Bob Backlund
Actor
Biography
Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund is an American professional wrestler with an in-ring career that spanned over 30 years. Over that time, he was a two-time WWWF/WWF Champion. Backlund holds the record for the second longest reign as WWE Champion in history, ahead of Hulk Hogan's first reign and behind Bruno Sammartino's first. On January 21, 2013, he was announced as a member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Backlund was also an accomplished amateur wrestler, wrestling for the North Dakota State University Bison in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Backlund continues to work in the pro wrestling business in various capacities. In 2000, Backlund unsuccessfully ran for a Connecticut seat in Congress on a Republican ticket.
Filmography
WWE WrestleMania 13
as Mr. Bob Backlund (Manager) 1997
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
as Mr. Bob Backlund 2000
WWE WrestleMania XI
as Mr. Bob Backlund 1995
WWE Battleground 2016
as Bob Backlund (Manager) 2016
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
as Mr. Bob Backlund 1995
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
as Bob Backlund 1994
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
as Bob Backlund 1993
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
as Bob Backlund (archive footage) 2019
TNA Against All Odds 2007
as Mr. Bob Backlund (Appearance) 2007
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as Bob Backlund 2010
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
as Mr. Bob Backlund 1996
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Bob Backlund 2013
Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules
as Himself 2002
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
as Bob Backlund 1993
WWE Survivor Series 1994
as Mr. Bob Backlund 1994
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
as Bob Backlund 2021