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- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 13, 1952
- Place of Birth
- Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA
- Died
- June 2, 1998
Sylvester Ritter
Sylvester Ritter was an American professional wrestler and professional football player, best known for his work in Mid-South Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as The Junkyard Dog (or JYD for short), a nickname Ritter received while working in a wrecking yard. Entering the ring with his trademark chain attached to a dog collar, to the music of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust," JYD regularly headlined cards that sold out the Louisiana Superdome and other major venues, becoming "the first blackwrestler to be made the undisputed top star of his promotion". JYD was one of the most electrifying and charismatic wrestlers in the country, particularly during his peak in the early 1980s. JYD was most known for his head butt and upper-body strength, the latter of which saw him regularly body slam such large wrestlers as The One Man Gang, Kamala, and King Kong Bundy. The word "Thum…
Filmography
movieBiography: Wrestlemania I
2022 · Self (archival footage) - The Junkyard Dog
tvDark Side of the Ring
2019 · Self (Archival Footage)
movieAndre the Giant
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieLegends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013 · Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee
movieThe True Story of WrestleMania
2011 · Junkyard Dog
movieWWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010 · Junkyard Dog
movieWWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog
2010
movieWWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009 · Junkyard Dog
movieGiants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008 · The Junkyard Dog
movieMid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007 · The Junkyard Dog
movieWWE: The Ladder Match
2007 · Big Daddy Ritter
movieHeroes of World Class
2006 · Junkyard Dog
movieWWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006 · Junkyard Dog
movieThe Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005 · Junkyard Dog (Archive Footage)
movieWWE Hall of Fame 2004
2004 · Self
movieECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
1998 · Junkyard Dog (Honoree)
movieThe Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994 · Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
movieWCW WrestleWar 1991
1991 · The Junkyard Dog
movieWCW Halloween Havoc 1990
1990 · Junkyard Dog
movieWCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990 · The Junkyard Dog
movieNWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990 · The Junkyard Dog
movieNWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989 · The Junkyard Dog
movieNWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
1989 · The Junkyard Dog
movieNWA Starrcade 1988
1988 · The Junkyard Dog
movieNWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
1988 · The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
movieWWE U.K. Rampage 1988
1988 · The Junkyard Dog
movieWWE SummerSlam 1988
1988 · The Junkyard Dog
movieHulkamania 3
1988 · The Junkyard Dog
movieThe Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988 · The Junkyard Dog
movieWWE WrestleMania IV
1988 · The Junkyard Dog
tvClash of the Champions
1988 · The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
movieWWE Royal Rumble 1988
1988 · The Junkyard Dog
movieThe Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
movieGeorge "The Animal" Steele
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
movieWrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987 · Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
movieWWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
movieWWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
movieWWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
movieJake "The Snake" Roberts
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
movieThe Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
movieWWE WrestleMania III
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
movieThe Best of the WWF: volume 10
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
movieThe WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
movieWWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
movieBob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
movieWWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
movieThe Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
tvWWF Wrestling Challenge
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
tvWWF Superstars
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
movieWWE The Big Event
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
movieThe Best of the WWF: volume 8
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
movieWWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
movieWrestleMania II
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
movieWWE Grudge Match
1986 · Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
movieWWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
movieThe WWF's Amazing Managers
1985 · The Junkyard Dog
movieThe Wrestling Classic
1985 · The Junkyard Dog
tvNWA World Championship Wrestling
1985 · Junkyard Dog
tvWWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985 · Junkyard Dog
movieWrestleMania
1985 · The Junkyard Dog
tvWWE Pay Per View
1985
movieBob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985 · The Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
movieMost Unusual Matches
1985 · The Junkyard Dog
movieWrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985 · Junkyard Dog
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
movieWWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
1984 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
movieWWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984 · The Junkyard Dog
movieNWA Lords of The Ring
1984 · The Junkyard Dog
tvTuesday Night Titans
1984 · The Junkyard Dog
WCCW Parade of Champions
movieWCCW Parade of Champions
1984 · The Junkyard Dog
movieNWA Boogie Jam
1984 · The Junkyard Dog
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83
movieWCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83
1983 · The Junkyard Dog
tvWCW Arena Shows
1983 · The Junkyard Dog
tvWorld Class Championship Wrestling
1982 · Junkyard Dog
tvMid-South Wrestling
1981 · Junkyard Dog (Archive footage), Stagger Lee, Junkyard Dog (Special Referee)
tvWWE Old School
1973 · Junkyard Dog, The Junkyard Dog