Roy Callender (born October 31, 1944) is a Barbadian Canadian IFBB Hall of Famer retired professional bodybuilder, professional wrestler and actor.
Early life and career Callender was born in Barbados to an academician couple. His interest in bodybuilding started by the age of 8 and after moving to England for studying law and from 1967, he began to compete, winning the title Mr Southeast Britain the same year. He became Mr. United Kingdom in 1968. After finishing second in the medium-height class in the NABBA Amateur Universe in 1967, 1969 and 1971, Callender moved to Canada where he won Mr. Canada contest.Interview with Bodybuilding Hall of Famer Roy Callender (Part One), May 27, 2011] He retired from competitive bodybuilding afterwards and had a brief role in Dušan Makavejev's film Sweet Movie.
Professional wrestling Callender started his professional wrestling career in 1973. In 1974, he made his ring debut against Killer Tim Brooks in Montreal.Killer Tim Brooks defeated Roy Callender He was promoted with the gimmick "Mr. Universe" in his career and contracted to the promotion Stampede Wrestling, Callender retired by the end of the year 1976 in a match against Keith Hart in Calgary.Keith Hart vs. Roy Callender
Return to bodybuilding Callender contacted gym owner and photographer Jimmy Caruso to prepare him for a comeback to competitive bodybuilding and on 10 September 1977, Callender, competing for the first time since 1971, won the Canadian Championships in Calgary.IFBB Hall of Fame - Roy Callender He was the winner of the 1979 IFBB Pro Universe, edging out his compatriot Albert Beckles. After competing in Mr. Olympia events for four times and with varying success, he returned to Barbados in 1982. After his fifth Olympia in 1984, he had a hiatus of three years in his native country and after placing seventh at the IFBB Grand Prix in Essen, he retired in 1987.
Later career Callender returned to Montreal by 1991. He now works as a Gold's Gym master trainer.
Competition history 1967 Mr Southeast Britain, Winner Mr Universe - NABBA, Medium, 2nd
1968 Mr Southeast Britain, 2nd Mr United Kingdom, Winner Universe - IFBB, 6th Mr World - IFBB, Medium, 2nd
1969 Mr Universe - NABBA, Medium, 2nd
1970 Mr World - IFBB, Medium, 2nd
1971 Mr Universe - NABBA, Medium, 2nd
1977 Canadian Championships - CBBF, Medium, 1st Canadian Championships - CBBF, Overall Winner Mr International - IFBB, HeavyWeight, 1st Universe - IFBB, MiddleWeight, 1st
1978 Night of Champions - IFBB, 2nd Olympia - IFBB, HeavyWeight, 2nd Olympia - IFBB, 3rd Professional World Cup - IFBB, 3rd Universe - Pro - IFBB, Overall Winner
1979 Best in the World - IFBB, Professional, 2nd Canada Diamond Pro Cup - IFBB, Winner Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, Did not place Florida Pro Invitational - IFBB, 6th Grand Prix Pennsylvania - IFBB, 2nd Grand Prix Vancouver - IFBB, Winner Olympia - IFBB, HeavyWeight, 4th Pittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 4th Universe - Pro - IFBB, Winner World Pro Championships - IFBB, Winner
1980 Grand Prix Pennsylvania - IFBB, 3rd Night of Champions - IFBB, 3rd Olympia - IFBB, 7th Pittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 3rd
1981 Grand Prix California - IFBB, 2nd Grand Prix Louisiana - IFBB, 3rd Grand Prix Washington - IFBB, 2nd Olympia - IFBB, 4th
1982 World Pro Championships - IFBB, 5th
1984 Olympia - IFBB, 5th
1987 Grand Prix Germany (2) - IFBB, 7th Night of Champions - IFBB, Did not place World Pro Championships - IFBB, 12th
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1974 Sweet Movie Jeremiah Muscle Feature film 1980 The Comeback Himself Documentary 1988 Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild Himself Documentary -Roy Callender's Filmography on IMDB, January 14, 2020
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External links Roy Callender competition history (incomplete)