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name: "André the Giant"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/andre-roussimoff"
fi1m_id: "andre-roussimoff"
imdb_id: "nm0000764"
tmdb_id: 25504
wikidata_id: "Q44368"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 May 1946"
died: "27 January 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:43:46.498058+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# André the Giant

## Identity

André the Giant

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/andre-roussimoff
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** andre-roussimoff
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000764
- **TMDB ID:** 25504
- **Wikidata ID:** Q44368
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44368, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000764/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/25504

Actor. Born 19 May 1946 in Coulommiers, France. Died 27 January 1993.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 May 1946, Coulommiers, France
- **Died:** 27 January 1993
- **Also known as:** André Roussimoff, Géant Ferré, Jean Ferré, Monster Roussimoff, "The Giant" Jean Ferre, André René Roussimoff
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44368, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000764/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/25504

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## Biography

André René Roussimoff, known professionally as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. Born on 19 May 1946 in Coulommiers, France, he began wrestling in 1966 under names including Jean Ferré before moving to North America in 1971.

He gained prominence in the World Wide Wrestling Federation and other promotions, appearing in events such as WrestleMania. Roussimoff's acting credits include the role of Fezzik in the film *The Princess Bride* (1987), as well as appearances in *Conan the Destroyer* (1984) and episodes of *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974).

He died on 27 January 1993 in Paris, France.

*Sources: imdb.com, thewrap.com, biography.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Princess Bride* (1987), Fi1m 86, as Fezzik — [page](https://film.one/film/the-princess-bride.md)

## Complete filmography (119)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mr. McMahon* (2024), series, as Andre The Giant (Archive Footage)
- *Biography: WWE Legends* (2021), series, as André the Giant (archive footage)
- *Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man* (2018), Actor
- *WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995* (2017), Actor
- *WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014* (2014), as Andre (archive footage)
- *WWE: True Giants* (2014), Actor
- *Warrior's Greatest Matches* (2014), as Andre The Giant (Archive Footage)
- *Legends of Mid-South Wrestling* (2013), as Andre the Giant
- *WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History* (2013), Actor
- *WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time* (2010), as Andre the Giant
- *WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik* (2010), Actor
- *WWE: Hulk Hogan's Unreleased Collector's Series* (2009), as André the Giant
- *Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection* (2009), Actor
- *WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event* (2009), as Andre the Giant
- *Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II* (2008), as André the Giant
- *Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1* (2007), as André the Giant
- *WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology* (2006), as André the Giant
- *WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship* (2006), Actor
- *The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s* (2005), as Andre the Giant (Archive Footage)
- *WWE: Wrestlemania Recall* (2005), as Andre the Giant
- *WWF: Best of Wrestlemania I-XIV* (1998), Actor
- *WWF Summer Flashback!* (1997), as André The Giant
- *The Life And Times of Paul Boesch* (1994), as Andre the Giant (archive footage)
- *Trading Mom* (1994), as Circus Giant
- *The History Of WrestleMania* (1994), Actor
- *Best of The British Bulldog* (1993), as Andre the Giant (Archive footage)
- *AJPW October Giant Series 1992 - Day 17* (1992), as Andre The Giant
- *WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary* (1992), as André the Giant (Appearance)
- *WWE World Tour 1992* (1992), as Andre the Giant (Manager)
- *WWF: Best of Hulkamania* (1992), Actor
- *WWE March to WrestleMania VIII* (1992), as André the Giant (archive footage)
- *WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits* (1992), as André the Giant
- *WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall* (1991), as Andre the Giant (Archive footage)
- *WWE SummerSlam 1991* (1991), as André The Giant (Ringside)
- *WWE World Tour 1991* (1991), as André The Giant (Manager)
- *Wrestling's Greatest Champions* (1991), as Andre the Giant
- *WWE U.K. Rampage 1991* (1991), as André the Giant (Ringside)
- *WWE WrestleMania VII* (1991), as André the Giant (Ringside)
- *WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII* (1991), as André the Giant (Appearance)
- *The Ultimate Warrior* (1990), Actor
- *WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit* (1990), Actor
- *WWE WrestleMania VI* (1990), as André The Giant
- *WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI* (1990), as André The Giant
- *WWE Royal Rumble 1990* (1990), as Andre the Giant
- *WWE Survivor Series 1989* (1989), as André the Giant
- *Hulkamania 4* (1989), as André the Giant
- *Fan Favorites* (1989), as Andre The Giant
- *The Best of the WWF: volume 20* (1989), as André the Giant
- *The Best of the WWF: volume 19* (1989), as André the Giant
- *More Saturday Night's Main Event* (1989), Actor
- *WWE WrestleMania V* (1989), as André the Giant
- *WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89* (1989), as André the Giant
- *WWE Royal Rumble 1989* (1989), as André the Giant
- *Hulk Hogan: Real American* (1989), as Andre the Giant
- *WWE Survivor Series 1988* (1988), as André The Giant
- *The Best of the WWF: volume 17* (1988), as André the Giant
- *Macho Madness* (1988), as Andre the Giant
- *WWE U.K. Rampage 1988* (1988), as André the Giant
- *WWE SummerSlam 1988* (1988), as André The Giant
- *Hulkamania 3* (1988), as André the Giant
- *WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88* (1988), as André the Giant
- *WWE WrestleFest* (1988), as André the Giant
- *The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World* (1988), as André the Giant
- *WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88* (1988), as André the Giant
- *WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88* (1988), as André the Giant
- *WWE WrestleMania IV* (1988), as André the Giant
- *Clash of the Champions* (1988), series, as Andre the Giant (Appearance)
- *WWF The Main Event* (1988), as André the Giant
- *WWE Royal Rumble 1988* (1988), as André the Giant
- *Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments* (1987), as Andre the Giant
- *The Best of the WWF: volume 14* (1987), as André the Giant
- *WWE Survivor Series 1987* (1987), as Andre The Giant
- *The Princess Bride* (1987), as Fezzik — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-princess-bride.md)
- *The Best of the WWF: volume 12* (1987), as Giant Machine
- *WWF Hulkamania 2* (1987), as Giant Machine
- *WWE WrestleMania III* (1987), as André the Giant
- *WWF 20-Man Battle Royal 1987* (1987), Actor
- *The Best of the WWF: volume 10* (1987), as Giant Machine
- *Inside the Steel Cage* (1986), as Andre the Giant
- *The Best of the WWF: volume 9* (1986), as André the Giant
- *WWF Superstars* (1986), series, as Giant Machine, André the Giant
- *WWF Wrestling Challenge* (1986), series, as Giant Machine, André the Giant
- *WWE The Big Event* (1986), as Giant Machine
- *Villains of the Squared Circle* (1986), as Andre the Giant
- *WrestleMania II* (1986), as André the Giant
- *WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86* (1986), as André the Giant
- *The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano* (1986), as Andre the Giant
- *The Best of the WWF: volume 5* (1986), as André the Giant
- *The WWF's Amazing Managers* (1985), as Andre the Giant
- *WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85* (1985), as André the Giant
- *Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits* (1985), as Andre the Giant
- *The Best of the WWF: volume 4* (1985), as André the Giant
- *Andre the Giant* (1985), as André the Giant (archive footage)
- *WWE Saturday Night's Main Event* (1985), series, as Andre The Giant, Andre the Giant
- *WrestleMania* (1985), as André the Giant
- *Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams* (1985), as Andre the Giant
- *Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!* (1985), as Andre the Giant
- *Most Unusual Matches* (1985), as Andre the Giant
- *Best of the WWF Volume 2* (1985), as André the Giant
- *Best of the WWF Volume 1* (1985), as André the Giant
- *Best of the WWF Volume 3* (1985), as André the Giant
- *The Hulkster Hulk Hogan* (1985), as Andre the Giant
- *WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84* (1984), as André the Giant
- *WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84* (1984), as André the Giant
- *WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84* (1984), as André the Giant
- *WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84* (1984), as André the Giant
- *Conan the Destroyer* (1984), as Dagoth (uncredited)
- *WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983* (1983), as André the Giant
- *WCCW Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show* (1982), as André the Giant
- *World Class Championship Wrestling* (1982), series, as André the Giant
- *Mid-South Wrestling* (1981), series, as Andre the Giant, Andre the Giant (Archive footage)
- *WWE Showdown at Shea '80* (1980), as André the Giant
- *NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa* (1980), as André The Giant
- *WWF Championship Wrestling* (1980), series, as Andre the Giant, Andre the Giant (Self), "The Eighth Wonder of the World" Andre the Giant
- *WWF All-Star Wrestling* (1975), series, as Andre the Giant
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, as Bigfoot
- *The Wrestling Queen* (1973), as "The Giant" Jean Ferre
- *WWE Old School* (1973), series, as Andre the Giant
- *Casse-tête chinois pour le judoka* (1967), as Fighter

