Acting credits
72
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Wayne Farris
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
Low visibility
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Movies: 64Series: 8
TMDB ID: 1196772
IMDb ID: nm0274918
Known for: Acting
Born: January 25, 1953
Age: 73
Place of birth: Bolivar, TN
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 2025
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 7.3
Wikidata: Q953428
Also known as
The Honky Tonk Man • Roy Wayne Farris • Honky Tonk Man • Honky Tonky Wayne • Wayne Ferris
Biography
Roy Wayne Farris, better known by his ring name The Honky Tonk Man, is an American professional wrestler. A 1975 graduate from University of Memphis with a B.S. degree in Education, Farris coached high school football for two seasons at Munford High School in Munford, Tennessee. Currently working on the independent circuit, he previously worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Federation (WWF)--now WWE. He is best known for his first run with WWF, where he held the WWF Intercontinental Championship for a record 64 weeks, and lost it to Ultimate Warrior in the very first pay-per-view of SummerSlam. He is the cousin of professional wrestler and color commentator Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Wayne Farris.
Midnight Massacre
as Cato
2025 Movie
8.7
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
2019 Movie
10.0
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018 Movie
7.6
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
as Himself
2014 Movie
9.2
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Himself
2013 Movie
JCW Oddball Brawl
2013 Movie
6.5
Dynamite Kid: A Matter of Pride
2013 Movie
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
as Himself
2010 Movie
10.0
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009 Movie
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1987 – As Told By The Honky Tonk Man
as Himself
2009 Movie
10.0
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Himself
2009 Movie
7.3
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
as Himself
2008 Movie
8.0
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
as The Honky Tonk Man
2008 Movie
YouShoot: Honky Tonk Man
as Himself
2007 Movie
7.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
as The Honky Tonk Man
2001 Movie
6.8
The Life and Death of Owen Hart
as Self
1999 Movie
7.5
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
as The Honky Tonk Man
1998 Movie
6.4
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as The Honky Tonk Man
1998 Movie
10.0
WWF Summer Flashback!
as Honky Tonk Man
1997 Movie
5.0
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
as The Honky Tonk Man (Manager)
1997 Movie
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
as The Honky Tonk Man
1997 Movie
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
as The Honky Tonk Man
1994 Movie
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
as The Honky Tonk Man
1994 Movie
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
as The Honky Tonk Man (Music Video)
1994 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Wayne Farris.
7.3
WWE This Is Awesome
as The Honky Tonk Man (archive footage) • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.8
Raw
as The Honky Tonk Man • 15 eps
1993 Series
Clash of the Champions
as The Honky Tonk Man (Music Video) • 1 eps
1988 Series
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as The Honky Tonk Man • 75 eps
1986 Series
8.4
Saturday Night's Main Event
6 eps
1985 Series
Mid-South Wrestling
as Wayne Ferris • 2 eps
1981 Series
8.0
USWA Championship Wrestling
as Wayne Ferris • 8 eps
1977 Series
WWE Old School
as The Honky Tonk Man • 2 eps
1973 Series