Roy Callender

Roy Callender
Roy Callender
	Bodybuilder
Personal info
Nickname	Barbados Bomber
Born	October 31, 1944; Barbados
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Professional career
Pro-debut	IFBB Mr. International; 1977;
Best win	Mr. Olympia, 3rd; 1978;
Active	1987

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.[1] 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.[2] He retired from competitive bodybuilding afterwards and had a brief role in Dušan Makavejev's experimental black comedy Sweet Movie.

Professional wrestling

Callender started his professional wrestling career in 1974, making his ring debut against Killer Tim Brooks in Montreal.[3] 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 at a match against Keith Hart in Calgary.[4]

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.[5] 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.[2] 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.[5]

Later career

Callender returned to Montreal by 1991. He now works as a Gold's Gym master trainer.[2]

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

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References

External links

Roy Callender competition history (incomplete)

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[flex-1] Roy Callender: featuring 2008 Joe Weider's bodybuilding hall of fame inductee (Factoids), Flex, June 1, 2008

[golds-2] Interview with Bodybuilding Hall of Famer Roy Callender (Part One), May 27, 2011]

[3] Killer Tim Brooks defeated Roy Callender

[4] Keith Hart vs. Roy Callender

[ifbb-5] IFBB Hall of Fame - Roy Callender

[imdb-6] -Roy Callender's Filmography on IMDB, January 14, 2020