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Terry Funk

Actor / Stunt Performer | * 06/30/1944 († 79, 08/23/2023) | Hammond, Indiana (United States of America (USA))
Terrance Dee "Terry" Funk (June 30, 1944 – August 23, 2023) was an American professional wrestler. Widely considered one of the most influential and greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Funk was known for the longevity of his career – which spanned more than 50 years and included multiple short-lived retirements – and the influential hardcore wrestling style he pioneered in the latter part of his career. Over the course of his career, Funk wrestled for numerous major promotions, among them All Japan Pro Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, the International Wrestling Association of Japan, Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, the United States Wrestling Association, World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and multiple National Wrestling Alliance territories including Big Time Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Georgia Championship Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling. He was the promoter of the Amarillo-based Western States Sports promotion. Championships held by Funk included the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Heavyweight Championship, USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, WWF World Tag Team Championship, and ECW World Television Championship. He headlined ECW's premier annual pay-per-view event, November to R... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Drama | Documentaries

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The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he ...

Road House

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1989 | 3.3/5 | 1h 54min
Action, Thriller
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Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged to rig the u ...

The Ringer

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2005 | 2.9/5 | 1h 34min
Comedy
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Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Ra ...

Rambo III

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1988 | 3.1/5 | 1h 42min
Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
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Sylvester Stallone stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits ...

Over the Top

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1987 | 3.2/5 | 1h 33min
Action, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Terry Funk

WWE Hall of Fame Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
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Movies with Terry Funk as Actor(90)

2024 The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One
as himself2016 The Funks
as himself2015 It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
as himself2015 ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
as Chainsaw Charlie2014 WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
as himself2013 WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
as himself2013 ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
as himself2013 Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
as himself2012 History & Tradition: The Story of The National Wrestling Alliance
as himself2012 The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
as Sam2011 Marriage Retreat
as Rosalinda2011 Marriage Retreat
as Terry Funk (archive footage)2011 WWE - The True Story of WrestleMania
as himself2010 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
as himself2010 WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as himself2010 Card Subject To Change
as himself2009 WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as himself2009 WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
as himself2009 WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship
as himself2008 Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
2008 XPW Cold Day in Hell
as himself2008 WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
as himself2006 ECW One Night Stand 2006
as himself2006 WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006 WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches
as himself2006 WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
as himself2005 Hardcore Homecoming
2005 Hardcore Homecoming: November Reign
as himself2005 Forever Hardcore: The Documentary
as Frankie2005 The Ringer
as himself2004 WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
as himself2004 WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
2003 MLW Revolutions
2003 MLW War Games
2001 ECW: The Best of Cactus Jack
as himself2001 FMW: International Slaughterhouse
as himself2001 WCW Sin
as himself2001 FMW: Yokohama Deathmatch
as himself2000 WCW Slamboree 2000
as himself2000 WCW Starrcade 2000
as himself2000 WCW Uncensored 2000
as himself2000 XPW Go Funk Yourself
as himself2000 WCW Souled Out 2000
as himself2000 WCW SuperBrawl 2000
as himself2000 WCW Spring Stampede 2000
as himself1999 Beyond the Mat
as Morgan1999 Active Stealth
as Chainsaw Charlie1998 WWE WrestleMania XIV
as Chainsaw Charlie1998 WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as himself1998 WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
as Jungle Ed1998 Mom, Can I Keep Her?
as himself1998 WWF: Three Faces of Foley
as Chainsaw Charlie1998 WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
as himself1997 ECW Born To Be Wired
as himself1997 WWE Royal Rumble 1997
as himself1997 ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
as himself1997 ECW Barely Legal 1997
as himself1997 WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
as himself1997 ECW Buffalo Invasion
as himself1997 ECW Crossing The Line Again
as himself1996 ECW November to Remember 1996
1995 IWA: King of The Deathmatch
as Himself (Appearance)1995 ECW Return of The Funker
as himself1995 ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995
as himself1994 WCW Slamboree 1994
as himself1994 WCW Fall Brawl 1994
as himself1994 WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
as himself1994 ECW Heatwave 1994: The Battle for The Future
as himself1994 SMW Night of The Legends
as himself1994 ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994
as himself1994 WCW Bash at The Beach 1994
as himself1994 ECW The Night The Line Was Crossed
as himself1994 ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994
as himself1994 ECW When Worlds Collide
as himself1994 WCW Clash of The Champions XXVIII
as himself1993 ECW Super Summer Sizzler Spectacular
as himself1993 ECW Ultra Clash '93
as himself1989 NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days
as himself1989 NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
as himself1989 WCW Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
as Morgan1989 Road House
as himself1989 WCW Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
as himself1989 WCW Halloween Havoc '89
as Bearded Cowboy1987 Timestalkers
as Ruker1987 Over the Top
as himself1986 WWE Villains of The Squared Circle
as himself1986 WrestleMania II
as himself1985 The Wrestling Classic
as himself1985 I Like To Hurt People
as Frankie the Thumper1978 Paradise Alley

TV Shows/Series with Terry Funk as Actor(17)

2019 Dark Side of the Ring
as himself2019 Dark Side of the Ring
2004 TNA iMPACT!
1999 ECW on TNN
as Dirk Simmons (segment "The Wrestler")1998 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1998 WCW Thunder
as himself1998 WCW Thunder
1995 WCW Monday Nitro
1993 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993 ECW Hardcore TV
1993 WWE Raw
as himself1993 WWE Raw
as Chainsaw Charlie1993 WWE Raw
as Sargent Nuzo1992 Tequila and Bonetti
as Carl Shilo1989 Quantum Leap
1985 Wildside
1985 Saturday Night's Main Event

Full Name: Terry Funk
Born: Friday, 06/30 1944 (June) in Hammond, Indiana (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 08/23 2023 (August) (aged: 79)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: West Texas A&M University
Employer: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Siblings: Dory Funk Jr.
Father: Dory Funk
Student of: Dory Funk
Other names for Terry Funk (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Chainsaw Charlie"
"Texan"
"Terrence Funk"
Terry Funk frequently works together with these people:
Paul Heyman (56x, Actor)
Mick Foley (39x, Actor)
Vince McMahon (36x, Crew)
Troy Martin (31x, Actor)
Ric Flair (26x, Actor)
Sabu (24x, Actor)
Jim Fullington (24x, Actor)
Tom Laughlin (23x, Actor)
Steve Borden (20x, Actor)
Peter Senerchia (18x, Actor)
Kevin Sullivan (18x, Crew)
Eric Bischoff (15x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:961322, Added: 11/24/2018, Last updated: 04/23/2024