Sylvester Ritter
Acting
🎂 1952-12-13
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 regularly headlined cards that sold out the Louisiana Superdome and other major venues, becoming "the first blackwrestler to be made the undisputed top star of his promotion". JYD was one of the most electrifying and charismatic wrestlers in the country, particularly during his peak in the early 1980s. JYD was most known for his head butt and upper-body strength, the latter of which saw him regularly body slam such large wrestlers as The One Man Gang, Kamala, and King Kong Bundy. The word "Thump," which referred to JYD's power slam, was prominently displayed on his wrestling trunks.
Cast credits(62)
The Junkyard Dog
1986
Self (Archival Footage)
2019
1985
Self (archive footage)
2018
The Junkyard Dog
1987
The Junkyard Dog
1988
The Junkyard Dog
1985
Junkyard Dog
1986
Junkyard Dog
2006
The Junkyard Dog
1986
The Junkyard Dog
1988
The Junkyard Dog
1988
The Junkyard Dog
1988
Junkyard Dog
2011
Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee
2013
The Junkyard Dog
1985
The Junkyard Dog
1989
2004
Big Daddy Ritter
2007
The Junkyard Dog
1984
The Junkyard Dog
1984
The Junkyard Dog
1988
The Junkyard Dog
1990
Junkyard Dog
1987
The Junkyard Dog
1991
The Junkyard Dog
1985
Junkyard Dog
1990
The Junkyard Dog
1987
Junkyard Dog
2010
The Junkyard Dog
1990
The Junkyard Dog
1988
The Junkyard Dog
1987
The Junkyard Dog
1989
The Junkyard Dog
2008
The Junkyard Dog
1986
Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
1994
Junkyard Dog (Honoree)
1998
The Junkyard Dog
1986
Junkyard Dog
2009
Junkyard Dog
1985
Self (archival footage) - The Junkyard Dog
2022
The Junkyard Dog
1985
The Junkyard Dog
1987
The Junkyard Dog
1984
The Junkyard Dog
1986
The Junkyard Dog
1987
Junkyard Dog
2006
The Junkyard Dog
1987
The Junkyard Dog
1986
The Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
1985
The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
1988
The Junkyard Dog
1984
The Junkyard Dog
1986
The Junkyard Dog
1987
The Junkyard Dog
1984
The Junkyard Dog
1983
The Junkyard Dog
2007
The Junkyard Dog
1987
2010
The Junkyard Dog
1986
The Junkyard Dog
1988
The Junkyard Dog
1987