Personal Info

  • Known For

    Acting

  • Known Credits

    41

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    May 31, 1967 ( 57 years old )

  • Place of Birth

    Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

  • Also Known As

    Vampiro

    Ian Hodgkinson

    El Beamer

    Gene Anderson

    Ian Richards

    El Vampiro

    Vampiro Canadiense

    Vampiro Casanova

    Canadian Vampire Casanova

Ian Hodgkinson

Ian Richard Hodgkinson, better known by his ring name Vampiro, is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler who most recently served as director of talent for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He also worked for Lucha Underground as a color commentator. Hodgkinson is also member of the citizen crime patrol organization Guardian Angels, acting as head of the group's chapter in Mexico City. His the current JCW Heavyweight Champion in his third reign. Hodgkinson has wrestled for various wrestling promotions. In the United States, he is best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling, where he held the WCW World Tag Team Championship with The Great Muta. However, his greatest success was achieved in Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre during the 1990s. In his professional wrestling career, Hodgkinson is a five-time World Champion having won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship once, the UWA World Heavyweight Championship once and the JCW Heavyweight Championship three times.