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Sylvester Ritter

Acting

December 13, 1952

Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA

63 movies

3.6 avg

1

Sylvester Ritter was an American professional wrestler and professional football player, best known for his work in Mid-South Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as The Junkyard Dog (or JYD for short), a nickname Ritter received while working in a wrecking yard. Entering the ring with his trademark chain attached to a dog collar, to the music of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust," JYD regularly headlined cards that sold out the Louisiana Superdome and other major venues, becoming "the first blackwrestler to be made the undisputed top star of his promotion". JYD was one of the...

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Andre the Giant

Andre the Giant

as Self (archive footage)

WrestleMania

WrestleMania

as The Junkyard Dog

Filmography

2020s

1 film

Biography: Wrestlemania I

Biography: Wrestlemania I

as Self (archival footage) - The Junkyard Dog

2010s

5 films

Andre the Giant

Andre the Giant

as Self (archive footage)

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

as Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee

The True Story of WrestleMania

The True Story of WrestleMania

as Junkyard Dog

2011

8.2

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

as Junkyard Dog

WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog

WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog

2000s

8 films

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

as Junkyard Dog

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

as The Junkyard Dog

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

as The Junkyard Dog

WWE: The Ladder Match

WWE: The Ladder Match

as Big Daddy Ritter

Heroes of World Class

Heroes of World Class

as Junkyard Dog

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

as Junkyard Dog

The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s

The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s

as Junkyard Dog (Archive Footage)

WWE Hall of Fame 2004

WWE Hall of Fame 2004

as Self

1990s

6 films

ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998

ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998

as Junkyard Dog (Honoree)

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

as Junkyard Dog (archive footage)

WCW WrestleWar 1991

WCW WrestleWar 1991

as The Junkyard Dog

WCW Halloween Havoc 1990

WCW Halloween Havoc 1990

as Junkyard Dog

WCW The Great American Bash 1990

WCW The Great American Bash 1990

as The Junkyard Dog

NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush

NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush

as The Junkyard Dog

1980s

43 films

NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

as The Junkyard Dog

NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre

NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre

as The Junkyard Dog

NWA Starrcade 1988

NWA Starrcade 1988

as The Junkyard Dog

NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

as The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)

WWE U.K. Rampage 1988

as The Junkyard Dog

WWE SummerSlam 1988

WWE SummerSlam 1988

as The Junkyard Dog

Hulkamania 3

Hulkamania 3

as The Junkyard Dog

The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

as The Junkyard Dog

WWE WrestleMania IV

WWE WrestleMania IV

as The Junkyard Dog

WWE Royal Rumble 1988

WWE Royal Rumble 1988

as The Junkyard Dog

The Best of the WWF: volume 14

The Best of the WWF: volume 14

as The Junkyard Dog

George "The Animal" Steele

George "The Animal" Steele

as The Junkyard Dog

Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

as Junkyard Dog

WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87

as The Junkyard Dog

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

as The Junkyard Dog

WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show

as The Junkyard Dog

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

as The Junkyard Dog

The Best of the WWF: volume 11

The Best of the WWF: volume 11

as The Junkyard Dog

WWE WrestleMania III

WWE WrestleMania III

as The Junkyard Dog

The Best of the WWF: volume 10

The Best of the WWF: volume 10

as The Junkyard Dog

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

as The Junkyard Dog

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87

as The Junkyard Dog

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

as The Junkyard Dog

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86

as The Junkyard Dog

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

as The Junkyard Dog

WWE The Big Event

WWE The Big Event

as The Junkyard Dog

The Best of the WWF: volume 8

The Best of the WWF: volume 8

as The Junkyard Dog

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86

as The Junkyard Dog

WrestleMania II

WrestleMania II

as The Junkyard Dog

WWE Grudge Match

WWE Grudge Match

as Junkyard Dog

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

as The Junkyard Dog

The WWF's Amazing Managers

The WWF's Amazing Managers

as The Junkyard Dog

The Wrestling Classic

The Wrestling Classic

as The Junkyard Dog

WrestleMania

WrestleMania

as The Junkyard Dog

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

as The Junkyard Dog (archive footage)

Most Unusual Matches

Most Unusual Matches

as The Junkyard Dog

Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!

Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!

as Junkyard Dog

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84

as The Junkyard Dog

WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84

as The Junkyard Dog

NWA Lords of The Ring

NWA Lords of The Ring

as The Junkyard Dog

WCCW Parade of Champions

as The Junkyard Dog

NWA Boogie Jam

NWA Boogie Jam

as The Junkyard Dog

WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83

as The Junkyard Dog

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