Acting credits
30
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Dick Slater
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 24Series: 7Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 1206986
IMDb ID: nm1197495
Known for: Acting
Born: May 19, 1951
Died: October 18, 2008
Age: 57
Place of birth: Albany, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1980 - 2013
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 8.44
Wikidata: Q521080
Also known as
Dirty Dick Slater • Mr. Florida
Other jobs
Writer (1)
Biography
Richard Van Slater better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid-1990s for various promotions including Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Slater began wrestling with Mike Graham at Robinson High School, in Tampa, Florida. He attended the University of Tampa with Paul Orndorff. From there he began wrestling in Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship Wrestling. He worked as a booker in Knoxville, Tennessee after Ron Fuller sold his promotion to Jim Barnett. He wrestled in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (later World Championship Wrestling), where he appeared on the first Starrcade. He also worked in Mid-South Wrestling Association, where he was managed by Dark Journey. Slater made some trips to the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. He wrestled briefly in WWE as a babyface under a "Rebel" gimmick, but soon returned to WCW. He wrestled there until receiving his back injury that ended his career. In June 2004, Slater was convicted for the stabbing of his former girlfriend Theresa Halbert. He was sentenced to one year of house arrest and two years of probation. He blamed the incident on influence from painkillers.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Dick Slater.
9.3
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Writer
2013 Movie
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
as Dick Slater
2008 Movie
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
as Himself (Honoree)
1998 Movie
WCW Slamboree 1996
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1996 Movie
WCW World War 3 1995
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1995 Movie
7.0
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1995 Movie
5.0
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1995 Movie
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1995 Movie
6.0
SMW Night of The Legends
as Dick Slater
1994 Movie
10.0
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
as Himself (archive footage)
1994 Movie
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1993 Movie
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
as Dick Slater
1992 Movie
6.3
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
as Dick Slater
1989 Movie
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
as Self
1987 Movie
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
as Dick Slater
1987 Movie
8.0
WWE The Big Event
as "The Rebel" Dick Slater
1986 Movie
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
as Dick Slater
1985 Movie
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
as Dick Slater
1985 Movie
6.0
NWA Starrcade 1984
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1984 Movie
NWA Lords of The Ring
as Himself
1984 Movie
NWA Boogie Jam
as Himself
1984 Movie
6.8
NWA Starrcade 1983
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1983 Movie
NWA The Final Conflict
as Himself
1983 Movie
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
as Himself
1980 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Dick Slater.
Clash of the Champions
as Dick Slater • 2 eps
1988 Series
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Dick Slater • 4 eps
1986 Series
Mid-South Arena Shows
as Dick Slater • 2 eps
1985 Series
8.4
Saturday Night's Main Event
2 eps
1985 Series
WCW Arena Shows
as Dick Slater • 1 eps
1983 Series
Mid-South Wrestling
as Dick Slater • 5 eps
1981 Series
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
as Dick Slater • 35 eps
1981 Series