Leon White
Biography
Leon White, known as Big Van Vader, was an American professional wrestler and football player. Born in Lynwood, California, he played college football at Colorado and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams before training under Brad Rheingans and starting in the American Wrestling Association as Baby Bull and later Bull Power. In Japan he became Big Van Vader for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he became the first non-Japanese wrestler to hold the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. He captured world titles in Japan, Austria, Mexico, and the United States, including three WCW World Heavyweight Championships and two Triple Crown Heavyweight Championships, and his diving moonsault was voted Best Wrestling Maneuver for 1993 by Wrestling Observer Newsletter readers. He later wrestled for the WWF, appearing at events such as Final Four (1997) and Breakdown: In Your House (1998). In 1996 he was named to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, and in 2022 he entered the WWE Hall of Fame.
63years old at death
- Born Lynwood
- Died Denver
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Leon Allen White (birth name)Also credited as Big Van Vader
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 1 year1997 to 1998
Every film, newest first
- 1998WWF Break DownIMDb rating 6.3
- 1997WWF in Your House: A Cold Day in HellIMDb rating 6.2
- 1997WWF in Your House: Badd BloodIMDb rating 7.1
- 1997WWF in Your House: Final FourIMDb rating 6.6
Genres
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Leon White movies on Netflix
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Kevin Dunn directed four of these films. Mark Calaway appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Owen Hart's page
Davey Boy Smith's page
Juan Rivera's page
All films by Kevin Dunn
Also three films together1 more actor
- Ron SimmonsWWF in Your House: A Cold Day in Hell (1997), WWF in Your House: Badd Blood (1997) and WWF in Your House: Final Four (1997)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame | Won | ||
Online
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