Ray Heenan
Acting Born Nov 1, 1944 Died Sep 17, 2017 Chicago, Illinois, USA 143 credits
Biography
Raymond Louis Heenan was an American professional wrestling manager, color commentator, wrestler, and comedian who performed under the ring name Bobby The Brain Heenan. He worked with the American Wrestling Association, WWE, and World Championship Wrestling. Heenan was known for elevating villainous on-screen talent and drawing negative crowd reactions for himself and his wrestlers. He managed numerous wrestlers, including Nick Bockwinkel, whom he led to win the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. He became an integral figure in the 1980s professional wrestling boom by managing King Kong Bundy and Andre the Giant in WWE main event matches against Hulk Hogan. Born in Chicago, Illinois on November 1, 1944, Heenan died on September 17, 2017 at the age of 72.
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Career overview
Raymond Louis Heenan, also known by the ring name Bobby The Brain Heenan, was an American professional wrestling manager, color commentator, wrestler, and comedian. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on November 1, 1944, and passed away on September 17, 2017, at the age of seventy-two. Throughout his career, Heenan performed with the American Wrestling Association, the WWE, and World Championship Wrestling. He accumulated one hundred thirty-four known acting credits on The Movie Database.
Heenan was recognized for his ability to elevate villainous on-screen talent by drawing negative reactions from the crowd for both himself and his wrestlers. He was paired with numerous competitors, such as Nick Bockwinkel, whom he guided to win the American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship. He also became an integral figure in the 1980s professional wrestling boom by managing King Kong Bundy and Andre the Giant in WWE main event matches against Hulk Hogan.
Outside of his wrestling persona, Heenan formed a friendship with Ray Combs. Heenan later recounted this relationship in his autobiography, noting his belief that Combs felt pigeonholed by his work as a game-show host.
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Career timeline
Biography: WWE Legends
Sting: The Lost Tape
Headstrong
Andre the Giant
WWE: Ring in the Holiday
WWE Greatest Wrestling FactionsWarrior's Greatest Matches
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
The True Story of WrestleMania
WWE: Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate AnthologyThe World's Greatest Wrestling ManagersWWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
WWE Hall of FameThe Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80sThe Self Destruction of the Ultimate WarriorTNA Turning Point 2005
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW NitroWWE Hall of Fame 2004WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling ManagersROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still RulesWWE: Triple H - The Game
Women of Wrestling
WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!
WCW Thunder
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
WCW Monday NitroWCW Monday NitroWCW All Nighter 1995Timemaster
RawRawWWE Royal Rumble 1993WWE Invasion of the BodyslammersWWE Bashed in the USA
WrestleMania: The Greatest HitsWWE World Tour 1992WWE UK Rampage '92WWE Crunch ClassicWBF Championship 1992
WWE WrestleMania VIIWWE Royal Rumble 1991WWE Rampage '91WWE SuperTape: Volume 4WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
WWE WrestleMania VIWWE Survivor Series 1990WWE SummerSlam 1990WWE Hottest MatchesWWE SuperTape: Volume 1
WWE SummerSlam 1989WWE WrestleMania VWWE Royal Rumble 1989WWE Survivor Series 1989The Ultimate Warrior
WWE SummerSlam 1988Macho MadnessWWE WrestleMania IVWWE Survivor Series 1988WWE Royal Rumble 1988
WWE WrestleMania IIIWWE Survivor Series 1987Jake "The Snake" RobertsWrestling's Most Embarrassing MomentsWWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
WWF SuperstarsWWF Wrestling ChallengeWrestleMania IIWWE The Big EventThe Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
WWE Saturday Night's Main EventWWE Saturday Night's Main EventWWE Saturday Night's Main EventWWF Prime Time WrestlingWrestleMania
Tuesday Night TitansTuesday Night TitansWWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
AWA Super SundayAWA Christmas Night 1983
Full Filmography
143 titles- Biography: WWE Legends (2021) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (archive footage)
- Sting: The Lost Tape (2020)
- Headstrong (2019) as Self
- Andre the Giant (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- WWE: Ring in the Holiday (2015)
- WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions (2014) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- Warrior's Greatest Matches (2014) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Archive Footage)
- WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak (2012) as Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (archive footage)
- The True Story of WrestleMania (2011) as Bobby Heenan
- WWE: Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (2010)
- WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary (2007) as Himself
- WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (2006) as Bobby Heenan
- The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers (2006) as Himself
- WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story (2006)
- WWE Hall of Fame (2005) as Self
- The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s (2005) as Self
- The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior (2005) as Himself
- TNA Turning Point 2005 (2005) as Bobby Heenan (Commentary)
- The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro (2004) as Himself
- WWE Hall of Fame 2004 (2004) as Self
- WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers (2004) as Bobby Heenan
- ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2 (2004) as Himself
- Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules (2002) as Himself
- WWE: Triple H - The Game (2002) as Himself
- Women of Wrestling (2000)
- WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang! (1999) as Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
- WCW Thunder (1998) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WCW The Great American Bash 1996 (1996) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Coach)
- WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
- WCW Monday Nitro (1995) as Bobby Heenan
- WCW All Nighter 1995 (1995)
- Timemaster (1995) as Howard
- Raw (1993)
- Raw (1993) as Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
- WWE Royal Rumble 1993 (1993) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Appearance)
- WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers (1993) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE Bashed in the USA (1993) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Commentator)
- WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993 (1993) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE WrestleFest '93 (1993) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Host)
- Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches (1993) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE Global Warfare (1993) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE UK Rampage '93 (1993) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Commentator) / Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Interviewer)
- All Aboard the Lex Express (1993) as Bobby Heenan
- WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits (1992) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE World Tour 1992 (1992) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE UK Rampage '92 (1992) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE Crunch Classic (1992) as Bobby Heenan
- WBF Championship 1992 (1992) as Himself
- WWE WrestleMania VII (1991) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE Royal Rumble 1991 (1991) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE Rampage '91 (1991) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 4 (1991) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall (1991) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Commentator)
