Rocky Johnson Rocky Johnson Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles; August 24, 1944) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. During his wrestling career, he became a National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Georgia Champion and a NWA Southern Heavyweight Memphis Champion, as well as winning many other championships. Along with his partner Tony Atlas, Johnson was a part of the first black tag team to win the World Tag Team championship in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He is the father of American actor and professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Rocky Johnson was born Wayde Douglas Bowles in Amherst, Nova Scotia, where he
Dwayne Johnson "Southland Tales" (2007). He played a cocky famous American football player in "The Game Plan" (2007) and Agent 23 in "Get Smart" (2008). He presented the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 80th Academy Awards in February 2008. He was nominated for the Favorite Movie Actor award at the 2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for his role in "The Game Plan" but lost out to Johnny Depp in "". Johnson became known for reinvigorating film franchises after portraying Marvin F. Hinton / Roadblock in "" and reprising his role as Luke Hobbs in "Fast & Furious 6", while