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person_profile-Ray Heenan

Ray Heenan Died at age: 72

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Ray Heenan

Date of Birth:

Nov 01, 1944

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Sep 17, 2017

Biography of

Ray Heenan

    Raymond Louis Heenan was an American professional wrestling manager, color commentator, wrestler, and comedian. He performed with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), WWE and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.

    Heenan was known for his skill in elevating villainous on-screen talent by drawing negative reactions for himself and his wrestlers from the crowd. He was paired with numerous wrestlers, including Nick Bockwinkel, whom he led to win the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, and he became an integral figure in the 1980s professional wrestling boom by managing King Kong Bundy and André the Giant in WWE main event matches with Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 2 and WrestleMania III respectively. The wrestlers under his tutelage were collectively known as "The Heenan Family" at various times throughout his career.

    Known for his quick wit and comedic ability, Heenan also served as a color commentator and is remembered for his on-screen repartee with Gorilla Monsoon. Outside of wrestling, Heenan authored two books, appeared on numerous television shows, and briefly hosted a parody talk show titled The Bobby Heenan Show on WWE Prime Time Wrestling. Heenan retired in 2001 at WrestleMania X-Seven after a seventeen-year stint as a commentator in professional wrestling but he continued to make sporadic appearances in several promotions. In 2002, he was diagnosed with throat cancer, which limited his appearances in later years, and died from complications of the disease in 2017. Among other honors, he has been inducted into the Professional Wrestling, WWE, and Wrestling Observer halls of fame. After his death, multiple wrestling commentators described his manager persona as the "greatest professional wrestling manager of all time."

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Ray Heenan

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Filmography of

Ray Heenan

Found 66 Movies in total

Biography: Ultimate Warrior

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2021

Andre the Giant

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2018

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2012

... 2011

... 2010

... 2006

... 2006

... 2005

... 2004

... 2002

WWE: Triple H - The Game

Himself ( Actor )

... 2002

... 1999

WCW The Great American Bash 1996

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Coach) ( Actor )

... 1996

Timemaster

Howard ( Actor )

... 1995

WWF: WrestleFest '93

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Host) ( Actor )

... 1993

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Appearance) ( Actor )

... 1993

WWE Crunch Classic

Bobby Heenan ( Actor )

... 1992

WWE Rampage '91

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1991

2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1991

WWE SuperTape vol. 4

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1991

WWE Mega Matches

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1991

WWE WrestleMania VII

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1991

... 1991

WWE SuperTape vol. 3

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1991

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1991

WWE Survivor Series 1990

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1990

WWF Hottest Matches

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1990

WWE SummerSlam 1990

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1990

Battle of the WWE Superstars

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1990

WWF SuperTape vol. 2

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1990

WWE WrestleMania VI

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1990

... 1990

WWE Survivor Series 1989

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1989

Hulkamania 4

Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan ( Actor )

... 1989

WWE SummerSlam 1989

Himself ( Actor )

... 1989

WWE Demolition

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1989

The Best of the WWF: volume 20

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1989

The Best of the WWF: volume 19

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1989

The Ultimate Warrior

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1989

WWE WrestleMania V

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1989

The Best of the WWF: volume 18

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1989

WWE Royal Rumble 1989

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1989

WWE Survivor Series 1988

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1988

WWE SummerSlam 1988

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1988

Hulkamania 3

Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan ( Actor )

... 1988

WWE WrestleFest

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1988

WWE WrestleMania IV

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1988

WWE Royal Rumble

Bobby "The Brian" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1988

... 1987

The Best of the WWF: volume 14

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1987

WWE Survivor Series 1987

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1987

The Best of the WWF: volume 13

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1987

The Best of the WWF: volume 12

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1987

WWF Hulkamania 2

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1987

WWE WrestleMania III

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1987

The Best of the WWF: volume 10

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1987

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1986

WWE The Big Event

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1986

WWE Villains of The Squared Circle

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1986

WrestleMania II

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1986

Andre the Giant

Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1985

WrestleMania

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1985

WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest

Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan ( Actor )

... 1985

Best of the WWF Volume 3

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ( Actor )

... 1985

Best of the WWF Volume 2

Bobby Heenan ( Actor )

... 1985

AWA Super Sunday

Bobby Heenan (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1983