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Verne Gagne
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer
Born February 26, 1926Died April 27, 2015 (89 years)
Verne Gagne was an American amateur and professional wrestler, football player, wrestling trainer, actor, tv host and wrestling promoter. He was the owner and promoter of the Minneapolis-based American Wrestling Association (AWA) in US.
As an amateur wrestler, Gagne won two NCAA titles and was an alternate for the U.S freestyle wrestling team at the 1948 Olympic Games before turning professional in 1949. Gagne was an 11-time world champion in major professional wrestling promotions, having held the AWA World Heavyweight Championship ten times and the IWA World Heavyweight Championship once as the IWA World Heavyweight Championship was considered a world championship in Japan.
As an amateur wrestler, Gagne won two NCAA titles and was an alternate for the U.S freestyle wrestling team at the 1948 Olympic Games before turning professional in 1949. Gagne was an 11-time world champion in major professional wrestling promotions, having held the AWA World Heavyweight Championship ten times and the IWA World Heavyweight Championship once as the IWA World Heavyweight Championship was considered a world championship in Japan.
Filmography
| 2021 | The Claw · as Himself |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | |
| 2013 | WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History · as Verne Gagne |
| 2010 | WWE: Bobby 'the Brain' Heenan · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | The Glory Days of Wrestling · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling · as Self - Wwe Hall Of Famer |
| 2007 | The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling · as Self |
| 2006 | WWE: McMahon · as Verne Gagne |
| 2006 | WrestleMania 22 · as Verne Gagne |
| 2006 | WWE Hall of Fame 2006 · as Himself |
| 2006 | The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 1999 | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WCW Slamboree 1994 · as Self |
| 1988 | AWA Superclash III · as Verne Gagne |
| 1986 | AWA: WrestleRock · as Himself |
| 1983 | AWA Super Sunday · as Verne Gagne |
| 1983 | AWA Super Sunday · as Verne Gagne |
| 1981 | AWA Arena Shows (TV Series) · as Verne Gagne |
| 1973 | WWE Old School (TV Series) · as Verne Gagne |
| 1972 | AWA All-Star Wrestling (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | World Class Championship Wrestling (TV Series) · as Self - Promoter, Super Clash Iii |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Pro Wrestler |
| 1961 | ABC's Wide World of Sports (TV Series) · as Self - Referee |
| 1952 | House Party (TV Series) · as Self |