Virgil Runnels
Age: 69 | From: Austin, Texas
Person Details
Birthday: 1945-10-12 10:44:53
Death: 2015-06-11 10:44:53
Aliases: Dusty Rhodes , The American Dream , The Midnight Rider
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Austin, Texas
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 228
TV Involvements: 6
Most Famous Work
Biography
Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr., better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler currently working for WWE as the Commissioner of NXT. He makes occasional on-air appearances on other WWE television and pay-per-views and works as a backstage booker and producer in the NXT Wrestling developmental territory. Billed as "the son of a plumber", Rhodes' character was that of the working man. Rhodes is a three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and has also won the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship once, the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship ten times, the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) seven times and the NWA National Heavyweight Championship one time. He has also won many other championships during his wrestling career. He is one of six men inducted into each of the WWE Hall of Fame, the WCW Hall of Fame, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. He is the father of professional wrestlers Dustin Rhodes and Cody Rhodes, both currently working for WWE.
Most Famous Work
WWE Raw
(1993) Writer
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
(2007) Writer
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
(2014) Executive Producer
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
(2006) Writer
WCW Road Wild 1999
(1999) Writer
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
(2013) Executive Consultant
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
(1998) Writer
WCW Uncensored 1999
(1999) WriterActing
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| 2023 | Self (Archival Footage) | |
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| 2022 | Self (archive footage) - Dusty Rhodes | |
| 2020 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Dusty Rhodes | ||
| 2018 | N/A | |
| 2017 | N/A | |
| 2016 | Dusty Rhodes (voice) | |
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| Dusty Rhodes | ||
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| 2015 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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| 2014 | Self | |
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| 2013 | Dusty Rhodes (Ringside) | |
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| 2012 | Dusty Rhodes | |
| Dusty | ||
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| 2011 | Dusty Rhodes (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2010 | "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes | |
| 2009 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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| 2008 | Dusty Rhodes | |
| 2007 | N/A | |
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| Dusty | ||
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| 2006 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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| 2005 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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| Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.) | ||
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| 2004 | Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.) | |
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| 2003 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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| 2002 | Dusty Rhodes | |
| 2001 | Dusty Rhodes | |
| 2000 | Dusty Rhodes (Appearance) | |
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| 1999 | N/A | |
| 1998 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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| 1996 | Deputy Johnny Morton | |
| 1995 | N/A | |
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| 1994 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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| 1993 | N/A | |
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| 1992 | Dusty Rhodes | |
| 1991 | Dusty Rhodes (Cornerman) | |
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| 1990 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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| 1989 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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| 1988 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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| The Midnight Rider | ||
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| 1987 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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| 1986 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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| 1985 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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| 1984 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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| 1982 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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| 1980 | Dusty Rhodes | |
| 1978 | Dusty Rhodes | |
| 1974 | Dusty Rhodes | |
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Production
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| 2014 | Executive Producer | |
| 2013 | Executive Consultant | |
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Writing
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| 2007 | Writer | |
| 2006 | Writer | |
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| 1999 | Writer | |
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| 1998 | Writer | |
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| 1997 | Writer | |
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| 1996 | Writer | |
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| 1995 | Writer | |
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| 1994 | Writer | |
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| 1993 | Writer | |
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| 1992 | Writer | |
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| 1991 | Writer | |
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| 1989 | Writer | |
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| 1987 | Writer | |
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| 1986 | Writer | |
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| 1985 | Writer | |
| 1984 | Writer | |
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| 1983 | Writer | |
| 1980 | Writer | |
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Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1989 | Director | |
| 1984 | Director | |
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