Acting credits
48
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Fred Ottman
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 40Series: 8
TMDB ID: 1148260
IMDb ID: nm0653210
Known for: Acting
Born: August 10, 1956
Age: 69
Place of birth: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 2025
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 7.54
Wikidata: Q952706
Also known as
Tugboat • Typhoon • The Shockmaster • Big Bubba the Belt Collector • U.S. Steel • Big Man Steel • Tugboat Thomas • The Super Shockmaster • Tugboat Tanna
Biography
Fred Ottman is a retired American professional wrestler best known as Tugboat or Typhoon, and for teaming with John "Earthquake" Tenta as The Natural Disasters in the World Wrestling Federation. Ottman is also well known for his infamous Shockmaster gimmick in World Championship Wrestling. In WWF, he is a one-time Tag Team Champion. Personal life Ottman retired from wrestling after WCW folded in 2001. Ottman was one of the participants of the 20 Man Gimmick Battle Royal match at WrestleMania X-Seven as Tugboat. He now lives in Lakeland, Florida and works as a safety manager for Gaffin Industrial Services, a building cleaning service. He also coaches the little league team of his two sons and daughter, Berkley, Beau, and Bailey.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Fred Ottman.
7.3
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
as Typhoon
2025 Movie
6.0
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
as Typhoon
2025 Movie
8.8
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as Tugboat
2001 Movie
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
as Typhoon
1994 Movie
7.2
Thunder in Paradise 2
as Yussef
1994 Movie
4.5
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
as Albert
1994 Movie
WCW Starrcade 1993
as The Shockmaster
1993 Movie
WCW BattleBowl
as The Shockmaster
1993 Movie
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
as The Shockmaster
1993 Movie
6.0
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
as The Shockmaster
1993 Movie
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
as Typhoon
1993 Movie
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
as The Shockmaster
1993 Movie
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
as The Shockmaster (Debut)
1993 Movie
Invasion of the Bodyslammers
as Typhoon
1993 Movie
WWE Bashed in the USA
as Typhoon
1993 Movie
9.0
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
as Typhoon
1993 Movie
WWE UK Rampage '93
as Typhoon
1993 Movie
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
as Typhoon
1993 Movie
6.6
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
as Typhoon
1993 Movie
8.2
WWE Survivor Series 1992
as Typhoon
1992 Movie
8.0
WWE SummerSlam 1992
as Typhoon
1992 Movie
WWE World Tour 1992
as Typhoon
1992 Movie
WWE WrestleFest '92
as Typhoon
1992 Movie
10.0
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
as Typhoon
1992 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Fred Ottman.
7.0
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
as Z'dak • 1 eps
1998 Series
WWE Sunday Night Slam
as Fred Ottman Typhoon • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.2
Thunder in Paradise
as Yussef • 22 eps
1994 Series
6.8
Raw
as Typhoon • 7 eps
1993 Series
Clash of the Champions
as The Shockmaster (Debut) • 1 eps
1988 Series
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Tugboat Thomas • 2 eps
1986 Series
8.4
Saturday Night's Main Event
as Tugboat • 5 eps
1985 Series
WWE Old School
as Typhoon • 1 eps
1973 Series