Bruno Sammartino

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-10-06 (83 years old)

Deathday

2018-04-18

Place of Birth

Pizzoferrato, Italy

Bruno Sammartino

Biography

Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino was an Italian-born American professional wrestler, best known for his work with the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF, now WWE). There, he held the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (WWWF Heavyweight Championship during his second reign) for more than 11 years (4,040 days) across two reigns, the first of which is the longest single reign in the promotion's history at 2,803 days. He is overall a two-time world champion in professional wrestling. Dubbed "The Italian Strongman" and "The Strongest Man in the World" early in his career, Sammartino later earned the title "The Living Legend". Known for his...

Acting

1985

WrestleMania

as Bruno Sammartino (Ringside)

1986

WrestleMania II

as Bruno Sammartino

1980

WWE Showdown at Shea '80

as Bruno Sammartino

2010

1985

Best of the WWF Volume 3

as Bruno Sammartino (Ringside)

1985

Best of the WWF Volume 1

as Bruno Sammartino

2006

2018

2002

2018

Bruno

as Himself

2018

Andre the Giant

as Self (archive footage)

2019

1986

Body Slam

as Himself

1986

Tag Team Champions

as Bruno Sammartino

1992

WCW Halloween Havoc '92

as Himself (Special Guest)

1986

WrestleMania 2

as Bruno Sammartino

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