Jimmy Valiant
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
James Harold Fanning is a former professional wrestler and author better known as "The Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant. Fanning started wrestling in 1964 as "Big Jim Vallen". He went to the WWWF in the 1970s as "Handsome Jimmy Valiant" and formed a team with Johnny Valiant that would dominate the tag team scene for a while as WWWF Tag Team champions. In the later 1960s in the WWA, they were managed by Bobby Heenan. Valiant had entered the WWWF in 1971 as a babyface, originally known as "Gentlem...
Known For
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Jimmy Valiant
WWF All-Star Wrestling
'Handsome' Jimmy Valiant
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Charlie Brown
USWA Championship Wrestling
"Handsome" Jimmy Valiant
USWA Championship Wrestling
Jimmy Valiant
NWA World Championship Wrestling
Jimmy "The Boogie Woogie Man" Valiant
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Jimmy Valiant
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
"Handsome" Jimmy Valiant
Filmography
Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon
2022
as Jimmy Valiant
WrestleMassacre
2018
as Boogie
Toxic Tutu
2017
as Himself
Toxic Tutu
2017
as Self
I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story
2016
WrestleCade 2016 - The Final 3 Count
2016
as Jimmy Valiant
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
2012
Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin'
2011
as Himself
Ultimate Death Match 2
2010
as Jimmy Valiant
The Absolute Truth About Pro Wrestling
2005
as Himself
Ohio Valley Wrestling TV
1998
as Master of Terror
Ohio Valley Wrestling TV
1998
as The Master of Terror
TWA Autumn Armageddon '90
1990
as Jimmy Valiant
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1988
as "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant
AWA The Road to Super Clash III
1988
as Jimmy Valiant
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
1988
as "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
1988
as "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant
AWA SuperClash III
1988
as "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
1987
as Jimmy Valiant
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1987
as "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant
NWA Starrcade 1986
1986
as Jimmy Valiant
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
1986
as Jimmy Valiant
Tag Team Champions
1986
as Jimmy Valiant
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1986
as Jimmy Valiant
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
1986
as "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
1986
as "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant
NWA Starrcade 1985
1985
as Jimmy Valiant
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
1985
as Jimmy Valiant
PWUSA Star Wars
1985
as Jimmy Valiant
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
as Jimmy "The Boogie Woogie Man" Valiant
NWA Starrcade 1984
1984
as Jimmy Valiant
NWA Boogie Jam
1984
as Jimmy Valiant
NWA Night of Champions
1984
as Himself
NWA Lords of The Ring
1984
as Himself
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
as Jimmy Valiant
NWA Starrcade 1983
1983
as Charlie Brown
NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
1983
as Jimmy Valiant
WCW Arena Shows
1983
as Jimmy Valiant
AWA Arena Shows
1981
as Jimmy Valiant
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
as Jimmy Valiant
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
as "Handsome" Jimmy Valiant
WWF Championship Wrestling
1980
as Charlie Brown
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
1978
as Jimmy Valiant
USWA Championship Wrestling
1977
as "Handsome" Jimmy Valiant
USWA Championship Wrestling
1977
as Jimmy Valiant
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
as Jimmy Valiant
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
as 'Handsome' Jimmy Valiant
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
as Charlie Brown