British wrestler and actor Ian “Bully Boy” Muir has passed away, with the news being broke by Mal Ardley-Sanders and then announced on Facebook by Stephen Barker who wrote:
“Sad news announced by Mal Ardley-Sanders late last night that BULLY BOY IAN MUIR has sadly passed away in London, at the age of 81. Ian was a great character in and out of the ring, and a regular at the Southern gatherings and starred in a number of full-length feature films including Time Bandits. We will advise of details of the funeral arrangements when known. RIP – BULLY BOY”
A night out in London in 2005 with Lee Bronson,Mal Saunders,Steve Grey,Bully Boy Muir and my hero Cyanide Sid Cooper. pic.twitter.com/jliJWDn9lx
— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) January 2, 2014
Born in Lanark, Scotland, Muir was a hulking man, described as both a “super-heavyweight” and a “baddy with a fiery temper,” Muir was a big man who earned the Bully Boy nickname. He is known as one of the most disqualified wrestlers of all time, with cheap shots galore.
A show in Leicester, Leicestershire, England on May 28, 1980
Muir had a role in the popular British sci-fi film Time Bandits, released in 1981, fittingly playing a giant, which worked given that he was a big man, weighing in at 25 stone or around 308 pounds.
A show in Derby, Derbyshire, England, on Monday, November 24, 1975.
Further information on the cause of death and next of kin are not known at this time. Muir was 81 at the time of his death.
Slam Wrestling was contacted by a grandchild of Ian’s regarding funeral details. The Funeral service will be held on March 14, 2024 at 12:00pm at Mortlake Cemetery Chapel in London, England. A wake will be held on the same day at 2:00pm at The Mitre in Fulham, England.
I worked at Union Pawn shop in Los Angeles for about 12 years from 1978 thru 1989. The shop specialized in guitars and other music instruments..Anyway one day Avery large guy comes into the shop and strikes up a conversation with me and he was looking to purchase a guitar…I asked his name and He said Ian Muir from england..I ended up talking with him for over an hour..He also said he was doing small parts in movies and had done Time Bandits as the giant..Anyway he was here to go to venice beach as he was an english wrestler and he wanted to meet Hulk Hogan who was I guess his idol at that time..He was very nice and I am glad to have met him…Randy Wiggins.