## Gallery

- ![André the Giant](https://film.one/media/person/118867/gallery-7f73fdffb11a.jpg) André the Giant — David Fitzgerald, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant_and_Bam_Bam_Bigelow%2C_circa_1988.jpg/1280px-Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant_and_Bam_Bam_Bigelow%2C_circa_1988.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![2014-04-03_18-55-38_NEX-6_5823_DxO](https://film.one/media/person/118867/gallery-ea6a237bd059.jpg) 2014-04-03_18-55-38_NEX-6_5823_DxO — Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/2014-04-03_18-55-38_NEX-6_5823_DxO_%2813923613965%29.jpg/1280px-2014-04-03_18-55-38_NEX-6_5823_DxO_%2813923613965%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Fan photo of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and André the Giant on 7 March 1989 at the El Paso Convention Center during a video-taped WWF "Superstars of Wrestling" ev](https://film.one/media/person/118867/gallery-14044a6d7d5c.jpg) Fan photo of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and André the Giant on 7 March 1989 at the El Paso Convention Center during a video-taped WWF "Superstars of Wrestling" ev — John McKeon from Lawrence, KS, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Andre_and_Bobby_Heenan_%2886290687%29.jpg/1280px-Andre_and_Bobby_Heenan_%2886290687%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Fan photo of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and André the Giant on 7 March 1989 at the El Paso Convention Center during a video-taped WWF "Superstars of Wrestling" ev](https://film.one/media/person/118867/gallery-0171337efd92.jpg) Fan photo of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and André the Giant on 7 March 1989 at the El Paso Convention Center during a video-taped WWF "Superstars of Wrestling" ev — John McKeon from Lawrence, KS, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Andre_and_Bobby_Heenan_%2886290687%29_%28cropped_and_retouched%29.jpg/1280px-Andre_and_Bobby_Heenan_%2886290687%29_%28cropped_and_retouched%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Prowrestlers André the Giant (left) and Pedro Morales (right), then WWWF Heavyweight Champion, shaking hands in 1972 (1983)](https://film.one/media/person/118867/gallery-7fc6a47331b7.png) Prowrestlers André the Giant (left) and Pedro Morales (right), then WWWF Heavyweight Champion, shaking hands in 1972 (1983) — George Napolitano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Andre_and_Morales_1972.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Andre the Giant (right) chops John Studd (left) at Wrestlemania I (1985)](https://film.one/media/person/118867/gallery-16a3fb45ce84.png) Andre the Giant (right) chops John Studd (left) at Wrestlemania I (1985) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Andre_chops_John_Studd_Wrestlemania.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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