Ray Heenan
male
Born on November 01, 1944 (81 years old)
Passed Away on September 17, 2017
From Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known for Acting
Biography
Raymond Louis Heenan was an American professional wrestling manager, color commentator, wrestler, and comedian. He performed with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), WWE and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Heenan was known for his skill in elevating villainous on-screen talent by drawing negative reactions for himself and his wrestlers from the crowd. He was paired with numerous wrestlers, including Nick Bockwinkel, whom he led to win the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, and he became an integral figure in the 1980s professional wrestling boom by managing King Kong Bundy and André the Giant in WWE main event matches with Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 2 and WrestleMania III respectively. The wrestlers under his tutelage were collectively known as "The Heenan Family" at various times throughout his career. Known for his quick wit and comedic ability, Heenan also served as a color commentator and is remembered for his on-screen repartee with Gorilla Monsoon. Outside of wrestling, Heenan authored two books, appeared on numerous television shows, and briefly hosted a parody talk show titled The Bobby Heenan Show on WWE Prime Time Wrestling. Heenan retired in 2001 at WrestleMania X-Seven after a seventeen-year stint as a commentator in professional wrestling but he continued to make sporadic appearances in several promotions. In 2002, he was diagnosed with throat cancer, which limited his appearances in later years, and died from complications of the disease in 2017. Among other honors, he has been inducted into the Professional Wrestling, WWE, and Wrestling Observer halls of fame. After his death, multiple wrestling commentators described his manager persona as the "greatest professional wrestling manager of all time."
Cast Credits
- 2021
- 2020
- 2018
- 2015
- 2014
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2007
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- 2004
- 2002
- 2000
- 1999
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- 1995
- 1993
WWE WrestleFest '93
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Host)
1993
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Appearance)
1993
WWE Bashed in the USA
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Commentator)
1993
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1993
Invasion of the Bodyslammers
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1993
WWE UK Rampage '93
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Commentator) / Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Interviewer)
1993
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1993
WWE Global Warfare
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1993
All Aboard the Lex Express
as
Bobby Heenan
1993
Raw
1993
Raw
as
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
1993
- 1992
- 1991
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1991
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1991
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1991
WWE Mega Matches
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1991
WWE Rampage '91
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1991
WWE WrestleMania VII
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1991
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1991
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1991
Hulkamania 6
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1991
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Commentator)
1991
WWE Funniest Moments
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1991
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WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1991
- 1990
Battle of the WWE Superstars
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1990
WWE Hottest Matches
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1990
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1990
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1990
WWE SummerSlam 1990
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1990
WWE WrestleMania VI
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Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (Manager)
1990
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1990
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WWE SummerSlam Fever
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1990
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WWE The Main Event IV
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1990
Wrestling Superheroes
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1990
Wrestling Tough Guys
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1990
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1990
- 1989
Demolition: Witness the Power
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989
The Ultimate Warrior
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989
WWE SummerSlam 1989
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Himself
1989
Hulkamania 4
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Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
1989
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989
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WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989
WWE WrestleMania V
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989
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WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989
WWE Survivor Series 1989
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1989
Hulk Hogan: Real American
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989
The Brains Behind the Brawn
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1989
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The Bobby Heenan Show
1989
- 1988
WWE Survivor Series 1988
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1988
Hulkamania 3
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Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
1988
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WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1988
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WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1988
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1988
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1988
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
as
Bobby "The Brian" Heenan (Manager)
1988
WWE WrestleMania IV
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1988
WWE SummerSlam 1988
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1988
WWE WrestleFest
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1988
WrestleMania IV
as
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
1988
Macho Madness
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1988
WWE The Main Event
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Color Commentator
1988
- 1987
WWE WrestleMania III
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1987
WWF Hulkamania 2
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1987
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1987
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WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1987
WWE Survivor Series 1987
as
Bobby Heenan
1987
WrestleMania III
as
Bobby Heenan
1987
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1987
The Ken Patera Story
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1987
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1987
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1987
- 1986
WrestleMania II
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1986
Villains of the Squared Circle
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1986
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WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1986
WWE The Big Event
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1986
WrestleMania 2
as
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
1986
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
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Bobby Heenan
1986
- 1985
WrestleMania
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1985
Best of the WWF Volume 3
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1985
Andre the Giant
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Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (archive footage)
1985
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1985
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1985
The WWF's Amazing Managers
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1985
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
Saturday Night's Main Event
as
Bobby Heenan
1985
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
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Bobby Heenan (Color Commentator)
1985
Saturday Night's Main Event
as
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1981
- 1973
