (Fathia Titi Djaileb)
The American Angels: Baptism of Blood (1990)
Below the Belt (1980)
Ken Patera
The Wrestler (1974)
Nat Pendleton
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
Swing Your Lady (1938)
The Great Ziegfield (1936)
Flesh (1932)
Brady Pierce (Michael Proctor)
The Iron Claw (2023)
Roddy Piper
Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies (2014)
A Masked Saint (2014)
Three Wise Guys (TV) (2005)
Jungleground (1995)
Tag Team (TV) (1991)
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
They Live (1988)
CM Punk
Girl on the Third Floor (2019)
The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown (2015)
R
Ivan Rasputin
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Raven (Scott Levy)
The Jesse Ventura Story (1999)
Roman Reigns (Joe Anoa’i)
Rumble (2022)
Cody Rhodes
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
Dustin Rhodes / Goldust
Scare Package (2020)
Dusty Rhodes
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
Paradise Park (1991)
I Like to Hurt People (1985)
Gold Raiders (1983)
It’s My Turn (1980)
The Wrestler (1974)
Rock Riddle
Unchained (2020)
Night Mistress (2019)
Blood Scarab (2008)
Venice Knights (2006)
Care of the State (2005)
Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls (2004)
Paradise Alley (1978)
Blue Collar (1978)
The Van (1977)
Mad Bull (TV) (1977)
Blue Sunshine (1976)
Garry Robbins
The Love Guru (2006)
I Wrong Turn (2003)
Narc (2002)
The Stupids (1996)
Back in Action (1993)
Short Circuit 2 (1988)
Jake “The Snake” Roberts (Aurelian Smith Jr.)
Parts Unknown (2020)
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
Billy Robinson
The Wrestler (1974)
Pat Roach
Kull the Conqueror (1997)
Pirates (1994)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Willow (1988)
Red Sonja (1985)
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (TV) (1983-2004)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Rock (Dwayne Johnson)
Black Adam (2022)
F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
Jungle Cruise (2021)
Pain & Gain (2013)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
Snitch (2013)
Journey 2: Mysterious Island (2012)
Fast Five (2011)
Faster (2010)
The Tooth Fairy (2010)
Race To Witch Mountain (2009)
The Game Plan (2007)
Gridiron Gang (2006)
Doom (2005)
Be Cool (2005)
Walking Tall (2004)
The Rundown (2003)
The Scorpion King (2002)
The Mummy Returns (2001)
Longshot (2000)
Buddy Rogers
Reginald LeBorg – Man Nannte Mich Den Alleskönner
Hollywood My Home Town (1965)
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)
Mike Roselli
The Flash (TV) (2019)
iZombie (TV) (2018)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Stargate SG-1 (TV) (2002-07)
Jim Ross
Queen of the Ring (2024)
Man On The Moon (1999)
Rusev / Miro (Miroslav Barnyashev)
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
S
Harold Sakata
Zuijia paidang zhi nuhuang miling (1984) Aka: Mad Mission III: Our Man from Bond Street
Horror Safari (1982)
Xiong zhong (1982) Aka: Eye of the Dragon
The Billion Dollar Threat (1979)
Goin’ Coconuts (1978)
Death Dimension (1978)
Record City (1978)
The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977)
Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976)
Impulse (1974)
The Wrestler (1974)
Sarge (TV) (1971)
The Phynx (1970)
Dimension 5 (1966)
Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966)
Zarabanda Bing Bing (1966) Aka: Operation Gold
Seventeenth Heaven (1965)
Goldfinger (1964)
Bruno Sammartino
Saloonatics (2002)
Body Slam (1987)
Body Slam (1987)
Samoa Joe (Joe Seanoa)
Transformers: Power of the Primes (TV Mini-Series) (2018)
Game of Thrones – A Telltale Games Series (Video Game) (2014)
Dota 2 (Video Game) (2013)
The Sandman (James Fullington)
WrestleMassacre (2020)
El Santo
Santo in the Treasure of Dracula (1969)
Perry Saturn
Ready To Rumble (2000)
Randy Savage
Spider-Man (2002)
Ready To Rumble (2000)
Hans Schnabel
The Veils of Baghdad (1953)
Scott L. Schwartz
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Ocean’s Twelve (2004)
Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Back in Action (1994)
Shock ‘Em Dead (1991)
Dan Severn
The Fight Within (2016)
Beyond the Game (2016)
College Fright Night (2014)
Win by Fall (2012)
Tetherball: The Movie (2010)
Kill Factor (2010)
Swamp Zombies (2005)
Rudy (1993)
Susan Sexton
The American Angels: Baptism of Blood (1990)
Ken Shamrock
The Bunker (2014)
Scarecrow Gone Wild (2004)
Champions (1998)
Virtuosity (1995)
“The Impaler” Jonathon Sharkey
Training for a Fight (2012)
The Comeback Fighter (2011)
Sheamus (Stephen Farrelly)
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
Legend of the Bog (2009)
3 Crosses (2009)
The Escapist (2008)
The Sheik (Edward Farhat)
I Like to Hurt People (1985)
Kinji Shibuya
Days of a Bawdy Ballad (1983)
Hammett (1982)
RJ Skinner
Monster Brawl (2011)
Heath Slater
The Marine 5: Battleground (2017)
Sgt. Slaughter (Bob Remus)
G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)
Bad Guys (1986)
John Smith
The Bowery Boys: No Holds Barred (1952)
Al Snow (Allen Ray Sarven)
The Whittler (2020)
Terror House (2016)
Piranha Sharks (2014)
Legend of the Red Reaper (2013)
Cry for Blood (2011)
They’re Just My Friends (2006)
Keeping Up with the Joneses (2005)
The Still Life (2005)
Rudy (1993)
So Cal Val (Valerie Wyndham)
Override (2011)
That Which Falls Apart (2014)
Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies (2014)
Forensic Files (TV) (2009)
Gus Sonnenberg
Blackwell’s Island (1939)
George “The Animal” Steele
South of Heaven (2006)
Florida City (2003)
Blowfish (1997)
Ed Wood (1994)
Mr. Nanny (1993)
Sammy Stein
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Here Come the Co-eds (1945)
The Big Show-Off (1945)
The Saint Takes Over (1940)
Hans Steinke
The Buccaneer (1938)
Nothing Sacred (1937)
People Will Talk (1935)
Once in a Blue Moon (1935)
A Wrestler’s Bride (1933)
Island of Lost Souls (1933)
Sweet Cookie (1933)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Deception (1932)
Ray Stevens
Paradise Alley (1978)
Sting
Sting: Moment of Truth (2004)
Shutterspeed (2000)
Ready To Rumble (2000)
The Real Reason (Men Commit Crimes) (1998)
Toni Storm (Toni Rossall)
Queen of the Ring (2024)
Trish Stratus
Christmas in Rockwell (2022)
Christmas in the Rockies (2020)
Gridlocked (2015)
Bounty Hunters (2012)
Adrian Street
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (1985)
Quest for Fire (1981)
The Canterbury Tales (1972)
Woody Strode
The Revengers (1972)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Spartacus (1960)
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Chief Jay Strongbow
Bad Guys (1986)
Micki & Maude (1984)
Jules Strongbow
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
Big John Studd
Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man (1991)
The Marrying Man (1991)
Shock ‘Em Dead (1991)
Caged in Paradiso (1990)
Hyper Space (1989)
Double Agent (TV) (1987)
The Protector (1985)
Micki & Maude (1984)
Kevin Sullivan
Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies (2014)
Baywatch (TV) (1996)
Swedish Angel (Phil Olafsson)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Jeep Swenson
The Bad Pack (1998)
Batman & Robin (1997)
Bulletproof (1996)
No Holds Barred (1989)
The Big Brawl (1980)
T
Toru Tanaka
The Running Man (1987)
Shanghai Surprise (1986)
Volunteers (1985)
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
Sylvester Terkay
Slammed (2001)
My Favorite Martian (1999)
Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
Test (Andrew Martin)
Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf (2010)
El Torito (Mascarita Dorada)
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
Trinity (Trinity Fatu)
Queen of the Ring (2024)
Tyrus / Brodus Clay (George Murdoch)
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014)
No One Lives (2013)
U
Ultimate Warrior
Firepower (1994)
Odd Jobs (1986)
The Undertaker (Mark Calaway)
Escape from the Undertaker (2021)
Scooby-Doo! And WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown (2015)
Suburban Commando (1991)
V
Vivian Vachon
Wrestling Queen (1975)
Big Van Vader (Leon White)
Fist of the North Star (1995)
Jimmy Valiant
WrestleMassacre (2020)
Johnny Valiant
The Wrestler (2008)
Three Long Years (2003)
Kill By Inches (1999)
Taya Valkyrie (Kira Hennigan)
Unchained (2020)
Campus Law (TV Series) (2017)
Nightwing: Prodigal (2014)
Vampiro
The Dead Sleep Easy (2008)
Como Nascem os Anjos (1996)
Vampiro, guerrero de la noche (1993)
Rob Van Dam
Wrong Side of Town (2010)
Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002)
Bloodmoon (1997)
Superfights (1995)
Count Billy Varga
Alligator II: The Mutation (1991)
Bad Guys (1986)
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (1985)
Raging Bull (1980)
Bodyhold (1949)
Alias the Champ (1949)
Jesse Ventura
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1991)
The Running Man (1987)
Predator (1987)
Ted Vernon
Hammerhead Jones (1987)
Sid Vicious (Sid Eudy)
Ready To Rumble (2000)
Nikolai Volkoff (Josip Peruzovic)
WrestleMassacre (2020)
Kerry Von Erich
Problem Child (1990)
W
Jack Washburn
Tarzan the Mighty (1928)
Kit Carson (1928)
Xavier Woods (Austin Watson)
Escape from the Undertaker (2021)
Dango Wynn / Gemini (Dango Nguyen)
Return to Roanoke: Search for the Seven (2017)
Masters (2013)
The Walking Dead (2012-13)
XYZ
Jimmy Yang (James Yun)
Royal Kill (2009)
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Night and the City (1950)
Larry Zbyszko (Lawrence Whistler)
The Unbreakable Bunch (2024)
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