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Terry Funk
Age: 65
Height: 6' 3"
Birth Place: Hammond, Indiana, USA
Born: Jun. 30th, 1944
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Terry Funk's Main TV Roles
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at
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BIOGRAPHY: Funk has strong wrestling bloodlines. His dad Dory Funk, was a well known grappler from the 1940s to the 1970s, and his brother Dory Jr., wrestled from 1963 until the early 90s, and won the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) world heavyweight championship in 1969. Funk himself became NWA champion and thus the Funk's have the distinction of being the only brothers to win the NWA championship. Funk made his film debut as (what else?) a wrestler in Sylvester Stallone's (a noted wrestling fan) movie "Paradise Alley." Funk then did double-duty as a pro wrestler and actor/stunt man (he was prominate in Patrick Swayze's movie "Roadhouse." Not technically a great wrestler, Funk was more known for his brawling tactics, and had some great feuds during his career with "Handsome" Harley Race, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes and others. After maintaining a low profile in wrestling, Funk resurfaced in the 90s in the new Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) series and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), this time in his new persona as "Chainsaw Charlie."
TRIVIA:
- Retired in 1997, losing his final match to Bret "The Hitman" Hart, only to come out of retirement a few months later.
- Auditioned for a role in _Platoon (1986)_ (qv).
- One of the 100 Greatest Wrestlers of the 20th Century (Inside Wrestling Presents, Summer 2000)
- Held the NWA World Heavyweight title from Dec. 10, 1975 to Feb. 6, 1977 as recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance.
- Grew up in Amarillo, TX, where his father 'Dory Funk Sr.' (qv) settled around 1947.
- 4/16/00: At age 56, captured the WCW Hardcore Championship in a match against 'Norman Smiley' (qv) at Spring Stampede.
- Notable Title Wins Include: NWA World Heavyweight title; NWA Western States title (6); NWA Western States Tag Team titles (2); NWA Amarillo International Tag Team titles; NWA Florida Television title; NWA Florida Tag Team titles; NWA Americas title; NWA Missouri title; NWA Championship Wrestling Florida title; NWA Amarillo Brass Knuckles title; NWA Amarillo Tag Team titles (2); NWA North American Tag Team titles; NWA/WCW United States title; NWA National Television title; NWA Los Angeles Tag Team titles; WWC Tag Team titles; SCW Tag Team titles; SCW Southwest Tag Team titles; SCW Southwest title; USWA Unified title; ECW Heavyweight title (2); ECW Television title; NWA Florida Southern title; WWF Tag Team titles with Cactus Jack; WCW Hardcore title; 3PW Heavyweight title.
- He has gone under various names throughout his illustrious 40 years: Terrible Terry Funk, Tuxedo Terry Funk, Doctor Knows It All and Chainsaw Charlie.
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