Bob Backlund
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Raw
Mr. Bob Backlund
1993
Series
Raw
Bob Backlund
1993
Series
Raw
1993
Series
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Bob Backlund
1975
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
Series
WWF Superstars
1986
Series
WWE Old School
Bob Backlund
1973
Series
WWF Championship Wrestling
Bob Backlund
1980
Series
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
Bob Backlund
2021
Film
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Bob Backlund
2010
Film
WWE WrestleMania XI
Mr. Bob Backlund
1995
Film
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Bob Backlund (Archive Footage)
2005
Battlarts Battle Fiction
Bob Backlund
1998
Film
WWE WrestleMania 13
Mr. Bob Backlund (Manager)
1997
Film
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Bob Backlund
1993
Film
WWE Battleground 2016
Bob Backlund (Manager)
2016
Film
Headstrong
Self
2019
Film
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
Bob Backlund (archive footage)
2019
Film
Big Daddy Cool Diesel
Bob Backlund
1995
Film
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
JCW Legends and Icons
2011
Film
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
Bob Backlund
2021
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
Bob Backlund
1994
Film
WWE WrestleMania IX
Bob Backlund
1993
Film
Inside the Steel Cage
Bob Backlund
1986
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Bob Backlund
1993
Film
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Bob Backlund
2013
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
Mr. Bob Backlund
2000
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
Mr. Bob Backlund
1996
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
Mr. Bob Backlund
1995
Film
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
Bob Backlund
1993
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Bob Backlund
1980
Film
TNA Against All Odds 2007
Mr. Bob Backlund (Appearance)
2007
Film
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
Mr. Bob Backlund
1995
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Mr. Bob Backlund
1994
Film
TNA Destination X 2007
Mr. Bob Backlund (Ringside)
2007
WWE Mega Matches '95
1995
Film
Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules
Himself
2002
Film
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
Self
2013
Film
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
Bob Backlund
1993
Film
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
2006
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
Bob Backlund
1983
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994
Mr. Bob Backlund (Appearance)
1994
Film
WWE Brawl in the Family
Mr. Bob Backlund
1995
Film
TNA Victory Road 2007
Bob Backlund
2007
Film
TNA Lockdown 2007
Bob Backlund (Ringside)
2007
Film
Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid
Bob Backlund
1995
Film
WWE The Brawl to End it All
Self
1984
Film
WWE March to WrestleMania XI
Mr. Bob Backlund
1995
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
Bob Backlund
1985
Film
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Bob Backlund
1993
Film
WWE Hall Of Fame 1994
Self
1994
Film
WWE UK Rampage '93
Bob Backlund
1993
Film
TNA Final Resolution 2007
Mr. Bob Backlund (Judge)
2007
Film
In the Land of Merry Misfits
Friar Chuck
2007
Film
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
Himself
1985
PWUSA Star Wars
Bob Backlund
1985
Film
TNA Slammiversary 2007
Bob Backlund
2007
Film
UWF Beach Brawl
Bob Backlund
1991
AWA StarCage
Bob Backlund
1985
Film
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 7: Old School 101
Himself
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
Bob Backlund
2008
Film
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
Himself
1980
Film
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund
2010