Sylvester Ritter

Actor

Born: December 13, 1952
Died: June 2, 1998 (age 45)
From: Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA

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…

Filmography (63)

Biography: Wrestlemania I (2022)
Self (archival footage) - The Junkyard Dog
Andre the Giant (2018)
Self (archive footage)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling (2013)
Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee
The True Story of WrestleMania (2011)
Junkyard Dog
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (2010)
Junkyard Dog
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog (2010)
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event (2009)
Junkyard Dog
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II (2008)
The Junkyard Dog
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 (2007)
The Junkyard Dog
WWE: The Ladder Match (2007)
Big Daddy Ritter
Heroes of World Class (2006)
Junkyard Dog
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (2006)
Junkyard Dog
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s (2005)
Junkyard Dog (Archive Footage)
WWE Hall of Fame 2004 (2004)
Self
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998 (1998)
Junkyard Dog (Honoree)
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch (1994)
Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
WCW WrestleWar 1991 (1991)
The Junkyard Dog
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990 (1990)
Junkyard Dog
WCW The Great American Bash 1990 (1990)
The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush (1990)
The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun (1989)
The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre (1989)
The Junkyard Dog
NWA Starrcade 1988 (1988)
The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings (1988)
The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988 (1988)
The Junkyard Dog
WWE SummerSlam 1988 (1988)
The Junkyard Dog
Hulkamania 3 (1988)
The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World (1988)
The Junkyard Dog
WWE WrestleMania IV (1988)
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Royal Rumble 1988 (1988)
The Junkyard Dog