Bob Marella
Birthday
1937/06/04
Day of death
1999/10/06 (62 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Rochester, New York, USA
Also know as
Gino Marella, Gorilla Monsoon
Biography
Robert James Marella better known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play commentator, and booker. Monsoon is famous for his run as a super-heavyweight main eventer, and later as the voice of WWE, as commentator and backstage manager during the 1980s and 1990s. He also portrayed the on-screen role of WWE President from 1995 to 1997. In professional wrestling, the staging area just behind the entrance curtain at an event, a position which Marella...Read more
Acting
(1998) Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
as Gorilla Monsoon (archive footage)
(1994) WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
as Gorilla Monsoon (Host)
(1994) German Fan Favorites 2
as Gorilla Monsoon
(1986) WWE Villains of The Squared Circle
as Gorilla Monsoon
(2006) WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Gorilla Monsoon
(2004) WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
as Gorilla Monsoon
(1994) WWF Sunday Night Slam • November 20th, 1994
as Gorilla Monsoon
(1997) WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
as Gorilla Monsoon (WWE President)
(1985) Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
as Gorilla Monsoon
(2022) Biography: Wrestlemania I
as Self (archival footage)
(1986) WWE's Inside the Steel Cage
as Gorilla Monsoon
(1987) WWF Hulkamania 2
as Gorilla Monsoon
(1987) The Best of the WWF: volume 12
as Gorilla Monsoon
(1990) WWE Survivor Series 1990
as Gorilla Monsoon
(1985) WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
as Gorilla Monsoon
(1985) Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
as Gorilla Monsoon
(1992) WWE Crunch Classic
as Gorilla Monsoon
(2010) WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as Gorilla Monsoon
(2018) Andre the Giant
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
(2007) WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
as Gorilla Monsoon
(2012) WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
as Gorilla Monsoon (archive footage)
(2011) The True Story of WrestleMania
as Gorilla Monsoon (archive footage)
(1996) WWE Hall Of Fame 1996
as ---
(1994) WWE Hall Of Fame 1994
as Gorilla Monsoon
(1986) Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
as Gorilla Monsoon
(1986) Tag Team Champions
as Gorilla Monsoon
(1978) The Super Bowl of Wrestling
as Gorilla Monsoon
(2022) Biography: D-Generation X
as (archive footage)
(1973) WWE at Madison Square Garden: June 30, 1973
as Gorilla Monsoon
(1986) WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Gorilla Monsoon
(1993) Raw
as Gorilla Monsoon
(2024) Mr. McMahon
as Self (archive footage)