Bobo Brazil
Sign in to saveAmerican professional wrestler (1924-1998)
Film & TV
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Houston Harris was a pioneering wrestler who broke racial barriers in professional wrestling. He was born on July 10, 1924, in Little Rock, Arkansas, and became known by his ring name, Bobo Brazil. He was one of the first African American wrestlers to gain fame in North America. From a young age, Harris had a tough life. After losing his father at the age of 7, he worked various jobs, including…
Known for
- Battles Bouts and Brawls: The Story of Pro Wrestling in Detroit and the Surrounding Areas2014
- WWE Hall Of Fame 1995 — Self1995
- WWE Hall Of Fame 1994 — Self1994
- Best of the WWF Volume 2 — Bobo Brazil1985
- Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest! — Bobo Brazil1985
- I Like To Hurt People — Self1985
- Tuesday Night Titans — Bobo Brazil1984
- WWF All-Star Wrestling — Bobo Brazil1975
- WWE Old School — Bobo Brazil1973
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 23
- Total plays
- 70
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Harris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Little Rock
- Place of death
- St. Joseph
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Mass
- 120
- Image
- Bobo Brazil - 1972 BODY PRESS WRESTLING MAGAZINE (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 198
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1924-07-10
- date of death
- 1998-01-20
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Houston Harris
- birth name
- Houston Harris
- pseudonym
- Bobo Brazil
- start of work period
- 1951-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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