Michael Penzel
Known for
Acting
Life
1957 – 2021 (aged 64)
Born in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
View on IMDb23 acting credits
Biography
Michael James Penzel was an American professional wrestler and United States Army paratrooper. He was best known for his appearances with WWE under the ring name Corporal Kirchner in the mid-1980s, as well as his appearances in Japan for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, W*ING, International Wrestling Association Japan, and Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling under the ring name Leatherface.
Known For
The A-Team
23 Jan 1983
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
11 May 1985
WrestleMania II
07 Apr 1986
The Wrestling Classic
07 Nov 1985
WWF Superstars
06 Sep 1986
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
01 Jan 1985
WWF Wrestling Challenge
06 Sep 1986
Tuesday Night Titans
29 May 1984
Photos
Filmography
2010
- SMASH on Samurai! TVas Leatherface1 episode
2006
- FMW Total Carnageas Super Leather
2002
- FMW: Ring of Tortureas Super Leather
1997
- FMW Power Splash 1997 - Day 6as Super Leather
1996
- FMW 7th Anniversary Showas Super Leather
1995
- FMW Year End Spectacular '95 - Day 10as Super Leather
- IWA: King of The Deathmatchas Super Leather
1987
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87as Cpl. Kirchner
1986
- The Best of the WWF: volume 9as Cpl. Kirchner
- WWF Wrestling Challengeas Corporal Kirchner6 episodes
- WWF Superstarsas Corporal Kirchner2 episodes
- Villains of the Squared Circleas Cpl. Kirchner
- WWE Detroit Wrestling '86as Cpl. Kirchner
- WrestleMania IIas Cpl. Kirchner
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86as Cpl. Kirchner
1985
- The Wrestling Classicas Cpl. Kirshner
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85as Cpl. Kirchner
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event2 episodes
- WWF Prime Time Wrestlingas Corporal Kirchner1 episode
1984
- Tuesday Night Titansas Corporal Kirchner6 episodes
1983
- The A-Teamas Corporal Kirchner1 episode
1973
- WWE Old Schoolas Corporal Kirchner4 episodes