Dick Slater

Person Details

Birthday: 1951-05-19 10:20:11

Death: 2008-10-18 10:20:11

Aliases: Dirty Dick Slater , Mr. Florida

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Albany, New York

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Movie Involvements: 17

TV Involvements: 1

Most Famous Work

Biography

Richard Van Slater, better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, is a retired American professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid-1990s for various promotions including Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Slater began wrestling with Mike Graham at Robinson High School, in Tampa, Florida. He attended the University of Tampa with Paul Orndorff. From there he began wrestling in Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship Wrestling. He worked as a booker in Knoxville, Tennessee after Ron Fuller sold his promotion to Jim Barnett. He wrestled in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (later World Championship Wrestling), where he appeared on the first Starrcade. He also worked in Mid-South Wrestling Association, where he was managed by Dark Journey. Made some trips to the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. He wrestled briefly in the World Wrestling Federation as a babyface under a "Rebel" gimmick, but soon returned to WCW. He wrestled there until receiving his back injury that ended his career. In June 2004, Slater was convicted for the stabbing of his former girlfriend Theresa Halbert. He was sentenced to one year of house arrest and two years of probation. He blamed the incident on influence from painkillers.

Most Famous Work

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1998	Himself (Honoree)	ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998 1998-05-03 Movie
1996	"Dirty" Dick Slater	WCW Slamboree 1996 1996-05-19 Movie
1995	"Dirty" Dick Slater	WCW World War 3 1995 1995-11-26 Movie
	"Dirty" Dick Slater	WCW Fall Brawl 1995 1995-09-17 Movie
	"Dirty" Dick Slater	WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI 1995-08-06 Movie
	"Dirty" Dick Slater	WCW The Great American Bash 1995 1995-06-18 Movie
1994	Dick Slater	SMW Night of The Legends 1994-08-05 Movie
1993	"Dirty" Dick Slater	WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII 1993-06-16 Movie
1992	Dick Slater	WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary 1992-09-02 Movie
1989	Dick Slater	WCW Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 1989-09-12 Movie
	"Dirty" Dick Slater	PWF Homecoming 1989-03-11 Movie
1987	Dick Slater	The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches 1987-02-01 Movie
1986	Dick Slater	WWF Wrestling Challenge 1986-09-06 TV Show
	"The Rebel" Dick Slater	WWE The Big Event 1986-08-27 Movie
	"Dirty" Dick Slater	The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament 1986-04-19 Movie
1985	Dick Slater	NWA The Great American Bash 1985 1985-07-16 Movie
1984	"Dirty" Dick Slater	NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge 1984-11-22 Movie
	Himself	NWA Lords of The Ring 1984-06-30 Movie
	Himself	NWA Boogie Jam 1984-03-17 Movie
1983	Himself	NWA Starrcade 1983 1983-11-24 Movie
	Himself	NWA The Final Conflict 1983-03-12 Movie
1980	Himself	NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa 1980-08-03 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv