About

Known credits:
26
Birthday:
1946-08-16
Place of birth:
Waxahachie, Texas, USA
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Dick Murdoch

Overview

Hoyt Richard Murdoch was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names "Dirty" Dick Murdoch and "Captain Redneck". He was best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Murdoch started his wrestling career in 1965, and three years later, he began teaming with longtime partner Dusty Rhodes as the Texas Outlaws. After they split up, Murdoch wrestled for several territories including the National Wrestling Alliance, Florida Championship Wrestling, and Mid-South Wrestling, also touring overseas. He would join the World Wrestling Federation in 1984 and teamed with Adrian Adonis to form the North-South Connection, winning the WWE World Tag Team Championship. In 1981, Murdoch gained international exposure by joining New Japan Pro-Wrestling and stayed there until 1989. He later wrestled for Jim Crockett Promotions, engaging in feuds with the likes of Ric Flair, Nikita Koloff, and Dusty Rhodes. He also worked for World Championship Wrestling in 1991 in a tag team with Dick Slater until going into semi-retirement, while making appearances at the 1995 WWE Royal Rumble and WCW Slamboree '93: A Legends' Reunion.

Known for

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2023 Biography: Dusty Rhodes Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2013 Legends of Mid-South Wrestling Actor Himself 59
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2007 Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 Actor Dick Murdoch N/A
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1995 WCW Slamboree 1995 Actor Himself N/A
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1995 WWE Royal Rumble 1995 Actor Himself 59
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1993 ECW Super Summer Sizzler Spectacular Actor Dick Murdoch 58
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1993 WCW Slamboree 1993 Actor Himself 59
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1989 NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown Actor "Dirty" Dick Murdoch N/A
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1989 NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun Actor Dick Murdoch N/A
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1989 NWA Live: March 18, 1989 Actor Dick Murdoch N/A
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1988 The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament Actor The Outlaw N/A
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1985 Andre the Giant Actor Dick Murdoch (archive footage) 59
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1985 Grunt! The Wrestling Movie Actor Grunt Brother 59
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1985 MSW WrestleFest Actor Himself N/A
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1985 Best of the WWF Volume 2 Actor Dick Murdoch N/A
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1985 Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! Actor Self 59
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1985 The WWF's Most Unusual Matches Actor Dick Murdoch N/A
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1985 Best of the WWF Volume 1 Actor Dick Murdoch N/A
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1985 WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest Actor Dick Murdoch N/A
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1984 WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84 Actor Dick Murdoch N/A
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1984 WWE The Brawl to End it All Actor Self 59
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1984 WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84 Actor Dick Murdoch N/A
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1980 NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa Actor Himself N/A
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1978 Paradise Alley Actor Wrestler 58
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1974 The Wrestler Actor Dick Murdoch 58
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1973 The Wrestling Queen Actor Dick Murdoch 59
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