No photo
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 14, 1949
- Place of Birth
- Princeton, Minnesota, USA
Bob Backlund
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
tvWWE's Most Wanted Treasures
2021 · Bob Backlund
movieMy Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
2021 · Bob Backlund
movieTrish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019 · Bob Backlund (archive footage)
movieHeadstrong
2019 · Self
movieWWE Battleground 2016
2016 · Bob Backlund (Manager)
movieWWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013 · Bob Backlund
movieWWE Hall Of Fame 2013
2013 · Self
JCW Legends and Icons
movieJCW Legends and Icons
2011
movieWWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010 · Bob Backlund
movieWWE: Legends of Wrestling - Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund
2010
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
movieRing Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
2008 · Bob Backlund
movieTNA Victory Road 2007
2007 · Bob Backlund
movieTNA Slammiversary 2007
2007 · Bob Backlund
movieTNA Lockdown 2007
2007 · Bob Backlund (Ringside)
movieIn the Land of Merry Misfits
2007 · Friar Chuck
movieTNA Destination X 2007
2007 · Mr. Bob Backlund (Ringside)
movieTNA Against All Odds 2007
2007 · Mr. Bob Backlund (Appearance)
movieTNA Final Resolution 2007
2007 · Mr. Bob Backlund (Judge)
movieWWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
movieWWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
2006
movieThe Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005 · Bob Backlund (Archive Footage)
movieHollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules
2002 · Himself
movieWWE Royal Rumble 2000
2000 · Mr. Bob Backlund
tvWWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
Battlarts Battle Fiction
movieBattlarts Battle Fiction
1998 · Bob Backlund
movieWWE WrestleMania 13
1997 · Mr. Bob Backlund (Manager)
movieWWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996 · Mr. Bob Backlund
WWE Mega Matches '95
movieWWE Mega Matches '95
1995
movieWWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
1995 · Mr. Bob Backlund
movieBig Daddy Cool Diesel
1995 · Bob Backlund
movieWWE Brawl in the Family
1995 · Mr. Bob Backlund
movieWWE WrestleMania XI
1995 · Mr. Bob Backlund
movieWWE March to WrestleMania XI
1995 · Mr. Bob Backlund
movieShawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid
1995 · Bob Backlund
movieWWE Royal Rumble 1995
1995 · Mr. Bob Backlund
movieWWE Survivor Series 1994
1994 · Mr. Bob Backlund
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994
movieWWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994
1994 · Mr. Bob Backlund (Appearance)
movieWWE Hall Of Fame 1994
1994 · Self
movieWWE Royal Rumble 1994
1994 · Bob Backlund
movieWWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
1993 · Bob Backlund
movieWWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
1993 · Bob Backlund
movieWWE U.K. Rampage 1993
1993 · Bob Backlund
movieWWE UK Rampage '93
1993 · Bob Backlund
movieWWE WrestleMania IX
1993 · Bob Backlund
movieWWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
1993 · Bob Backlund
movieWWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993 · Bob Backlund
tvRaw
1993 · Mr. Bob Backlund
movieUWF Beach Brawl
1991 · Bob Backlund
movieInside the Steel Cage
1986 · Bob Backlund
tvWWF Superstars
1986
movieAWA Wrestling For a Cure
1985 · Himself
AWA StarCage
movieAWA StarCage
1985 · Bob Backlund
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
moviePWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985 · Bob Backlund
tvWWE Pay Per View
1985
PWUSA Star Wars
moviePWUSA Star Wars
1985 · Bob Backlund
movieWWE The Brawl to End it All
1984 · Self
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
movieWWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
1983 · Bob Backlund
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
movieWWE Showdown at Shea '80
1980 · Bob Backlund
movieNWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
1980 · Himself
tvWWF Championship Wrestling
1980 · Bob Backlund
tvWWF All-Star Wrestling
1975 · Bob Backlund
tvWWE Old School
1973 · Bob Backlund
movieRFVideo Face Off Vol. 7: Old School 101
— · Himself