Harley Leland Race is a retired American professional wrestler and is a current promoter and trainer. During his career as a wrestler, he held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 8 times, and is considered by many to be the greatest wrestler of all time. He worked for all of the major wrestling promotions, including the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He was the first NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, which is now known as the WWE United States Championship. Race is one of six men inducted into each of the WWE Hall of Fame, the WCW Hall of Fame, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.
Known For
| Birth Location | Quitman, Mississippi, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943-04-11 |
| Died | 2019-08-01 |
Movies
Biography: Dusty Rhodes
as Self (archive footage)
2023
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
as Himself
2014
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Himself
2013
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
as Himself
2012
WWE Hall of Fame: Harley Race
as Himself
2012
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as Harley Race
2010
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
as Himself
2009
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Himself
2009
2008
TNA Lockdown 2007
as Himself (Appearance)
2007
Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy
as Self
2007
Heroes of World Class
as Harley Race
2006
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as King Harley Race
2006
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
as Himself
2004
The Life and Death of Owen Hart
as Self
1999
1998
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
as Himself
1997
WCW Starrcade 1994
as Harley Race (Manager)
1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
as Himself (Manager)
1994
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
as Himself (Manager)
1994
WCW Bash at The Beach 1994
as Himself (Manager)
1994
WCW Slamboree 1994
as Himself (Manager)
1994
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
as Himself (Manager)
1994
WCW SuperBrawl IV
as Harley Race (Manager)
1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
as Himself (Manager)
1994
WCW Starrcade 1993
as Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Battle Bowl
as Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XXV
as Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
as Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
as Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIV
as Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Beach Blast 1993
as Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
as Himself (Manager)
1993
WCW Slamboree 1993
as Manager
1993
WCW SuperBrawl III
as Manager
1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
as Himself
1993
WCW Starrcade
as Manager
1992
WCW Halloween Havoc
as Harley Race (Special Guest Referee)
1992
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
as Harley Race (Manager)
1992
WCW The Great American Bash
as Harley Race (Manager)
1992
WCW Wrestle War: WarGames
as Manager
1992
WCW SuperBrawl II
as Himself (Manager)
1992
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
as Manager
1992
WCW Starrcade 1991
as Himself (Manager)
1991
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
as Manager
1991
WCW Halloween Havoc '91
as Harley Race (Manager)
1991
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
as Harley Race (Manager)
1991
WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
as Himself
1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
as Himself
1989
WWE Survivor Series 1988
as Himself
1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
as "The King" Harley Race
1988
WWE WrestleMania IV
as "The King of Wrestling" Harley Race
1988
WWE Royal Rumble
as Himself
1988
WWE Survivor Series 1987
as Race
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
as Harley Race
1987
WWE WrestleMania III
as "King" Harley Race
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
as Harley Race
1986
WWE The Big Event
as "King" Harley Race
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
as Harley Race
1986
AWA: WrestleRock '86
as Himself
1986
AWA: SuperClash '85
as Harley Race
1985
PWUSA Star Wars
as Harley Race
1985
NWA Battle of the Belts
as Harley Race
1985
NWA Starrcade 1983
as Himself
1983
NWA The Race to Starrcade
as Himself
1983
WCCW Star Wars (June 1983)
as Harley Race
1983
WCCW Star Wars (August 1982)
as Harley Race
1982
WCCW Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show
as Harley Race
1982
NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show
as Harley Race
1982
WCCW Star Wars (February 1981)
as Harley Race
1981
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
as Himself
1980
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
as Himself
1978
Harley Race hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows