Sylvester Ritter
Acting
1952-12-13 · Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA
Sylvester Ritter was an American professional wrestler and professional football player, best known for his work in Mid-South Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as The Junkyard Dog (or JYD for short), a nickname Ritter received while working in a wrecking yard. Entering the ring with his trademark chain attached to a dog collar, to the music of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust," JYD regularly headlined cards that sold out the Louisiana Superdome and other major venues, becoming "the first blackwrestler to be made the undisputed top star of his promotion". JYD was one of the most electrifying and charismatic wrestlers in the country, particularly during his peak in the early 1980s. JYD was most known for his head butt and upper-body strength, the latter of which saw him regularly body slam such large wrestlers as The One Man Gang, Kamala, and King Kong Bundy. The word "Thump," which referred to JYD's power slam, was prominently displayed on his wrestling trunks.
Filmography
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022 · Movie
Dark Side of the Ring
2019 · Series
Andre the Giant
2018 · Movie
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013 · Movie
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011 · Movie
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010 · Movie
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog
2010 · Movie
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009 · Movie
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008 · Movie
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007 · Movie
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007 · Movie
Heroes of World Class
2006 · Movie
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006 · Movie
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005 · Movie
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
2004 · Movie
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
1998 · Movie
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994 · Movie
WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991 · Movie
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
1990 · Movie
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990 · Movie
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990 · Movie
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989 · Movie
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
1989 · Movie
NWA Starrcade 1988
1988 · Movie
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
1988 · Movie
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
1988 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988 · Movie
Hulkamania 3
1988 · Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988 · Movie
Clash of the Champions
1988 · Series
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
1988 · Movie
George "The Animal" Steele
1987 · Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987 · Movie
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987 · Movie
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
1987 · Movie
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
1987 · Movie
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
1987 · Movie
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987 · Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania III
1987 · Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
1987 · Movie
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987 · Movie
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987 · Movie
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987 · Movie
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986 · Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986 · Movie
WWF Superstars
1986 · Series
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986 · Series
WWE The Big Event
1986 · Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
1986 · Movie
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
1986 · Movie
WrestleMania II
1986 · Movie
WWE Grudge Match
1986 · Movie
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
1986 · Movie
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985 · Movie
The Wrestling Classic
1985 · Movie
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985 · Series
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985 · Series
WrestleMania
1985 · Movie
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985 · Movie
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985 · Movie
Most Unusual Matches
1985 · Movie
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
1984 · Movie
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984 · Movie
NWA Lords of The Ring
1984 · Movie
Tuesday Night Titans
1984 · Series
WCCW Parade of Champions
1984 · Movie
NWA Boogie Jam
1984 · Movie
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83
1983 · Movie
WCW Arena Shows
1983 · Series
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982 · Series
Mid-South Wrestling
1981 · Series
WWE Old School
1973 · Series