Sylvester Ritter
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 "th...
Known For
WWF Superstars
The Junkyard Dog
WWF Wrestling Challenge
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Junkyard Dog
Mid-South Wrestling
Junkyard Dog (Archive footage)
Mid-South Wrestling
Stagger Lee
Mid-South Wrestling
Junkyard Dog
Mid-South Wrestling
Junkyard Dog (Special Referee)
Dark Side of the Ring
Self (Archival Footage)
Filmography
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022
as Self (archival footage) - The Junkyard Dog
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
as Self (Archival Footage)
Andre the Giant
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
as Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011
as Junkyard Dog
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
as Junkyard Dog
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog
2010
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
as Junkyard Dog
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008
as The Junkyard Dog
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007
as Big Daddy Ritter
Heroes of World Class
2006
as Junkyard Dog
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
as Junkyard Dog
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
as Junkyard Dog (Archive Footage)
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
2004
as Self
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
1998
as Junkyard Dog (Honoree)
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
as Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991
as The Junkyard Dog
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990
as The Junkyard Dog
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
1990
as Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990
as The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
1989
as The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989
as The Junkyard Dog
NWA Starrcade 1988
1988
as The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
1988
as The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
Hulkamania 3
1988
as The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
1988
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
1988
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988
as The Junkyard Dog
Clash of the Champions
1988
as The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
Clash of the Champions
1988
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
as The Junkyard Dog
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
as The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
1987
as The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987
as The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
1987
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
1987
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
1987
as The Junkyard Dog
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
as The Junkyard Dog
George "The Animal" Steele
1987
as The Junkyard Dog
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987
as Junkyard Dog
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
as The Junkyard Dog
WrestleMania II
1986
as The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
1986
as The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
1986
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
1986
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE The Big Event
1986
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Grudge Match
1986
as Junkyard Dog
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as The Junkyard Dog
WWF Superstars
1986
as The Junkyard Dog
WrestleMania
1985
as The Junkyard Dog
The Wrestling Classic
1985
as The Junkyard Dog
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985
as The Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
Most Unusual Matches
1985
as The Junkyard Dog
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
as Junkyard Dog
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as Junkyard Dog
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
as Junkyard Dog
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
1984
as The Junkyard Dog
NWA Boogie Jam
1984
as The Junkyard Dog
WCCW Parade of Champions
1984
as The Junkyard Dog
NWA Lords of The Ring
1984
as The Junkyard Dog
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
as The Junkyard Dog
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
as Junkyard Dog
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83
1983
as The Junkyard Dog
WCW Arena Shows
1983
as The Junkyard Dog
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982
as Junkyard Dog
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
as Junkyard Dog (Archive footage)
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
as Stagger Lee
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
as Junkyard Dog
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
as Junkyard Dog (Special Referee)
WWE Old School
1973
as Junkyard Dog
WWE Old School
1973
as The Junkyard Dog