In this article, we tried to list some of those wrestlers who did well in their respective roles.âRowdyâ Roddy Piper: They LiveRoderick George Toombs (ring name âRowdyâ Roddy Piper) is a professional wrestler and amateur boxer.He passed away in 2015, but the professional wrestler known as âRowdyâ Roddy Piper, who always entered the ring in a kilt while playing bagpipes, branched out into acting after enjoying a successful career in the ring.He appeared in dozens of B movies throughout his career and most recently had a surprising cameo on Itâs Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
But his defining role was in a little 1988 sci-fi movie called They Live.
Directed by John Carpenter, the movie wasnât a huge box office success, yet it somehow made Piper a cult icon.âMacho Manâ Randy Savage: Spider-ManThe âMacho Manâ himself, Savage, real name Randy Poffo, is considered among the best professional wrestlers ever, thanks to his flamboyant style and deep voice, both qualities that could translate to an acting career as well.The first movie he appeared in was as himself in Ready to Rumble.
McGraw was based on the comic book character Crusher Hogan.Hulk Hogan: Hogan Knows BestOn the acting front, he appeared in movies and TV series both during the time he was wrestling and after, starting with Rocky III up to that puzzling comedy Mr. Nanny that saw him don a pink tutu.
And he had some terrible acting roles along the way, like in 3 Ninjas: High Noon At Mega Mountain.
But his reality show Hogan Knows Best gave Bollea the most recognition on television.