10 actors you didn't know were wrestlers: photos
From mob movie heavies to Batman villains, WWEClassics.com uncovered forgotten wrestling stints of ten actors you’ve seen in some classic movies. Check out the photos now. Who knew these dudes were once wrestlers?
Before playing Bane in "Batman & Robin," Jeep Swenson competed in both World Class Championship Wrestling and WCW.
Tyler Mane arrived in WCW in 1989 as Nitron.
In the early '90s, Mane became Vinnie Vegas's associate, Big Sky.
Mane really turned heads with his turns as Sabretooth in “X-Men” and as the new Michael Myers in the “Halloween” remake and its subsequent sequel.
Woody Strode was a barrier-breaking African-American wrestler who was one of the first black players in the NFL. He also had memorable roles in films like "Spartacus" and "The Ten Commandments."
Lenny "The Bull" Montana is well-known as Luca Brasi from "The Godfather," but he was also an accomplished pro wrestler.
Tor Johnson, also known as The Super Swedish Angel, became a B-movie icon and starred in flicks like "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
Does the face of wrestler Tosh Togo ring any bells?
You might recognize him as Harold Sakata, the man who played hat-tossing Bond henchman Oddjob in "Goldfinger."
Milton Reid, who wrestled as Mighty Chang, was nearly cast as Oddjob. He had a long acting career in movies like "Swiss Family Robinson," "The Return of the Pink Panther" and Bond flicks "Dr. No" and "The Spy Who Loved Me."
Any longtime wrestling fan that gets a kick out of squared circle camp loves the 1989 cult classic “No Holds Barred” starring Hulk Hogan and Tom "Tiny" Lister as Zeus.
