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Michael Penzel
Person

Michael Penzel

Specialty
Acting
Birth
September 7, 1957 · 64 years
Death
December 22, 2021
Origin
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Technical Alias

Cpl. KirchnerCorporal KirchnerLeatherfaceColonel KirchnerMichael Kirchner

Professional Trajectory

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.

Registered Filmography