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Michael Kirchner(1957-2021)

  • Actor
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Michael Kirchner at an event for Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) (1990)
Michael Kirchner was born on 7 September 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), WWF Superstars (1986) and Saturday Night's Main Event (1985). He was married to Tina Duke. He died on 22 December 2021 in Siler City, North Carolina, USA.
BornSeptember 7, 1957
DiedDecember 22, 2021(64)
BornSeptember 7, 1957
DiedDecember 22, 2021(64)
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Known for

Frank Goodish in WWF Championship Wrestling (1972)
WWF Championship Wrestling
7.3
TV Series
  • R.T. Reynolds
  • Corporal Kirchner
WWF Superstars (1986)
WWF Superstars
7.0
TV Series
  • Corporal Kirchner
Richard Blood, Ray Hernandez, Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, George 'The Animal' Steele, and Jim Harris in Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
Saturday Night's Main Event
7.7
TV Series
  • Corporal Kirchner
Vince McMahon and Antonio Rocco in WWF All-Star Wrestling (1972)
WWF All-Star Wrestling
7.6
TV Series
  • Corporal Kirchner

Credits

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Actor

  • FMW: Crash & Burn
    Video
    • Super Leather
    • 2001
  • FMW: Legend Dawns
    Video
    • Super Leather
    • 2000
  • Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) (1990)
    Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF)
    TV Series
    • Corporal Kirchner
    • 1991
  • The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches (1987)
    The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
    Video
    • Corporal Kirchner
    • 1987
  • Sylvester Ritter in Best of the WWF Volume 9 (1986)
    Best of the WWF Volume 9
    Video
    • Cpl. Kirchner
    • 1986
  • Villains of the Squared Circle (1986)
    Villains of the Squared Circle
    Video
    • Corporal Kirchner
    • 1986
  • Hulk Hogan, Curt Hennig, Rick Martel, and John Tenta in WWF Challenge (1986)
    WWF Challenge
    TV Series
    • Corporal Kirchner
    • 1986
  • WWF on NESN (1985)
    WWF on NESN
    TV Series
    • Corporal Kirchner
    • 1986
  • WWF Superstars (1986)
    WWF Superstars
    TV Series
    • Corporal Kirchner
    • 1986
  • Vince McMahon and Antonio Rocco in WWF All-Star Wrestling (1972)
    WWF All-Star Wrestling
    TV Series
    • Corporal Kirchner
    • 1986
  • Frank Goodish in WWF Championship Wrestling (1972)
    WWF Championship Wrestling
    TV Series
    • Corporal Kirchner
    • R.T. Reynolds
    • 1984–1986
  • Richard Blood, Ray Hernandez, Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, George 'The Animal' Steele, and Jim Harris in Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
    Saturday Night's Main Event
    TV Series
    • Corporal Kirchner
    • 1986
  • George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)
    The A-Team
    TV Series
    • Corporal Kirchner (uncredited)
    • 1985

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • R.T. Reynolds
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • September 7, 1957
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • December 22, 2021
    • Siler City, North Carolina, USA
  • Spouse
    • Tina DukeSeptember 28, 1996 - November 22, 2021 (his death, 4 children)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Mike Kirchner had been the original Leatherface, for the FMW promotion in Japan. He had a short run in the WWF as Corporal Kirchner and appeared at Wrestlemania 2 in a winning effort against Nikolai Volkoff. He also appeared on July 11, 1985 at The WWF Wrestling Classic Tournament where he was defeated by Adrian Adonis in Round 1. He failed to strike it big in The WWF and left to wrestle in Stampede Promotions in Western Canada Provinces.
  • Trademark
      Wrestled in military fatigues
  • Nickname
    • Corporal Kirshner

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