Bruno Sammartino

Biography

Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino is an Italian-born American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for being the longest-running champion of the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), holding the title across two reigns for over 11 years (4040 days) in total, as well as the longest single WWE Championship reign in professional wrestling history. Sammartino's wrestling style was more mat-oriented which was typical of wrestlers from his era. His brawling, power moves, and personal charisma helped him become the most popular American wrestler in the 1960s and early 1970s. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2013 by his longtime friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Most Famous Work

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WWF Wrestling Challenge

(1986) Bruno Sammartino

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WWE This Is Awesome

(2022) Bruno Sammartino (archive footage)

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Andre the Giant

(2018) Self (archive footage)

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WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

(2010) Bruno Sammartino

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The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment

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Bruno Sammartino

(2019) Self

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WrestleMania

(1985) Bruno Sammartino (Ringside)

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WrestleMania II

(1986) Bruno Sammartino

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	Bruno Sammartino (archive footage)	WWE This Is Awesome 2022-07-29 TV Show
2019	Self	Bruno Sammartino 2019-10-26 Movie
2018	Himself	Bruno 2018-04-23 Movie
	N/A	Bruno 2018-04-23 Movie
	Self (archive footage)	Andre the Giant 2018-04-10 Movie
2017	N/A	Sweet Daddy Siki 2017-06-11 Movie
2015	Self	WWE Hall of Fame 2015 2015-03-28 Movie
2014	Himself	WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story 2014-11-18 Movie
2013	Himself	Timeline: The History of WWE – 1963-1969 – As Told By Bruno Sammartino 2013-12-16 Movie
	Self	The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment 2013-11-18 Movie
	Himself	WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden 2013-08-13 Movie
	Self	WWE Hall Of Fame 2013 2013-04-09 Movie
2010	Bruno Sammartino	WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time 2010-12-07 Movie
2009	N/A	Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection 2009-06-09 Movie
2006	N/A	WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship 2006-09-05 Movie
	Bruno Sammartino	Bruno Sammartino Behind The Championship Belt 2006-07-01 Movie
	N/A	WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story 2006-06-20 Movie
	Himself	Legends Never Die 2006-06-01 Movie
2005	Himself	Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler 2005-01-01 Movie
2002	Vito Farrelli	The Mob Boss & the Soul Singer 2002-01-01 Movie
1989	Referee	WCW Halloween Havoc '89 1989-10-28 Movie
1987	Bruno Sammartino	WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show 1987-08-28 Movie
	N/A	The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches 1987-02-01 Movie
1986	N/A	WWE's Inside the Steel Cage 1986-12-11 Movie
	Himself	Body Slam 1986-11-21 Movie
	Bruno Sammartino	WWF Wrestling Challenge 1986-09-07 TV Show
	Bruno Sammartino	The Macho Man Randy Savage & Elizabeth 1986-08-20 Movie
	N/A	Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino 1986-06-06 Movie
	Bruno Sammartino	WrestleMania II 1986-04-07 Movie
	Bruno Sammartino	Tag Team Champions 1986-03-01 Movie
1985	Bruno Sammartino (Ringside)	WrestleMania 1985-03-31 Movie
	Bruno Sammartino	Best of the WWF Volume 1 1985-01-01 Movie
	Bruno Sammartino	WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest 1985-01-01 Movie
	Bruno Sammartino (Ringside)	Best of the WWF Volume 3 1985-01-01 Movie
1980	Bruno Sammartino	WWE Showdown at Shea '80 1980-08-09 Movie
	N/A	Fury Hour TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv