James Fanning
Birthday
1942/08/06 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Hammond, Indiana, USA
Also know as
Jimmy Valiant, Charlie Brown, James Harold Fanning, The Boogie Woogie Man, Handsome Jimmy, The Boy from New York City
Biography
James Harold Fanning is a former professional wrestler and author better known as "The Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant. Fanning started wrestling in 1964 as "Big Jim Vallen". He went to the WWWF in the 1970s as "Handsome Jimmy Valiant" and formed a team with Johnny Valiant that would dominate the tag team scene for a while as WWWF Tag Team champions. In the later 1960s in the WWA, they were managed by Bobby Heenan. Valiant had entered the WWWF in 1971 as a babyface, originally known as "Gentlem...Read more
Acting
(2016) I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story
as ---
(2016) WrestleCade 2016 - The Final 3 Count
as Jimmy Valiant
(2011) Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin'
as Himself
(1984) NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge
as Jimmy Valiant
(1983) NWA Starrcade 1983
as Charlie Brown
(1985) NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering
as Jimmy Valiant
(1985) NWA The Great American Bash 1985
as Jimmy Valiant
(1986) NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
as Jimmy Valiant
(1986) NWA Starrcade '86: The Night of The Sky-Walkers
as Jimmy Valiant
(1987) NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
as Jimmy Valiant
(1985) PWUSA Star Wars
as Jimmy Valiant
(2012) WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
as ---
(2022) Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon
as Jimmy Valiant
(2005) The Absolute Truth About Pro Wrestling
as Himself
(2017) Toxic Tutu
as Himself
(2018) WrestleMassacre
as Boogie
(1986) Tag Team Champions
as Jimmy Valiant
(1978) The Super Bowl of Wrestling
as Jimmy Valiant
(1983) NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
as Jimmy Valiant
(2017) Toxic Tutu
as Self
(1988) The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant
(1988) WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
as "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant
(1988) AWA The Road to Super Clash III
as Jimmy Valiant
(1988) WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
as "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant
(1988) AWA SuperClash III
as "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant
(1984) NWA Boogie Jam
as Jimmy Valiant
(1990) TWA Autumn Armageddon '90
as Jimmy Valiant
(1984) NWA Night of Champions
as Himself
(1986) The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as Jimmy Valiant
(1984) NWA Lords of The Ring
as Himself
(1986) NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
as "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant
(1986) NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
as "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant
(1987) The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant
(2010) Ultimate Death Match 2
as Self
(1998) Ohio Valley Wrestling TV
as Master OF Terror
(1998) Ohio Valley Wrestling TV
as Master Of Terror
(1998) Ohio Valley Wrestling TV
as Master of Terror
(1998) Ohio Valley Wrestling TV
as The Master of Terror