* 1954 – Roddy Piper, Canadian wrestler

In 1986 Dirk Benedict starred as a low-life band manager " Harry Smilac " in the movie " Body Slam " along with Lou Albano, Roddy Piper, and cameo appearances by Freddie Blassie, Ric flair, and Bruno Sammartino.

The success of the show made Downey a pop culture celebrity, leading to an appearance on Saturday Night Live in 1988, WrestleMania V in 1989 in which he traded insults with Roddy Piper and Brother Love on Piper's Pit, and later roles in movies such as Predator 2 and Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation.

Hulk Hogan wrote in his autobiography that Mr. T saved the main event of WrestleMania I between them and " Rowdy " Roddy Piper and " Mr. Wonderful " Paul Orndorff because when he arrived, security would not let his entourage into the building.

This boxing stunt ultimately culminated in another boxing match against Roddy Piper at WrestleMania 2.

Bloodstained Memoirs explored the careers of several pro wrestlers, including Chris Jericho, Rob Van Dam and Roddy Piper.

* They Live ( 1988 ), by John Carpenter — As Roddy Piper is trying on his new " sunglasses " that allow him to see the world as it is, he looks at an advertisement for Control Data Corporation and sees the word OBEY.

The music video for " The Goonies R Good Enough " featured many guest stars, including WWF personalities such as the Iron Sheik, Captain Lou Albano, Roddy Piper, André the Giant, " Classy " Freddie Blassie, The Fabulous Moolah, and Nikolai Volkoff, members of the Goonies cast, and the Bangles.

The cast members ( except Kerri Green ) appeared alongside professional wrestlers " Rowdy " Roddy Piper and " Captain " Lou Albano in the 12 minute " The Goonies ' R ' Good Enough " music video.

In 1986, Calloway appeared at World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE )' s WrestleMania 2 as a guest judge for a boxing match between Rowdy Roddy Piper and Mr. T that took place at the Nassau Coliseum.

Johnson is regarded by many as one of the greatest talkers in professional wrestling history, Rock was voted third by the fans for his microphone ability behind Roddy Piper and Stone Cold Steve Austin who were second and first respectively.

On April 7, 1986 Liddy appeared at WrestleMania II as a guest judge for a boxing match between Mr. T ( with Joe Frazier, The Haiti Kid ) versus Roddy Piper ( with Bob Orton and Lou Duva ).

After Kenny cheated to gain the victory, Slaughter, Dusty Rhodes, and Roddy Piper cleared the tag champions from the ring.

Slaughter was one of three options between himself, Roddy Piper, and Dusty Rhodes that fans could vote for as a tag partner for Ric Flair at Cyber Sunday, but did not win the vote.

Joe figure, ( among the others being NFL football player William " The Refrigerator " Perry, pro-wrestler Roddy Piper, and astronaut Buzz Aldrin ), and even appeared in G. I.

" Classy " Freddie Blassie also made a cameo appearance as himself, along with " Wrestling's Living Legend " Bruno Sammartino, and Ric Flair in the 1986 film " Body Slam " starring Dirk Benedict, " Captain " Lou Albano, and " Rowdy " Roddy Piper.

He also feuded with Roddy Piper for the NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship.

as a planted fan in the audience, who attempted to help Mr. America when he was being attacked by Roddy Piper and Sean O ' Haire.

This began a short collaboration of Gowen and Mr. America, and a feud pitting the two against Roddy Piper and Sean O ' Haire.

In her youth, she was a fan of the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ), admiring wrestlers such as Bob Backlund, Jimmy Snuka, and Roddy Piper.

The NWA also lost top stars " Rowdy " Roddy Piper, Greg " The Hammer " Valentine, Jack Brisco, Jerry Brisco, Ricky " The Dragon " Steamboat, and " Cowboy " Bob Orton to the WWF during that same time.

In addition, they also defeated Roddy Piper and his protégé Sean O ' Haire in Madison Square Garden.

Groomed by Jim Crockett Jr. as his future top star, Flair won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship when he defeated Bobo Brazil on July 29, 1977 ; and during the next three years, he held five reigns as U. S. Champion while feuding with Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper, Mr. Wrestling II, Jimmy Snuka, and Greg Valentine ( with whom he also formed a championship tag team ).

Flair defended his titles against opponents like Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper, Kerry Von Erich, Jay Youngblood, Sting, Ronnie Garvin, Magnum T. A., and Rhodes throughout his career, as well.

Also in the audience was Glaswegian Roddy McKenna ( A + R Music executive Zomba Records ), who later signed the band to Zomba Records.

Peter Tomarken was the show's host, and Rod Roddy was the primary announcer.

In the 1980 animated version of The Return of the King, made for television, the character was voiced by Roddy McDowall.

Chuck was voiced by Roddy McDowall.

Before Riesel, the town was formerly known as Roddy and then Prospect.

A year later Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, who along with Gould and Bordin, formed Faith No More.

According to Roddy Bottum, Martin was fired via fax: " Jim Martin had always been very conventional in what he wanted to do with the band, very much a fan of guitar music only and metal specifically.

Although Loy was never nominated for an Academy Award for any single performance, after an extensive letter writing campaign and years of lobbying by screenwriter and then-Writers Guild of America, west board member Michael Russnow, who enlisted the support of Loy's former screen colleagues and friends such as Roddy McDowall, Sidney Sheldon, Harold Russell and many others, she received a 1991 Academy Honorary Award " for her career achievement ".

He defended Ulysses when Roddy Doyle said it was " overlong, overrated and unmoving ", calling Doyle a " foolish " and " moderate talent ".

Elizabeth Taylor, who was in Paris, sent flowers, as did Roddy McDowall, Myrna Loy and Lew Wasserman.

Roddy McDowall could not return for his role in this sequel, because he was in Scotland directing Tam Lin.

Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude " Roddy " McDowall ( 17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998 ) was a British actor and photographer.

Although Roddy McDowall made no public statements about his sexual orientation during his lifetime, a few authors have claimed that he was a closeted homosexual.

Although he was fighting AIDS, the actor appeared in eight television productions between 1990 and 1992, including Daughter of Darkness ( 1990 ) with Mia Sara and The Naked Target ( 1992 ) with Roddy McDowall.

James Connolly was survived by his wife Lillie and several children, of whom Nora became an influential writer and campaigner within the Irish-republican movement as an adult, and Roddy continued his father's politics.

He was the only actor to appear in all three film adaptations of Roddy Doyle's The Barrytown Trilogy wherein he played the father of the Rabbitte family ; however due to rights issues the family name changed from film to film.

The disclaimer, the first in network television history, was both written on the screen and read by Soap announcer Rod Roddy.

The acquisition was made possible through the donation of Vic and Roddy Flow of Winston-Salem, and the house was named in their honor.

A typical editor was Edward G. Roddy, owner of the Uniontown, Pennsylvania Genius of Liberty.