Jim Neidhart
Known for: Acting
James Henry Neidhart was an American professional wrestler known for his work in the WWF during the 80s and 90s. He gained prominence primarily as a member of The Hart Foundation, the tag team alongside his brother-in-law Bret Hart, with whom he won the WWF World Tag Team Championship twice. Neidhart was also part of the famous Hart wrestling family through his marriage to Ellie Hart, daughter of Stu Hart. Before becoming a wrestler, Neidhart was a standout athlete in high school, setting a shot put record. After a brief stint in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys, he moved to Calgary to train with Stu Hart and join Stampede Wrestling, where he won the International Tag Team Championship twice. Neidhart made his WWF debut in 1985, initially as a singles wrestler. However, his real success came when he teamed up with Bret Hart to form The Hart Foundation. Together, they dominated the tag team division, winning the WWF World Tag Team Championship in 1987. Throughout their careers, they faced other major teams like Demolition and Strike Force, and their tag move, the Hart Attack, became iconic. In 1991, Neidhart briefly teamed with Owen Hart to form The New Foundation, but his time in the WWF ended in 1992 when he was fired for refusing a drug test. After leaving WWF, he had stints in WCW and ECW, but his career in those companies was less prominent. Neidhart returned to WWF briefly in 1994 as part of the heel side alongside his brother-in-law Owen Hart, reuniting in a new version of The Hart Foundation and facing off against wrestlers like Stone Cold Steve Austin. In 1997, after one final return to WWF, Neidhart left the company and retired more definitively. In his later years, Neidhart appeared at several independent events, with his last match taking place in 2016. Despite personal issues, including drug arrests, and his battle with the passing of time, Neidhart left behind a significant legacy in the wrestling world. On August 13, 2018, he passed away at the age of 63 after an accident at his home. His death was attributed to a head injury after he fell while trying to adjust the thermostat. WWE paid tribute to Neidhart, remembering his contributions to wrestling and his legacy as one of the greats in WWF history.
Filmography
Series
Raw
Who
1993
Series
Raw
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1993
Series
Raw
Jim Neidhart
1993
Series
Tuesday Night Titans
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1984
Series
WWF Superstars
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986
Series
Mid-South Wrestling
Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
1981
Series
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
Series
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1985
Series
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
1986
Series
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986
Series
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
Series
WWE Old School
Jim Neidhart
1973
Series
WWE Old School
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1973
Series
WWE Old School
Jim Neidhart (Commentary)
1973
Series
Total Divas
Himself
2013
Series
Biography: WWE Legends
Jim Neidhart (archive footage)
2021
Series
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
Series
Thunder in Paradise
Kawolski
1994
Film
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Himself
2014
Film
Mr. Nanny
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1993
Series
WCW Thunder
Jim Neidhart
1998
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988
Film
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
Film
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Himself
2009
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1992
Film
WrestleMania II
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Himself
1989
Film
WWE WrestleMania III
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987
Film
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
2010
Film
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1992
Film
WWE WrestleMania VII
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1991
Film
WWE SlamFest
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1995
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1997
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1997
Film
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
Self
1998
Film
WWE WrestleMania IV
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988
Film
WWE WrestleFest '91
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1991
Film
WWE WrestleMania VI
Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
1990
Film
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
1997
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1994
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1994
Film
WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
Himself
2007
Film
WWE WrestleMania V
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1989
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1989
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1990
Film
WWE King of the Ring 1994
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
1994
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1989
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
1991
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988
Film
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1992
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1997
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1997
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1990
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1990
Film
Thunder in Paradise
Norman Kowalski
1993
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Himself
2014
WWE Mega Matches '95
1995
Film
WWE WrestleFest
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988
Film
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
Himself
2013
Film
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
Himself
2013
Film
WWE: The Best of Sting
Himself
2014
Film
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Himself
2009
Film
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Himself
2013
Film
WWE King of the Ring 1997
Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
1997
Film
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1998
Film
Wrestling's Greatest Champions
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1991
Film
WWE Brawl in the Family
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1995
Film
WWE WrestleFest '90
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1990
Film
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1997
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1994
Film
WWE World Tour 1991
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1991
Film
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
2008
Film
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1989
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987
Film
Enter... Zombie King!
Sheriff Logan
2003
Film
Owen: Hart of Gold
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
2015
Film
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
1998
Film
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1997
Film
The Brains Behind the Brawn
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1989
Film
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988
Film
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
Himself
2010
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1985
Film
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1991
Film
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1994
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988
Film
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Jim Neidhart
2007
Film
Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
Himself
2011
Film
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986
Film
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987
WWE SummerSlam Fever
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1990
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1985
Film
WWE Crunch Classic
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1992
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1989
Film
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
1991
Film
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986
Film
The British Bulldogs
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986
Film
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1985
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1985
Film
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988
Film
Demolition: Witness the Power
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1989
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986
Film
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
2019
Film
Heroes of Wrestling
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1999
Film
WWF The Main Event
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988
Film
Fan Favorites
1989
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986
Film
SWS WrestleFest
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1991
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986
Film
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986
Film
Battle of the WWE Superstars
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1990
Film
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
1997
Film
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987
Film
World Wrestling Peace Festival
1996
Film
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017
Film
WWE The Hart Foundation
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987
Film
ECW November to Remember 1993
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1993
Film
WWF Off the Top Rope
1995
The Best of ECW 1992: Volume 1
“The Anvil” Jim Neidhart
1992
WWE Network Collection: Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Himself (Archive Footage)
2018