Jack Pye
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Jack Pye, also known as Dirty Jack Pye and the Doncaster Panther, was an English professional wrestler and actor from Doncaster, England.
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[edit] Wrestling career
In 1933, Pye came close to beating Atholl Oakley for the British Heavyweight Championship. Other members of the Pye family who became wrestlers include brothers Harry Pye (who became a middle weight boxer), Tommy Pye (who became the light-heavy-weight wrestling champion of Great Britain), and Frank "Bully Pye" (the lightweight champion of Great Britain).[1] Jack Pye's son, Dominic Pye was another family member to take up wrestling. Dominic had a tag partner called Casey Pye whose real name was Harry Bennett. They both appeared in the 1967 film 'Cuckoo Patrol' starring Freddie and the Dreamers.[2][3] Dominic Pye went on to train several professional wrestlers, such as "Mad" Jock Cameron, who became well-known on the British circuit in the 1960s.[4]
[edit] Film career
Pye also appeared in several films:
- Wives Never Know 1936. Starring: Charlie Ruggles and Mary Boland
- Leave It to Me (1937). Starring: Sandy Powell.
- It's a Grand Life in 1953 (as a wrestler). Starring: Frank Randle and Diana Dors
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[edit] References
- The Times, Saturday, 28 January 1933; pg. 4; Issue 46354
[edit] External links
- (Dirty?) Jack Pye. Biography, including film of him fighting at Burnden Park in 1947
- Jack Pye's bout with Douglas Clark (timesandstar.co.uk)
- Jack Pye at the Internet Movie Database
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