Harley Race

Acting•Born April 11, 1943•Died August 1, 2019 (age 76)•Quitman, Mississippi, USA

Biography

Harley Leland Race is a retired American professional wrestler and is a current promoter and trainer. During his career as a wrestler, he held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 8 times, and is considered by many to be the greatest wrestler of all time. He worked for all of the major wrestling promotions, including the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), WWE, and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He was the first NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, which is now known as the WWE United States Championship. Race is one of six men inducted into each of the WWE Hall of Fame, the WCW Hall of Fame, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.

Known For

Filmography

2019

Dark Side of the Ring

as Self (Archival Footage)

2017

WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995

Movie

2014

WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story

as Himself

Movie

2014

WWE Rivalries

as Self

2014

Harley Race: The Greatest Wrestler on God's Green Earth

Movie

2013

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

as Himself

Movie

2012

History & Tradition: The Story of The National Wrestling Alliance

as Himself

Movie

2012

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

as Himself

Movie

2012

WWE Hall of Fame: Harley Race

as Himself

Movie

2010

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

as Harley Race

Movie

2009

K.C. On The Mat: The History of Professional Wrestling In Kansas City

as Himself

Movie

2009

WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s

as Himself

Movie

2009

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

as Himself

Movie

2008

Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection

as Himself

Movie

2007

TNA Lockdown 2007

as Himself (Appearance)

Movie

2007

Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy

as Self

Movie

2006

Heroes of World Class

as Harley Race

Movie

2006

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

as King Harley Race

Movie

2004

TNA iMPACT!

2004

WWE Hall of Fame 2004

as Self

Movie

2004

WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection

as Himself

Movie

1999

The Life and Death of Owen Hart

as Self

Movie

1998

Exposed!: Pro Wrestling's Greatest Secrets

as Booker

Movie

1997

WWE Badd Blood: In Your House

as Himself

Movie

1995

WCW: Ric Flair - 2 Decades of Excellence

as Harley Race

Movie

1994

WCW Starrcade 1994

as Harley Race (Manager)

Movie

1994

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX

as Himself (Manager)

Movie

1994

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

as Himself (Manager)

Movie

1994

WCW Bash at the Beach 1994

as Himself (Manager)

Movie

1994

WCW Slamboree 1994

as Self (Manager)

Movie

1994

WCW Spring Stampede 1994

as Himself (Manager)

Movie

1994

WCW SuperBrawl IV

as Harley Race (Manager)

Movie

1994

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI

as Himself (Manager)

Movie

1993

WCW Starrcade 1993

as Himself (Manager)

Movie

1993

WCW BattleBowl

as Himself (Manager)

Movie

1993

WCW Clash of the Champions XXV

as Himself (Manager)

Movie

1993

WCW Halloween Havoc 1993

as Himself (Manager)

Movie

1993

WCW Fall Brawl 1993

as Himself (Manager)

Movie

1993

WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV

as Himself (Manager)

Movie

1993

WCW Beach Blast 1993

as Himself (Manager)

Movie

1993

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII

as Himself (Manager)

Movie

1993

WCW Slamboree 1993

as Harley Race (Manager)

Movie

1993

WCW SuperBrawl III

as Harley Race (Manager)

Movie

1993

WCW Clash of The Champions XXII

as Himself

Movie

1993

Raw

as Harley Race

1992

WCW Starrcade 1992

as Manager

Movie

1992

WCW Halloween Havoc 1992

as Harley Race (Special Guest Referee)

Movie

1992

WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary

as Harley Race (Manager)

Movie

1992

WCW The Great American Bash 1992

as Harley Race (Manager)

Movie

1992

WCW WrestleWar 1992

as Manager

Movie

1992

WCW SuperBrawl II

as Himself (Manager)

Movie

1992

WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII

as Manager

Movie

1991

WCW Starrcade 1991

as Himself (Manager)

Movie

1991

WCW Clash of The Champions XVII

as Manager

Movie

1991

WCW Halloween Havoc 1991

as Harley Race (Manager)

Movie

1991

WCW The Great American Bash 1991

as Harley Race (Manager)

Movie

1990

WCW The Great American Bash 1990

as Himself

Movie

1989

WWE Royal Rumble 1989

as Harley Race

Movie

1988

WWE Survivor Series 1988

as Himself

Movie

1988

The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

as "The King" Harley Race

Movie

1988

WWE WrestleMania IV

as "The King of Wrestling" Harley Race

Movie

1988

Clash of the Champions

as Manager

1988

Clash of the Champions

as Harley Race (Manager)

1988

Clash of the Champions

as Himself

1988

WWE Royal Rumble 1988

as "King" Harley Race

Movie

1987

George "The Animal" Steele

as Harley Race

Movie

1987

Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

as Harley Race

Movie

1987

WWE Survivor Series 1987

as Race

Movie

1987

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87

as "King" Harley Race

Movie

1987

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

as "King" Harley Race

Movie

1987

The Ken Patera Story

as Harley Race

Movie

1987

The Best of the WWF: volume 11

as Harley Race

Movie

1987

WWE WrestleMania III

as "King" Harley Race

Movie

1987

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

as "King" Harley Race

Movie

1987

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

as "King" Harley Race

Movie

1986

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

as Harley Race

Movie

1986

WWF Wrestling Challenge

as "King" Harley Race

1986

WWF Wrestling Challenge

as King Harley Race

1986

WWF Wrestling Challenge

as Harley Race

1986

WWF Superstars

as "King" Harley Race

1986

WWE The Big Event

as "King" Harley Race

Movie

1986

The Best of the WWF: volume 8

as Harley Race

Movie

1986

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86

as Harley Race

Movie

1986

AWA WrestleRock 1986

as Himself

Movie

1985

NWA World Championship Wrestling

as Harley Race

1985

AWA Super Clash

as Harley Race

Movie

1985

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

1985

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

as King Harley Race

1985

WWE Pay Per View

1985

PWUSA Star Wars

as Harley Race

Movie

1985

NWA Battle of the Belts

as Harley Race

Movie

1983

NWA Starrcade 1983

as Harley Race

Movie

1983

NWA The Race to Starrcade

as Himself

Movie

1983

WCCW Star Wars (June 1983)

as Harley Race

Movie

1982

WCCW Star Wars (August 1982)

as Harley Race

Movie

1982

WCCW Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show

as Harley Race

Movie

1982

World Class Championship Wrestling

as Harley Race

1982

NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show

as Harley Race

Movie

1981

Mid-South Wrestling

as Harley Race

1981

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

as Harley Race

1981

WCCW Star Wars (February 1981)

as Harley Race

Movie

1981

WCCW Star Wars

as Harley Race

1980

NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

as Himself

Movie

1980

WWF Championship Wrestling

as Harley Race

1978

The Super Bowl of Wrestling

as Himself

Movie

1973

WWE Old School

as Harley Race

1973

WWE Old School

as "King" Harley Race

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Pro Wrestling USA: Star Wars 1985

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing

BirthdayApril 11, 1943

Day of DeathAugust 1, 2019

Place of BirthQuitman, Mississippi, USA

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