Cast & creator
Bruno Sammartino
Best known for WWF Superstars, WWF Wrestling Challenge, WWF All-Star Wrestling
Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino was an Italian-born American professional wrestler, best known for his work with the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF, now WWE). There, he held the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (WWWF Heavyweight Championship during his second reign) for more than 11 years (4,040 days) across two reigns, the first of which is the longest single reign in the promotion's history at 2,803 days. He is overall a two-time world champion in professional wrestling. Dubbed "The Italian Strongman" and "The Strongest Man in the World" early in his career, Sammartino later earned the title "The Living Legend". Known for his powerful bearhug finishing move, he is widely regarded as the greatest professional wrestler of all time. Sammartino became a vocal critic of the drug use and raunchier storylines that became prevalent in the professional wrestling industry after his retirement but he reconciled with WWE in 2013 and headlined their Hall of Fame ceremony that year. Terry Funk commented that Sammartino "was bigger than wrestling itself"
Also known as: Bruno Sammartino
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film credits
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television credits
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1973–2022 · acting roles
7.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (51)
Showing 51 of 51 credits
WWF Superstars
Bruno Sammartino
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Bruno Sammartino
1986
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Bruno Sammartino
1975
WWE Old School
Bruno Sammartino
1973WWE Old School
Bruno Sammartino (Himself)
1973
Tuesday Night Titans
Bruno Sammartino
1984
WWE This Is Awesome
Bruno Sammartino (archive footage)
2022
WWE Table For 3
Self
2015
WWF Championship Wrestling
Bruno Sammartino (Commentator)
1980WWF Championship Wrestling
Bruno Sammartino
1980
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Himself
2013
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Himself
2014
Andre the Giant
Self (archive footage)
2018
Universal Wrestling Federation: Fury Hour
1990
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
Inside the Steel Cage
Bruno Sammartino
1986
Bruno Sammartino
Self
2019
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
Referee
1989
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Bruno Sammartino
2010
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Bruno Sammartino
1985
WrestleMania II
Bruno Sammartino
1986
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
Himself (Special Guest)
1992
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
Self
2013
Headstrong
Self
2019
WrestleMania
Bruno Sammartino (Ringside)
1985
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Bruno Sammartino
1987
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
Bruno Sammartino
1992
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Bruno Sammartino
1987
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Bruno Sammartino
1986
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
2006
The Macho Man Randy Savage & Elizabeth
Bruno Sammartino
1986
Best of the WWF Volume 1
Bruno Sammartino
1985
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Bruno Sammartino
1980
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
Bruno Sammartino
1987
Body Slam
Himself
1986
The Mob Boss & the Soul Singer
Vito Farrelli
2002Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
1986
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
Self
2015
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
Self
2013WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
Bruno Sammartino
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
Bruno Sammartino
1987
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Bruno Sammartino (Ringside)
1985
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009
Sweet Daddy Siki
Self
2017Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
Himself
2005
Tag Team Champions
Bruno Sammartino
1986
WWE Grudge Match
Bruno Sammartino
1986Legends Never Die
Himself
2006Bruno Sammartino Behind The Championship Belt
Bruno Sammartino
2006
Timeline The History of WWE – 1963-1969 – As Told By Bruno Sammartino
Himself
2013
Bruno
Himself
2018