Actor
John L. Sullivan
November 25, 1946 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
John L. Sullivan (born Thomas Sullivan) was an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name, Johnny Valiant. He competed in The World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), which became the World Wrestling Federation during his time with the promotion. He won the WWE World Tag Team Championship two times. The first run (which lasted over a year) was with his first and most famous storyline brother Jimmy Valiant over Tony Garea and Dean Ho on May 8, 1974; his second title run was with his second storyline brother Jerry Valiant over Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko on March 6, 1979.
Notable work
Often works with
Hulk Hogan
12 titles together
WrestleMania, WWE WrestleMania III, WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Roddy Piper
9 titles together
WrestleMania, WWE WrestleMania III, WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Ed Leslie
9 titles together
WrestleMania, WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, WrestleMania II
Randy Poffo
8 titles together
WWE WrestleMania III, WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, WrestleMania II
André Roussimoff
7 titles together
WrestleMania, WWE WrestleMania III, WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
John Wisniski Jr.
7 titles together
WrestleMania, WrestleMania II, WWF Wrestling Challenge
Full filmography · 37
The Wrestler
as The Legend Johnny Valiant
20087.5
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Johnny V
2006
The Absolute Truth About Pro Wrestling
as Johnny Valiant
2005Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
as Johnny Valiant
2005
Three Long Years
as Jude's Father
2003
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
as Johnny V
1988
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
as Luscious Johnny V
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
as "Lucious" Johnny V
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
as "Luscious" Johnny V
1987
The Ken Patera Story
as "Luscious" Johnny V
1987
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
as "Luscious" Johnny V
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
as "Lucious" Johnny V
1987