The Wrestler
(1974)

Athletes...? Actors...? Assassins...?

Released: 1974-04-28

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Frank Bass (Ed Asner) is an honest guy trying to make a living in the cut throat world of professional wrestling, and he's gonna make it work - even if he dies trying! But first - he'll have to strong-arm his way through all the mobsters, gamblers, promoters and fight fixers and help his past-his-prime wrestler once again win a championship belt. Features appearances from real-life legendary wrestlers and AWA superstars Verne Gagne, Rick Flair, Superstar Billy Graham, Dusty Rhodes, Dick the Bruiser, Ray Stevens, Dory Funk Jr., Ken Patera, Billy Robinson, Dan Gable, Eddie Graham, Dick Murdoch, Vincent J. McMahon, and more.

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Ed Asner

as Frank Bass

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Verne Gagne

as Mike Bullard

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Billy Robinson

as Billy Taylor

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Jerry Wade

as Jerry Wade

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Don Muraco

as Don Muraco

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Lord James Blears

as Lord James Blears

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Danny Hodge

as Dan Hodge

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Joe Scarpello

as Joe Scarpello

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Dick Afflis

as The Bruiser

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Dan Gable

as Dan Gable

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Reginald Lisowski

as The Crusher

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Virgil Runnels

as Dusty Rhodes

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Edward McDaniel

as Wahoo McDaniel

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Mel Jass

as Mel Jass

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William V. Crouch

as Bill Crouch

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Marty O'Neil

as Marty O'Neill

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Joe Dusek

as Joe Dusek

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Nick Bockwinkel

as Nick Bockwinkel

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Billy Graham

as Superstar Billy Graham

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Verne Gagne

Executive Producer

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Gil Hubbs

Director of Photography

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Eugene Gump

Screenplay

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Neal Chastain

Supervising Editor

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William Allen Castleman

Original Music Composer

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William Loose

Original Music Composer

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Jerry Cash

Makeup Artist

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Art Levinson

Assistant Director

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Pat Sullivan

Sound Mixer

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Margaret Tary

Script Supervisor

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Marti Litis

Production Assistant

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