Dick Murdoch
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 16, 1946
- Died
- June 15, 1996 (aged 49)
- Birthplace
- Waxahachie, Texas, USA
Biography
Hoyt Richard Murdoch was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names "Dirty" Dick Murdoch and "Captain Redneck". He was best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Murdoch started his wrestling career in 1965, and three years later, he began teaming with longtime partner Dusty Rhodes as the Texas Outlaws. After they split up, Murdoch wrestled for several territories including the National Wrestling Alliance, Florida Championship Wrestling, and Mid-South Wrestling, also touring overseas. He would join the World Wrestling Federation in 1984 and teamed with Adrian Adonis to form the North-South Connection, winning the WWE World Tag Team Championship. In 1981, Murdoch gained international exposure by joining New Japan Pro-Wrestling and stayed there until 1989. He later wrestled for Jim Crockett Promotions, engaging in feuds with the likes of Ric Flair, Nikita Koloff, and Dusty Rhodes. He also worked for World Championship Wrestling in 1991 in a tag team with Dick Slater until going into semi-retirement, while making appearances at the 1995 WWE Royal Rumble and WCW Slamboree '93: A Legends' Reunion.
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Filmography
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Movie · as Himself
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Movie · as Dick Murdoch
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
Movie · as Himself
WCW Slamboree 1995
Movie · as Himself
ECW Super Summer Sizzler 1993
Movie · as Dick Murdoch
WCW Slamboree 1993
Movie · as Dick Murdoch
NWA Live: March 18, 1989
Movie · as Dick Murdoch
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
Movie · as Dick Murdoch
WCW WrestleWar 1989
Movie · as "Dirty" Dick Murdoch
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Movie · as The Outlaw
Clash of the Champions
TV · as Dick Murdoch · 1 ep
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
Movie · as Dick Murdoch
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie
Movie · as Grunt Brother
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Movie · as Self
Most Unusual Matches
Movie · as Dick Murdoch
Best of the WWF Volume 1
Movie · as Dick Murdoch
Andre the Giant
Movie · as Dick Murdoch (Archive footage)
Best of the WWF Volume 2
Movie · as Dick Murdoch
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Movie · as Dick Murdoch
Mid-South WrestleFest '85
Movie · as Dick Murdoch
Mid-South Arena Shows
TV · as Dick Murdoch · 1 ep
NWA World Championship Wrestling
TV · as "Capt. Redneck" Dick Murdoch · 17 eps
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
Movie · as Dick Murdoch
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
Movie · as Dick Murdoch
WWE The Brawl to End it All
Movie · as Self
Tuesday Night Titans
TV · as Dick Murdoch · 4 eps
Mid-South Wrestling
TV · as Dick Murdoch, 'Capt. Redneck' Dick Murdock · 19 eps
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
Movie · as Himself
Paradise Alley
Movie · as Wrestler
The Wrestler
Movie · as Dick Murdoch
The Wrestling Queen
Movie · as Dick Murdoch
WWE Old School
TV · as Dick Murdoch · 3 eps