- WWE Funniest Moments (1991) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991 (1991) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- 2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars (1991) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 3 (1991) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- Hulkamania 6 (1991) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII (1991) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE Mega Matches (1991) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE WrestleMania VI (1990) as Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (Manager)
- WWE Survivor Series 1990 (1990) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE SummerSlam 1990 (1990) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE Hottest Matches (1990) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 1 (1990) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 2 (1990) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE SummerSlam Fever (1990) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI (1990) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- Wrestling Tough Guys (1990) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWF The Main Event IV (1990) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- Battle of the WWE Superstars (1990) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- Wrestling Superheroes (1990) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE SummerSlam 1989 (1989) as Himself
- WWE WrestleMania V (1989) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE Royal Rumble 1989 (1989) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE Survivor Series 1989 (1989) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- The Ultimate Warrior (1989) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- Hulk Hogan: Real American (1989) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- The Best of the WWF: volume 20 (1989) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 (1989) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- The Brains Behind the Brawn (1989) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- The Best of the WWF: volume 19 (1989) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- Hulkamania 4 (1989) as Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89 (1989) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- The Bobby Heenan Show (1989)
- Demolition: Witness the Power (1989) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- The Best of the WWF: volume 18 (1989) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE SummerSlam 1988 (1988) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- Macho Madness (1988) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE WrestleMania IV (1988) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE Survivor Series 1988 (1988) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE Royal Rumble 1988 (1988) as Bobby "The Brian" Heenan
- WWE WrestleFest (1988) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88 (1988) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88 (1988) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- Hulkamania 3 (1988) as Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88 (1988) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88 (1988) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- The Best of the WWF: volume 17 (1988) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE WrestleMania III (1987) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE Survivor Series 1987 (1987) as Bobby Heenan
- Jake "The Snake" Roberts (1987) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments (1987) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 (1987) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- The Best of the WWF: volume 13 (1987) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports (1987) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches (1987) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWF Hulkamania 2 (1987) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- The Best of the WWF: volume 12 (1987) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- The Best of the WWF: volume 14 (1987) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- The Best of the WWF: volume 10 (1987) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- The Ken Patera Story (1987) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWF Superstars (1986) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986) as Bobby Heenan
- WrestleMania II (1986) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE The Big Event (1986) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano (1986) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- Villains of the Squared Circle (1986) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- The Best of the WWF: volume 9 (1986) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86 (1986) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985) as Bobby Heenan
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWF Prime Time Wrestling (1985) as Bobby Heenan (Color Commentator)
- WrestleMania (1985) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest! (1985) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- Andre the Giant (1985) as Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (archive footage)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85 (1985) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- The WWF's Amazing Managers (1985) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- Best of the WWF Volume 3 (1985) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- Tuesday Night Titans (1984) as Bobby Heenan
- Tuesday Night Titans (1984) as Bobby Heenan (Archive footage)
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84 (1984) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84 (1984) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- AWA Super Sunday (1983) as Bobby Heenan (Manager)
- AWA Christmas Night 1983 (1983) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- AWA Arena Shows (1981) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- USWA Championship Wrestling (1977) as Bobby Heenan
- WWE Old School (1973) as Bobby Heenan (Manager)
- WWE Old School (1973) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
- WWE Old School (1973) as Bobby Heenan
- WWE Old School (1973) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- WWE Old School (1973) as Bobby Heenan (Commentary)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Ray Heenan best known for?
Ray Heenan is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including CoComelon: The Melon Patch (2025), The Living Daylights (1987), The Secret (2000), The Secret (2000).
When and where was Ray Heenan born?
Ray Heenan was born on November 1, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. They passed away on September 17, 2017.
How many credits does Ray Heenan have?
Ray Heenan has accumulated over 143 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1973 to 2021.
What is Ray Heenan's background in cinema and television?
Raymond Louis Heenan was an American professional wrestling manager, color commentator, wrestler, and comedian who performed under the ring name Bobby The Brain Heenan. He worked with the American Wrestling Association, WWE, and World Championship Wrestling. Heenan was known for elevating villainous on-screen talent an...
Ray Heenan by the numbers
143credits
119films
24TV series
1973–2021active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- WWF Prime Time Wrestling (1985) as Bobby Heenan (Color Commentator) — aged about 40
- WCW Monday Nitro (1995) — aged about 50
- WCW Monday Nitro (1995) as Bobby Heenan — aged about 50
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985) — aged about 40
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985) as Bobby Heenan — aged about 40
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) — aged about 40
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