Dick Murdoch

Known for ActingBorn 1946-08-16Died 1996-06-15Waxahachie, Texas, USA

Hoyt Richard Murdoch was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names "Dirty" Dick Murdoch and "Captain Redneck". He was best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Murdoch started his wrestling career in 1965, and three years later, he began teaming with longtime partner Dusty Rhodes as the Texas Outlaws. After they split up, Murdoch wrestled for several territories including the National Wrestling Alliance, Florida Championship Wrestling, and Mid-South Wrestling, also touring overseas. He would join the World Wrestling Federation in 1984 and teamed with Adrian Adonis to form the North-South Connection, winning the WWE World Tag Team Championship. In 1981, Murdoch gained international exposure by joining New Japan Pro-Wrestling and stayed there until 1989. He later wrestled for Jim Crockett Promotions, engaging in feuds with the likes of Ric Flair, Nikita Koloff, and Dusty Rhodes. He also worked for World Championship Wrestling in 1991 in a tag team with Dick Slater until going into semi-retirement, while making appearances at the 1995 WWE Royal Rumble and WCW Slamboree '93: A Legends' Reunion.Read more

Movies & web series

WCW Slamboree 1993

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams

WWE The Brawl to End it All

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

Most Unusual Matches

Tuesday Night Titans

WWE Royal Rumble 1995

The Wrestling Queen

WCW WrestleWar 1989

The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

Andre the Giant

Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!

Paradise Alley

Grunt! The Wrestling Movie

The Wrestler

ECW Super Summer Sizzler 1993

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

WCW Slamboree 1995

NWA Live: March 18, 1989

NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

NWA WrestleWar 1989

Clash of the Champions

Best of the WWF Volume 1

Best of the WWF Volume 2

Mid-South WrestleFest '85

Mid-South Arena Shows

NWA World Championship Wrestling

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

Mid-South Wrestling

NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

WWE Old School