- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 6, 1934
- Place of Birth
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died
- November 14, 2015
Nick Bockwinkel
Nicholas Warren Francis "Nick" Bockwinkel was an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the '70s and '80s. The son of wrestler Warren Bockwinkel, Nick had a lengthy professional wrestling career with matches in 34 consecutive years (1954-1987). Debuting in 1954, Bockwinkel spent the first half of his career as a journeyman, playing the babyface (good guy), wrestling primarily in territories based in California and Hawaii with stints in Texas, Georgia, and the Pacific Northwest as well as Canada and Australia. In 1970, he joined the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based AWA, where he would be based for the remainder of his career. Bockwinkel held the AWA World Tag Team Championship three times (with partner Ray "The Crippler" Stevens and managed by Bobby Heenan) then the AWA World Heavyweight Championship four times bef…
Filmography
movieWWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History
2013
movieWWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010 · Nick Bockwinkel
movieWWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009 · Himself
movieWWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007 · Himself
movieWWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006 · Nick Bockwinkel
movieWWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
2006 · Self
movieWCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994 · Nick Bockwinkel (WCW Commissioner)
movieThe Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994 · Himself (archive footage)
movieWCW Slamboree 1993
1993 · Nick Bockwinkel
tvClash of the Champions
1988 · Nick Bockwinkel (WCW Commissioner)
movieAWA SuperClash II
1987 · Nick Bockwinkel
tvAWA All-Star Wrestling
1987 · Nick Bockwinkel
movieAWA The Brawl in St. Paul
1986 · Nick Bockwinkel
NWA Battle of the Belts III
movieNWA Battle of the Belts III
1986 · Nick Bockwinkel
AWA Battle by the Bay
movieAWA Battle by the Bay
1986 · Nick Bockwinkel
movieAWA WrestleRock 1986
1986 · Himself
movieAWA Super Clash
1985 · Nick Bockwinkel
movieAWA Wrestling For a Cure
1985 · Himself
AWA StarCage
movieAWA StarCage
1985 · Nick Bockwinkel
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
moviePWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985 · Nick Bockwinkel (Appearance)
PWUSA Star Wars
moviePWUSA Star Wars
1985 · Nick Bockwinkel
movieNWA Battle of the Belts
1985 · Nick Bockwinkel
AWA Christmas Show 1984
movieAWA Christmas Show 1984
1984 · Nick Bockwinkel
movieAWA Christmas Night 1983
1983 · Nick Bockwinkel
AWA Christmas Show 1983
movieAWA Christmas Show 1983
1983 · Nick Bockwinkel
movieAWA Super Sunday
1983 · Nick Bockwinkel
tvAWA Arena Shows
1981 · Nick Bockwinkel
tvMid-South Wrestling
1981 · Nick Bockwinkel
tvUSWA Championship Wrestling
1977 · Nick Bockwinkel
movieThe Wrestler
1974 · Nick Bockwinkel
tvHawaii Five-O
1968 · Harry