Bob Backlund
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 14, 1949 (age 77)
- Birthplace
- Princeton, Minnesota, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 7: Old School 101
Movie · as Himself
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
TV · as Bob Backlund · 2 eps
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
Movie · as Bob Backlund (archive footage)
Headstrong
Movie · as Self
WWE Battleground 2016
Movie · as Bob Backlund (Manager)
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
Movie · as Self
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWE Main Event
TV · 5 eps
JCW Legends and Icons
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund
Movie
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
Movie · as Bob Backlund
TNA Final Resolution 2007
Movie · as Mr. Bob Backlund (Judge)
TNA Destination X 2007
Movie · as Mr. Bob Backlund (Ringside)
In the Land of Merry Misfits
Movie · as Friar Chuck
TNA Against All Odds 2007
Movie · as Mr. Bob Backlund (Appearance)
TNA Lockdown 2007
Movie · as Bob Backlund (Ringside)
TNA Victory Road 2007
Movie · as Bob Backlund
TNA Slammiversary 2007
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
Movie
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
Movie
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Movie · as Bob Backlund (Archive Footage)
Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules
Movie · as Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
Movie · as Mr. Bob Backlund
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV · 3 eps
Battlarts Battle Fiction
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWE WrestleMania 13
Movie · as Mr. Bob Backlund (Manager)
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
Movie · as Mr. Bob Backlund
WWE Brawl in the Family
Movie · as Mr. Bob Backlund
WWE WrestleMania XI
Movie · as Mr. Bob Backlund
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
Movie · as Mr. Bob Backlund
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
Movie · as Mr. Bob Backlund
WWE March to WrestleMania XI
Movie · as Mr. Bob Backlund
WWE Mega Matches '95
Movie
Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid
Movie · as Bob Backlund
Big Daddy Cool Diesel
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Movie · as Mr. Bob Backlund
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994
Movie · as Mr. Bob Backlund (Appearance)
WWE Hall Of Fame 1994
Movie · as Self
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWE WrestleMania IX
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWE UK Rampage '93
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWF 1993: The Year in Review
Movie · as Bob Backlund
Raw
TV · as Mr. Bob Backlund · 16 eps
UWF Beach Brawl
Movie · as Bob Backlund
Inside the Steel Cage
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWF Superstars
TV · 1 ep
PWUSA Star Wars
Movie · as Bob Backlund
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
Movie · as Bob Backlund
AWA StarCage
Movie · as Bob Backlund
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
Movie · as Himself
WWE The Brawl to End it All
Movie · as Self
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
Movie · as Bob Backlund
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Movie · as Bob Backlund
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
Movie · as Himself
WWF Championship Wrestling
TV · as Bob Backlund · 6 eps
WWF All-Star Wrestling
TV · as Bob Backlund · 16 eps
WWE Old School
TV · as Bob Backlund · 22 eps