Dick Slater
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.
Acting
TV
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
TV
WWF Superstars
as Dick Slater
1986
Movie
NWA Starrcade 1983
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1983
Movie
NWA Starrcade 1984
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1984
Movie
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
as Dick Slater
1989
Movie
WWE The Big Event
as "The Rebel" Dick Slater
1986
TV
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Dick Slater
1986
Movie
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1995
Movie
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
as Himself (archive footage)
1994
Movie
SMW Night of The Legends
as Dick Slater
1994
Movie
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1986
Movie
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1995
Movie
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
as Himself (Honoree)
1998
Movie
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
as Dick Slater
1985
Movie
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1995
Movie
WCW Slamboree 1996
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1996
Movie
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
as Dick Slater
2008
Movie
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
as "The Rebel" Dick Slater
1986
Movie
NWA The Final Conflict
as Himself
1983
Movie
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
as Dick Slater
1987
Movie
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
as Dick Slater
1992
Movie
PWF Homecoming
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1989
Movie
NWA Boogie Jam
as Himself
1984
Movie
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
as Himself
1980
