Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1935-10-06
Day of Death
2018-04-18
Place of Birth
Pizzoferrato, Italy
Bruno Sammartino
Biography
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"
Filmography (38)
Bruno Sammartino
2019
Bruno
2018
Andre the Giant
2018
Sweet Daddy Siki
2017
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
2015
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1963-1969 – As Told By Bruno Sammartino
2013
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
2013
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
2013
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006Bruno Sammartino Behind The Championship Belt
2006
