Verne Gagne
Age: N/A | From: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Clarence Gagne , Clarence L. Gagne , Owner Of AWA , The Owner Of AWA
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 30
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Verne Gagne was an American amateur and professional wrestler, football player, wrestling trainer, actor, tv host and wrestling promoter. He was the owner and promoter of the Minneapolis-based American Wrestling Association (AWA) in US. As an amateur wrestler, Gagne won two NCAA titles and was an alternate for the U.S freestyle wrestling team at the 1948 Olympic Games before turning professional in 1949. Gagne was an 11-time world champion in major professional wrestling promotions, having held the AWA World Heavyweight Championship ten times and the IWA World Heavyweight Championship once as the IWA World Heavyweight Championship was considered a world championship in Japan.
Most Famous Work
AWA StarCage
(1985) Director
The Wrestler
(1974) Executive Producer
AWA SuperClash II
(1987) Director
AWA The Road to SuperClash III
(1988) Director
AWA Battle Royale '89
(1989) Director
AWA Super Sunday
(1983) Writer
AWA SuperClash III
(1988) Director
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
(1985) DirectorActing
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| 1993 | Himself | |
| 1988 | Himself | |
| 1986 | Verne Gagne (Appearance) | |
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| 1985 | Verne Gagne (Interview) | |
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| 1983 | Verne Gagne | |
| 1974 | Mike Bullard | |
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Directing
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| 1983 | Director | |
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Writing
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| 1986 | Writer | |
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| 1983 | Writer | |
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Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1983 | Executive Producer | |
| 1974 | Executive Producer | |
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