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James Henry Neidhart was an American professional wrestler known for his appearances in the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, where he was a two-time WWF Tag Team Champion with his real-life brother-in-law Bret Hart in The Hart Foundation. He also won titles in Stampede Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Mid-South, Memphis and the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation. He was part of the Hart wrestling family through marriage to his wife Elizabeth Hart, teaming with various members throughout his career, and appearing with his daughter Natalya Neidhart on the reality television show Total Divas.
Birth Name
James Henry Neidhart
Born
Tuesday, 08 February 1955
Died
Monday, 13 August 2018
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal | Self (Archival Footage) / Self - Natalya's Father | 2024 |
| Tales from the Territories | Self | 2022 |
| Biography: WWE Legends | Self | 2021 |
| Dark Side of the Ring | Self | 2019 |
| WrestleMania 35 | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 2019 |
| WWE: Shawn Michaels The Showstopper Unreleased | Jim Neidhart | 2018 |
| Wwe Unreleased: 1986-1995 | 2017 | |
| Owen: Hart of Gold | Himself | 2015 |
| Macho Man: The Randy Savage Story | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart / Himself | 2014 |
| Total Divas | Self | 2013 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal | Self (Archival Footage) / Self - Natalya's Father | 2024 |
| Tales from the Territories | Self | 2022 |
| Biography: WWE Legends | Self | 2021 |
| Dark Side of the Ring | Self | 2019 |
| WrestleMania 35 | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 2019 |
| WWE: Shawn Michaels The Showstopper Unreleased | Jim Neidhart | 2018 |
| Wwe Unreleased: 1986-1995 | 2017 | |
| Owen: Hart of Gold | Himself | 2015 |
| Macho Man: The Randy Savage Story | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart / Himself | 2014 |
| Total Divas | Self | 2013 |
| Dynamite Kid: A Matter of Pride | Self | 2013 |
| Best of King of the Ring | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 2011 |
| Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart / Himself | 2011 |
| WWE: OMG! - The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 2011 |
| The True Story of WrestleMania | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart / Self (archive footage) | 2011 |
| WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 2010 |
| WWE Legends of Wrestling | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 2009 |
| WWE Vintage Collection | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 2008 |
| The Shawn Michaels Story: Heartbreak and Triumph | Himself / Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 2007 |
| WWE: The History of the WWE Championship | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 2006 |
| WWE: McMahon | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 2006 |
| The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 2006 |
| The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 2005 |
| Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 2004 |
| TNA iMPACT! Wrestling | Jim Neidhart | 2004 |
| Enter Zombie King | Sheriff Logan | 2003 |
| WWE Bloodbath: Wrestling's Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 2003 |
| Wrestling Gold Vol. 2: The Maim Event | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 2001 |
| WWE Smackdown! | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 1999 |
| Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows | Self | 1998 |
| WCW Thunder | Jim Neidhart / Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 1998 |
| WCW Monday Nitro | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart / Self | 1995 |
| WWF Action Zone | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 1994 |
| Thunder in Paradise | Kawolski / Norman Kowalski / Kowalski | 1994 |
| Thunder in Paradise | Norman Kowalski / Normal Kowalski | 1993 |
| Eastern Championship Wrestling | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 1993 |
| Mr. Nanny | Self | 1993 |
| WWE Raw | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart / Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart (archive footage) / Who | 1993 |
| Crunch Classic | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 1992 |
| Rampage 91 | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 1991 |
| No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie | Self | 1989 |
| WrestleMania V | Himself / Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 1989 |
| Summerslam | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 1988 |
| WWE Royal Rumble | Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart | 1988 |
| Survivor Series | Self - Team Hart Foundation | 1987 |
| The Hart Foundation | Jim the Neidhart | 1987 |
| The British Bulldogs | Jim the Neidhart | 1986 |
| WWF Superstars | Self - The Hart Foundation / Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart / Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart- The Hart Foundation | 1986 |
| WWF Challenge | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 1986 |
| Saturday Night's Main Event | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart / Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart- The Hart Foundation | 1985 |
| WWF Prime Time Wrestling | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart / Self - The Hart Foundation | 1985 |
| Mid South Wrestling | Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart | 1982 |
