James Ray Hart
Born January 1, 1944 · Jackson, Mississippi, USA
James Ray Hart is a professional wrestling manager, executive, composer, and musician currently signed with WWE in a Legends deal. He is best known for his work in WWE and World Championship Wrestling under his nickname "The Mouth of the South." He has managed many professional wrestlers, including Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart (no relation) and Jim Neidhart (The Hart Foundation), Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Jerry "The King" Lawler, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, King Kong Bundy, Earthquake, Dino Bravo, the Nasty Boys, The Giant, and The Honky Tonk Man. He is a one-time AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion. Before becoming involved with professional wrestling, Hart was a member of rock band The Gentrys, best known for their 1965 top five Billboard Hot 100 hit, "Keep on Dancing".
Notable Appearances
Movies
WWE SummerSlam 2026: Saturday
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
WWE U.K. PPV
Functional Fitness
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
Larger Than Life
WWE WrestleFest '91
WWE Hall Of Fame 2026
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
The Bros.
WWE Hottest Matches
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Naked Women's Wrestling League
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE Survivor Series 1991
WWE WrestleMania IV
WWE World Tour '90
Noxious
Monster Brawl
Women of the WWF
TV Shows
USWA Championship Wrestling
Mid-South Wrestling
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Dark Side of the Ring
WWE's Greatest Moments
WWE Old School
Clash of the Champions
WWE Rivals
Tuesday Night Titans
Mr. McMahon
Biography: WWE Legends
Hulk Hogan: Real American
WWE This Is Awesome
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
WCW Monday Nitro
Thunder in Paradise
WWE Hall of Fame
Swerved
The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness
Hogan Knows Best
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
WCW Thunder
WWE Legends' House
More Movies
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Carmen Electra's Naked Women Wrestling League: Naked Revolution
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
WWE WrestleMania VII
TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan
WWE Grudge Match
The Ultimate Warrior
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
The Sheik
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
Warrior's Greatest Matches
WCW Starrcade 1995
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
WWE Survivor Series 1988
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
Thunder in Paradise
The Ultimate Warrior
Big Money Rustlas
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
WWE Funniest Moments
WWE WrestleMania IX
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
WWE WrestleMania VI
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
WWE UK Rampage
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
WrestleMania II
WWE Survivor Series 1990
WWE King of the Ring 1993
WWE WrestleMania III
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
WWE Survivor Series 1987
WCW SuperBrawl VII
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
The Wrestling Classic
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
WWE SummerSlam 1991
WWE Survivor Series 1989
WWE SummerSlam 1989
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver
WCW Road Wild 1998
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV
Thunder in Paradise 2
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
WWE SummerSlam 1992
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Hulkamania 4
WrestleMania
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
WCW Bash at the Beach 1997
WWE Rampage '91
Thunder in Paradise 3
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
WWE Bashed in the USA
WWE Survivor Series 1992
WWE Crown Jewel
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
WWE World Tour 1992
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
WWE WrestleFest
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
TNA Slammiversary 2005
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
WCW Starrcade 1994
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
WCW Uncensored 2000
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
Biography: Wrestlemania I
WWE World Tour 1991
WCW Uncensored 1996
WWE Mega Matches
WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
WCW Spring Stampede 2000
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
I'm from Hollywood
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
WWE The Big Event
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWE SummerSlam 1988
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
WCW Slamboree 1995
WWE Invasion '92
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
It's a Bikini World
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
The Brains Behind the Brawn
WWE Hall of Fame 2018
WCW Starrcade 1996
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
WCW SuperBrawl VI
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
Best of the WWF Volume 3
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
WWE Rampage '92
WWE WrestleFest '93
WWE Hall of Fame 2023
TNA Sacrifice 2005
WCW Mayhem 1999
WWE WrestleMania V
Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin'
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
WCW Uncensored 1995
Dynamite Kid: A Matter of Pride
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
WWE WrestleFest '92
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
The WWF's Amazing Managers
WCW Mayhem 2000
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
WCW Fall Brawl 1999
WCW Slamboree 1996
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
WWE The Main Event
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
WWE UK Rampage '92
Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWE Crunch Classic
Demolition: Witness the Power
WWE Global Warfare
WWE The Hart Foundation
The Suplex Duplex Complex
TNA No Surrender 2005
WWE The Main Event V
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
The Ken Patera Story
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
WCW Slamboree 1997
WWE WrestleFest '90
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
WCW SuperBrawl V
