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Pete Doherty(1943-2026)

  • Actor
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Pete Doherty was born on 18 January 1943 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for WWWF Championship Wrestling (1972), WWF Superstars (1986) and WWF All-Star Wrestling (1972). He was married to Joan Doyle. He died on 16 June 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
BornJanuary 18, 1943
DiedJune 16, 2026(83)
BornJanuary 18, 1943
DiedJune 16, 2026(83)
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Known for

Hulk Hogan in WWWF Championship Wrestling (1972)
WWWF Championship Wrestling
7.3
TV Series
  • The Golden Terror
  • Pete Doherty
WWF Superstars (1986)
WWF Superstars
6.9
TV Series
  • Pete Doherty
WWF All-Star Wrestling (1972)
WWF All-Star Wrestling
7.5
TV Series
  • Pete Doherty
Joan Severance, Hulk Hogan, Tom Lister Jr., and Mark Pellegrino in No Holds Barred (1989)
No Holds Barred
4.4
  • Klondike Kramer
  • 1989

Credits

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Actor

  • Hulk Hogan Real American (1989)
    Hulk Hogan Real American
    5.5
    Video
    • Pete Doherty
    • 1989
  • Joan Severance, Hulk Hogan, Tom Lister Jr., and Mark Pellegrino in No Holds Barred (1989)
    No Holds Barred
    4.4
    • Klondike Kramer
    • 1989
  • Best of the WWF Volume 14 (1987)
    Best of the WWF Volume 14
    3.6
    Video
    • Pete Doherty
    • 1987
  • The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches (1987)
    The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
    Video
    • Duke of Dorchester
    • 1987
  • Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments (1987)
    Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
    5.8
    Video
    • Duke of Dorchester
    • 1987
  • WWF Prime Time Wrestling (1985)
    WWF Prime Time Wrestling
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Pete Doherty
    • 1986–1987
  • WWF Superstars (1986)
    WWF Superstars
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Pete Doherty
    • 1986
  • WWF SmackDown! (2000)
    Saturday Night's Main Event
    7.3
    TV Series
    • The Duke of Dorchester (as The Duke of Dorchester)
    • 1985
  • WWF on MSG Network (1973)
    WWF on MSG Network
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Wrestler
    • 1975–1981
  • WWF All-Star Wrestling (1972)
    WWF All-Star Wrestling
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Pete Doherty
    • 1979
  • Hulk Hogan in WWWF Championship Wrestling (1972)
    WWWF Championship Wrestling
    7.3
    TV Series
    • The Golden Terror
    • Pete Doherty
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • The Duke of Dorchester
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • January 18, 1943
    • Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • June 16, 2026
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Spouse
    • Joan Doyle? - June 16, 2026 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Linda Doherty Gedgaudas

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Not to be confused with the singer of The Libertines, he is famous as a prelim or "jobber" wrestler for the WWF in the 1980s and 1990s.
  • Nickname
    • The Duke of Dorchester

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