Bill Goldberg

**William Scott "Bill" Goldberg** (born December 27, 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American professional wrestler, actor and former American football defensive tackle. who is best known for wrestling with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Goldberg also played professional football with the Los Angeles Rams and the Atlanta Falcons. He is a four-time world champion, winning both the WCW and WWE World Heavyweight Championships once and the WWE Universal Championship two times. He was introduced into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018.

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|
| --- | --- | --- |
|1999|_The Jesse Ventura Story_|Luger|
|_Universal Soldier: The Return_|Romeo||
|2000|_Ready to Rumble_|Himself|
|2003|_Looney Tunes: Back in Action_|Mr. Smith|
|2005|_The Longest Yard_|Joey "Battle" Battaglio|
|_The Kid & I_|Himself||
|_Santa's Slay_|Santa Claus||
|2007|_Half Past Dead 2_|William Burke|
|2010|_Kill Speed_|Big Bad John|
|_Holly, Jingles and Clyde 3D_|Gus||
|2015|_Wrestling Isn't Wrestling_|Himself|
|2016|_Nine Legends_|Himself|
|2017|_Check Point_|T.J.|
|_American Satan_|Hawk||
|2018|_Con Man_|Sax|

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1998|_The Love Boat: The Next Wave_|Lou "The Pariah" Maguire|Episode: "Captain Courageous"||
|1999|_Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends_|Himself|Episode: "Wrestling"||
|1999|_E! True Hollywood Story_|Himself|Episode: "Hulk Hogan"||
|2000|_The Man Show_|Himself|Episode: "Holiday Show 2"||
|2002|_Yes, Dear_|Big Guy|Episode: "Walk Like a Man"||
|2002|_Family Guy_|Angry bus passenger|Episode: "Family Guy Viewer Mail 1"||
|2002|_Arliss_|Himself|Episode: "In with the New"||
|2002|_Kim Possible_|Pain King|Episode: "Pain King vs. Cleopatra"||
|2003|_Punk'd_|Himself|Episode: "Beyonce and Lindsay Lohan"||
|2004|_Monster Garage_|Santa Claus|Episode: "Box-Truck Wrestling Ring"||
|2005|_Modern Marvels_|Himself|Episode: "Private Collections"||
|2005|_Desperate Housewives_|Inmate|Episode: "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"||
|2005|_Biker Build-Off_|Host|||
|2005|_Automaniac_|Host|||
|2005|_The Contender_|Himself|Episode: "Who's Playing The Game?"||
|2006|_Pros vs. Joes_|Himself|Episodes: "Can You PVJ Champ?" and "Can You Cover Jerry Rice?"||
|2007|_Law & Order: Special Victims Unit_|Cupid|Episode: "Loophole"||
|2007–2010|_Bullrun_|Host|||
|2008|_Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling_|Himself|Episode: "In-Ring Psychology"||
||_Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?_|Himself / Contestant|Ep. 3.15||
|2009–2011|_Garage Mahal_|Host|with Brian Corsetti||
|2010|_The Celebrity Apprentice_|Himself / Contestant|||
|2017, 2019|_The Goldbergs_|Nick Mellor|8 episodes||
|2018|_The Grand Tour_|Himself|Celebrity guest||
|2018|_The Flash_|Big Sir|2 episodes||
|2018–2022|_NCIS: Los Angeles_|Lance Hamilton|4 episodes||
|2018–2019|_Forged in Fire: Knife or Death_|Host|22 episodes||
|2019|_Schooled_|Nick Mellor|Episode: "Friendsgiving"||

## Championships and accomplishments

- ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
    - Comeback of the Year (2016)
    - Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1998)
    - Rookie of the Year (1998)
    - Ranked No. 2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the _PWI 500_ in 1998
    - Ranked No. 9 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the _PWI Years_ in 1999
    - Ranked No. 39 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the _PWI Years_ in 2003
- ***Rolling Stone***
    - Ranked No. 5 of the 10 best WWE wrestlers of 2016
- **World Championship Wrestling**
    - WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    - WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
    - WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bret Hart
    - Fifth WCW Triple Crown Champion
- ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
    - Rookie of the Year (1998)
- **WWE/World Wrestling Entertainment**
    - World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    - WWE Universal Championship (2 times)
    - WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2018)

## Other websites

- Official website
- WWE profile

## Infobox (wrestler)

- **name**: Bill Goldberg
- **image**: Bill Goldberg Boerne 01 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Goldberg in 2021
- **birth name**: William Scott Goldberg
- **birth place**: Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
- **children**: 1
- **names**: Bill Gold
Bill Goldberg
**Goldberg**
- **height**: 6 ft 4 in
- **weight**: 285 lb
- **billed**: **Atlanta, Georgia**
Dawsonville, Georgia
Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Parts Unknown, Parts Unknown
- **trainer**: DeWayne Bruce
WCW Power Plant
- **debut**: June 23, 1997


## Infobox (nfl biography)

- **name**: Bill Goldberg
- **number**: 71, 73
- **position**: Defensive tackle
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 3
- **weight lbs**: 267
- **high school**: Edison Preparatory School, Edison (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
- **college**: Georgia Bulldogs football, Georgia (1987–1989)
- **draftyear**: 1990
- **draftround**: 11
- **draftpick**: 301
- **pastteams**: * Los Angeles Rams (–)*
* Sacramento Surge (1992 WLAF season, 1992)
* Sacramento Gold Miners ()
* Atlanta Falcons (–)
* Carolina Panthers ()*
- **pastteamsnote**: yes
- **highlights**: * World Bowl champion (World Bowl II, II)
- **statlabel1**: Games played
- **statvalue1**: 14
- **statlabel2**: Games started
- **statvalue2**: 1
- **statlabel3**: Tackle (football move), Total tackles
- **statvalue3**: 11
- **nfl**: Bill-Goldberg
- **pfr**: GoldBi20