Roddy Piper turns 49 today

[Guest Youth N Asia]

I was at IMDB.com and it had Roddy Piper up for the birthdays, so as a mini tribute I'm going to run down his movies and tv guest shots.

 

Actor - filmography

 

-Cyber Meltdown (2004) (announced)

-Jack of Hearts (1999/III) .... Captain Deeks

-Shepherd (1999) .... Miles

... aka Cybercity (1999) (USA: cable TV title)

-Last to Surrender (1998) .... Nick Ford

-Hard Time (1998) (TV) .... Randy

-Bad Pack, The (1998) .... Dash Simms

-First Encounter (1997)

... aka Moral Code (1997) (Thailand: English title)

-Dead Tides (1997) .... Mick Leddy

-Sci-fighters (1996) .... Det. Cameron Grayson

-Jungleground (1995) .... Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell

-Marked Man (1995) .... Frank Gibson

-Terminal Rush (1995) .... Bartel

-Tough and Deadly (1995) (V) .... Elmo Freech

-Back in Action (1994) .... Frank Rossi

-Immortal Combat (1994) .... John Keller

... aka Resort to Kill (1994) (USA: video title)

-No Contest (1994) .... Ice

-Tag Team (1991) (TV) .... Rick McDonald

-Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage, The (1990) (TV) .... Maurice Steiger

... aka Love Boat: A Summer Cruise, The (1990) (TV)

-Buy & Cell (1989) .... Cowboy

-They Live (1988) .... Nada

... aka John Carpenter's They Live (1988) (USA: complete title)

... aka They Live! (1988) (USA: poster title)

-Body Slam (1987) .... Quick Rick Roberts

-Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987) .... Sam Hell

-Highwayman, The (1987) (TV) .... Preacher

... aka Terror on the Blacktop (1987) (TV)

-One and Only, The (1978)

 

Notable TV Guest Appearances

 

-"Mentors" (1998) playing "Daniel Boone" in episode: "The Rescue" (episode # 1.13) 26 March 2000

 

-"Outer Limits, The" (1995) playing "Marlon" in episode: "Small Friends" (episode # 5.3) 5 February 1999

 

-"Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993) playing "Cody "The Crusader" Conway" in episode: "Crusader" (episode # 6.16) 31 January 1998

 

-"Weird Weekends" (1997) playing "Himself" (uncredited) in episode: "Wrestling"

 

-"Robocop" (1994) playing "Commander Cash" in episode: "Robocop vs. Commander Cash" (episode # 1.14) 4 July 1994

 

-"Highlander" (1992) playing "Anthony Gallen" in episode: "Epitaph for Tommy" (episode # 2.10) 29 November 1993

 

-"Monstervision" (1993) playing "Himself"

 

-"Silk Stalkings" (1991) playing "Jimmy Snow" in episode: "Wild Card" (episode # 2.4) 15 October 1992

 

-"Superboy" (1988) playing "Adrian Temple" in episode: "Metamorphosis" (episode # 4.20) 3 May 1992

 

-"Zorro" (1990) playing "Bishop" in episode: "Broken Heart, Broken Mask" (episode # 2.9) 9 November 1990

 

-"Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, The" (1989) playing "Himself" in episode: "Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes" (episode # 1.62) 28 November 1989

 

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Happy birthday, Hot Rod

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

Bodyslam and Hell Comes to Frogtown are both guilty favorites of mine. Jungleground is actually ten times better than you would think a direct to video Piper cop film would be. No Contest and Immortal Combat are both really atrocious. Back in Action is middling, but Piper and Billy Blanks together are interesting. They Live, of course, totally rocks. The rest don't ring much of a bell.

 

The One and Only, I think, is a movie where Henry Winkler is a struggling actor in the fifties who becomes a Gorgeous George type wrestling heel just to put food on the table, but I don't remember Piper in that. Probably just a bit part.

[TheOriginalOrangeGoblin]

Marked Man is a guiltyp leasure of mine as is Back in Action.

 

They Live is one of my favorite sci-fi movies as it kicks a million types of ass.

 

Happy Birthday HOT ROD!

[TheFranchise]

Still young enough to whoop Hogan's ass!

[Guest razazteca]

Only 49? I thought Piper was as old as Terry Funk.....near mid 50s.

 

Piper did make some good movies and we all know he was a better actor than Hogan.

[Guest Youth N Asia]

He was a WAY better actor then Hogan, that's not even a close one.

 

If nothing else Hot Rod has a huge cult classic with They Live...Hogan will never make a movie with such a following.