Terry Funk
ActingAlso Known As
Chainsaw Charlie, Texan
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.
Movies
(173 total)
Over the Top
as Ruker
Road House
as Morgan
The Ringer
as Frankie
Paradise Alley
as Frankie the Thumper
Beyond the Mat
as Self
Timestalkers
as Bearded Cowboy
WrestleMania II
as Terry Funk
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as Chainsaw Charlie
WWE WrestleMania XIV
as Chainsaw Charlie
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
as Chainsaw Charlie
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
as Himself
Active Stealth
as Morgan
The Wrestling Classic
as Terry Funk
Forever Hardcore: The Documentary
as Terry Funk
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
as Himself
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
as Himself
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
as Himself
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as Terry Funk
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
as Terry Funk
TV Shows
(25 total)
Quantum Leap
as Carl Shilo
Raw
as Terry Funk
Raw
as Chainsaw Charlie
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Dirk Simmons (segment "The Wrestler")
Dark Side of the Ring
as Self
Tequila and Bonetti
as Sargent Nuzo
WCW Thunder
as Terry Funk
WWE Hall of Fame
as Self
Tuesday Night Titans
as Terry Funk
WWE Old School
as Terry Funk