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Dave Bautista
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David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Regarded as one of his generation's most prolific professional wrestlers, he rose to fame for his multiple stints in WWE between 2002 and 2019.
Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999 and signed with WWE (then WWF) in 2000. From 2002 to 2010, he gained fame under the ring name Batista, initially as a member of Evolution. He would go on to win the WWE Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Championship four times (with his first reign remaining the longest in history at 282 days), the World Tag Team Championship three times (twice with Ric Flair and once with John Cena), and the …
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David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Regarded as one of his generation's most prolific professional wrestlers, he rose to fame for his multiple stints in WWE between 2002 and 2019. Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999 and signed with WWE (then WWF) in 2000. From 2002 to 2010, he gained fame under the ring name Batista, initially as a member of Evolution. He would go on to win the WWE Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Championship four times (with his first reign remaining the longest in history at 282 days), the World Tag Team Championship three times (twice with Ric Flair and once with John Cena), and the WWE Tag Team Championship once (with Rey Mysterio). He also won the 2005 and 2014 Royal Rumble matches and subsequently headlined WrestleMania 21 and WrestleMania XXX, with the former being one of the top five highest-grossing PPV events in wrestling history. Having largely stepped back from professional wrestling in 2020, he retired after WrestleMania 35 in 2019. As an actor, Bautista is known for portraying Drax in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2014–2023) and Rabban in Dune (2021) and its 2024 sequel. Bautista has additionally starred in Spectre (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Final Score, Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (both 2018), Army of the Dead (2021), Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), Knock at the Cabin, and Parachute (both 2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave Bautista, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Dave Bautista's Filmography
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Alpha Gang
as Alpha Two
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
as Tagah (voice)
The Wrecking Crew
as James Hale
Trap House
as Ray Seale
Afterburn
as Jake
The Naked Gun
as Dave Bautista
In the Lost Lands
as Boyce
The Last Showgirl
as Eddie
Jack in Time for Christmas
as Self
The Killer's Game
as Joe Flood
My Spy The Eternal City
as J.J.
Parachute
as Bryce
Dune: Part Two
as Beast Rabban
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Self - 'Drax'
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Drax
Knock at the Cabin
as Leonard
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
as Drax
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Duke Cody
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Drax
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
as Batista
Mek Raya
Army of Thieves
as Scott Ward (uncredited)
Dune
as Beast Rabban Harkonnen
Creating an Army of the Dead
as Self
Army of the Dead
as Scott Ward
Meeting the Undertaker
The Firefly Funhouse Match
as Batista (archive footage)
My Spy
as J.J.
Stuber
as Vic Manning
Escape Plan: The Extractors
as Trent DeRosa
Avengers: Endgame
as Drax
WWE WrestleMania 35
as Batista
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
as Davidson
Final Score
as Michael Knox
Hotel Artemis
as Everest
Escape Plan 2: Hades
as Trent DeRosa
Avengers: Infinity War
as Drax
Blade Runner 2049
as Sapper Morton
2048: Nowhere to Run
as Sapper Morton
Bushwick
as Stupe
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
as Drax
WWE: Best of the 2000's
as Batista
The Warriors Gate
as Arun
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
as Batista
Kickboxer: Vengeance
as Tong Po
Marauders
as Stockwell
Heist
as Cox
Spectre
as Hinx
L.A. Slasher
as The Drug Dealer #1
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
as Batista
The Destruction of The Shield
as Batista
No Poster
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
as Batista
Guardians of the Galaxy
as Drax
WWE Payback 2014
as Batista
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
as Himself / Batista
No Poster
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
as Batista
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania XXX
as Batista
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
as Batista
Riddick
as Diaz
The Man with the Iron Fists
as Brass Body
The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime
as Batista
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
as Batista
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
as Batista
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
as Argomael
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
as Batista (archive footage)
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
as Batista
Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator
as Batista (archive footage)
House of the Rising Sun
as Ray
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
as Batista
The John Cena Experience
as Batista (archive footage)
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as Batista
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
as Batista
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
as Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
as Batista
WWE Over the Limit 2010
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
as Batista
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
as Batista
Wrong Side of Town
as Big Ronnie 'B.R.'
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
as Batista
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
as Batista
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2009
as Batista
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
as Batista
Batista - I Walk Alone
as Batista
Batista - I Walk Alone
as Batista
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
as Batista
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
as Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2009
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2009
as Batista
No Poster
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2008
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2008
as Batista
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
as Batista
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
as Batista
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2008
as Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2008
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2008
as Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
as Batista
WWE Night of Champions 2008
as Batista
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
as Batista
WWE One Night Stand 2008
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2008
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
as Batista
The Undertaker: 15-0
WWE No Way Out 2008
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
as Batista
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2007
as Batista
WWE RAW 15th Anniversary
WWE Survivor Series 2007
as Batista
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2007
as Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2007
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2007
as Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
as Batista
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
as Batista
WWE One Night Stand 2007
as Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2007
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2007
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania 23
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2007
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2006
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2006
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2006
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2006
as Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
as Batista
Relative Strangers
as Wrestler (uncredited)
WWE Armageddon 2005
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2005
as Batista
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2005
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2005
as Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
as Batista
WWE Vengeance 2005
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2005
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania 21
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2005
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
as Batista
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2004
as Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2004
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2004
as Batista
WWE Vengeance 2004
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania XX
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2003
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2003
as Batista (Appearance)
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2002
as Batista
WWE Global Warning
as Deacon Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2002
as Deacon Batista
No Poster
OVW Christmas Chaos
as Leviathan
No Poster
Highlander
as Kurgan
Ally
as (voice)
Grendel
as Beowulf
No Poster
Road House 2
No Poster
Dreadnought
No Poster
The Romantic
No Poster
Dogtown
No Poster
Universe's Most Wanted
No Poster
Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film
No Poster