Portrait of Virgil Runnels

Acting

Virgil Runnels

Career

Active from 1978 to 2014, busiest in 1997 with 14 main titles.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
GoodWatch score87/100

Characters

3

The characters Virgil Runnels played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Virgil Runnels Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Social Commentary
    1.3, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    1.7, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    2.9, average 5.5
  • Family Dynamics
    2.4, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Professional Wrestling 20
  • Sports Entertainment 13
  • High-Energy Action 9
  • Live Event 8
  • NWA 7
  • Wrestling 6
  • Wrestling Championship 5
  • 1980s 5
  • Wrestling History 4
  • Ric Flair 4
  • Spectacle 4
  • WCW 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

218
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 76
WWE Rivals
WWE Rivals (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Dusty Rhodes

Biography: WWE Legends
Biography: WWE Legends (2021)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

2010s

20 titles ยท average score 70
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dusty Rhodes (voice)

Sting: Into the Light
Sting: Into the Light (2015)

as Dusty Rhodes

Wrestlemania Rewind
Wrestlemania Rewind (2014)

TV show ยท as Dusty Rhodes

WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash (2014)

as Dusty Rhodes

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014 (2014)

Executive Producer

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling (2013)

as Dusty Rhodes

WWE Battleground 2013
WWE Battleground 2013 (2013)

as Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)

The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions (2012)

as Dusty Rhodes

The JBL and Cole Show
The JBL and Cole Show (2012)

TV show ยท as Dusty Rhodes

WWE: The Attitude Era
WWE: The Attitude Era (2012)

as Dusty

WWE NXT
WWE NXT (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท Writer

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (2010)
GoodWatch score 76

as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

2000s

34 titles ยท average score 71
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
WWE Royal Rumble 2007 (2007)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer

WWE Hall of Fame 2007
WWE Hall of Fame 2007 (2007)

as Dusty Rhodes

WWE The Great American Bash 2007
WWE The Great American Bash 2007 (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dusty Rhodes

WWE Royal Rumble 2006
WWE Royal Rumble 2006 (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story (2006)

as Dusty Rhodes

WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story (2006)

as Dusty Rhodes

WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006 (2006)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dusty Rhodes

TNA Destination X 2005
TNA Destination X 2005 (2005)

as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)

TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy
TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy (2005)

as Dusty Rhodes

TNA iMPACT!
TNA iMPACT! (2004)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Dusty Rhodes. / Dusty Rhodes

WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection (2004)
GoodWatch score 87

as Dusty Rhodes

ECW Living Dangerously 2000
ECW Living Dangerously 2000 (2000)

as Dusty Rhodes

1990s

115 titles ยท average score 69
WCW Souled Out 1999
WCW Souled Out 1999 (1999)

Writer

WCW Halloween Havoc 1998
WCW Halloween Havoc 1998 (1998)

Writer

WCW Bash at the Beach 1997
WCW Bash at the Beach 1997 (1997)

Writer

WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 (1996)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer

WCW Hog Wild 1996
WCW Hog Wild 1996 (1996)

Writer

WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995 (1995)

Writer

WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994 (1994)

Writer

Raw
Raw (1993)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Dusty Rhodes

WCW WrestleWar 1992
WCW WrestleWar 1992 (1992)

Writer

WCW The Great American Bash 1992
WCW The Great American Bash 1992 (1992)

Writer

WCW Starrcade 1991
WCW Starrcade 1991 (1991)

Writer

WCW SuperBrawl 1
WCW SuperBrawl 1 (1991)

as Dusty Rhodes (Commentator)

1980s

43 titles ยท average score 64
NWA Clash of the Champions
NWA Clash of the Champions (1988)

as Dusty Rhodes

NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede (1988)

as Dusty Rhodes

NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem (1988)

as Dusty Rhodes

NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88 (1988)

as Dusty Rhodes

NWA The Great American Bash 1988
NWA The Great American Bash 1988 (1988)

as Dusty Rhodes

NWA Starrcade 1987
NWA Starrcade 1987 (1987)

as Dusty Rhodes

The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1987)

as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1986)

as Dusty Rhodes

NWA Starrcade 1986
NWA Starrcade 1986 (1986)

as Dusty Rhodes

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Dusty Rhodes

NWA Starrcade 1985
NWA Starrcade 1985 (1985)

as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

NWA Starrcade 1984
NWA Starrcade 1984 (1984)

as Dusty Rhodes

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 43
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
The Super Bowl of Wrestling (1978)

as Dusty Rhodes

WWF All-Star Wrestling
WWF All-Star Wrestling (1975)

TV show ยท as Dusty Rhodes

The Wrestler
The Wrestler (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

as Dusty Rhodes

WWE Old School
WWE Old School (1973)

TV show ยท as Dusty Rhodes