Acting credits
12
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Michael Penzel
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.2
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Movies: 6Series: 6
TMDB ID: 222899
IMDb ID: nm1563556
Known for: Acting
Born: September 7, 1957
Died: December 22, 2021
Age: 64
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 2002
Years active: 30
Average TMDB rating: 7.44
Wikidata: Q3710414
Also known as
Cpl. Kirchner • Corporal Kirchner • Leatherface • Colonel Kirchner • Michael Kirchner
Biography
Michael James Penzel was an American professional wrestler and United States Army paratrooper. He was best known for his appearances with WWE under the ring name Corporal Kirchner in the mid-1980s, as well as his appearances in Japan for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, W*ING, International Wrestling Association Japan, and Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling under the ring name Leatherface.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Michael Penzel.
FMW: Ring of Torture
as Super Leather
2002 Movie
IWA: King of The Deathmatch
as Super Leather
1995 Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
as Cpl. Kirchner
1986 Movie
Villains of the Squared Circle
as Cpl. Kirchner
1986 Movie
6.4
WrestleMania II
as Cpl. Kirchner
1986 Movie
6.1
The Wrestling Classic
as Cpl. Kirshner
1985 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Michael Penzel.
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Corporal Kirchner • 6 eps
1986 Series
8.4
Saturday Night's Main Event
2 eps
1985 Series
8.8
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
as Corporal Kirchner • 1 eps
1985 Series
10.0
Tuesday Night Titans
as Corporal Kirchner • 6 eps
1984 Series
7.5
The A-Team
as Corporal Kirchner • 1 eps
1983 Series
WWE Old School
as Corporal Kirchner • 4 eps
1973 Series