Terry Funk
Actor
Biography
Terrence "Terry" Funk was an American professional wrestler and actor known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the latter part of his career that inspired many younger wrestlers, including Mick Foley. Funk has appeared in the NWA, AWA, WWF/E, WCW, ECW, USWA, ROH, and TNA.
Funk is a former two time world heavyweight champion, having held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once and the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship once. He also won ECW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the latter of which was also granted to him as an honorary lifetime title by ECW. He is the only man to have been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, the WCW Hall of Fame, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, the NWA Hall of Fame, the Hardcore Hall of Fame, and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. Funk was a primary subject of the documentary film Beyond the Mat. Funk is often noted for the longevity of his career, which has included multiple "retirement" matches.
Filmography
Road House
as Morgan 1989
The Ringer
as Frankie 2005
Paradise Alley
as Frankie the Thumper 1978
Beyond the Mat
as Self 1999
Timestalkers
as Bearded Cowboy 1987
WrestleMania II
as Terry Funk 1986
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as Chainsaw Charlie 1998
WWE WrestleMania XIV
as Chainsaw Charlie 1998
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
as Chainsaw Charlie 1998
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
as Himself 1997
Active Stealth
as Morgan 1999
ECW One Night Stand 2006
as Self 2006
The Wrestling Classic
as Terry Funk 1985
Forever Hardcore: The Documentary
as Terry Funk 2005
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
as Himself 2015
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
as Himself 1989