Khosrow Vaziri
Acting • Born 1942-03-15 – Died 2023-06-06
Biography
Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (Persian: حسین خسرو علی وزیری) better known by his ring name The Iron Sheik, is an Iranian retired professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and actor. He is the only Iranian champion in WWE history, having won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983. His villainous character peaked during the 1980s WWF wrestling boom and his rivalry with Hulk Hogan turned Hogan into one of the greatest television heroes of the decade. He later formed a tag team with Nikolai Volkoff, which won the WWF Tag Team Championship at the inaugural WrestleMania event. In 2005, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. A heel throughout the 1980s, Sheik later gained popularity on Kidd Chris, The Howard Stern Show, and on the internet due to his shoot interviews, vulgar language, and his intense dislike for some of his fellow professional wrestlers, particularly Hulk Hogan.
Filmography
101 credits
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
Movie • 2014
WrestleMania
Movie • 1985
The Iron Sheik
WWE WrestleMania III
Movie • 1987
The Iron Sheik
WrestleMania II
Movie • 1986
The Iron Sheik
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
Movie • 2009
The Iron Sheik
The British Bulldogs
Movie • 1986
The Iron Sheik
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
Movie • 1985
The Iron Sheik
Villains of the Squared Circle
Movie • 1986
The Iron Sheik
Savage
Movie • 1977
The Iron Sheik
WWE WrestleMania 13
Movie • 1997
Iron Sheik (Manager)
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
Movie • 2010
Himself
The Wrestling Classic
Movie • 1985
The Iron Sheik
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
Movie • 2002
Iron Sheik
WWE SummerSlam 1991
Movie • 1991
Col. Mustafa
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Movie • 2001
The Iron Sheik
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
Movie • 1990
The Iron Sheik
Mayday Z
Movie
Iron Sheik
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Movie • 1987
The Iron Sheik
The Sheik
Movie • 2014
Self - The Iron Sheik
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
Movie • 1987
The Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
Movie • 2006
Iron Sheik
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Movie • 2013
Iron Sheik
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie • 2006
The Iron Sheik
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Movie • 1985
The Iron Sheik
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Movie • 2010
The Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
Movie • 1986
The Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Movie • 1986
The Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
Movie • 1988
The Iron Sheik
Most Unusual Matches
Movie • 1985
The Iron Sheik
The Old Boys
Movie • 2015
The Iron Sheik
Andre the Giant
Movie • 1985
The Iron Sheik (Archive footage)
WWF Hulkamania 1
Movie • 1985
The Iron Sheik
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Movie • 1985
The Iron Sheik
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Movie • 1994
The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
Movie • 1986
The Iron Sheik
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
Movie • 1986
The Iron Sheik
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
Movie • 1984
The Iron Sheik
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
Movie • 1984
The Iron Sheik
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
Movie • 1986
The Iron Sheik
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
Movie • 1985
The Iron Sheik
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
Movie • 1984
The Iron Sheik
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
Movie • 1984
The Iron Sheik
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
Movie • 1987
The Iron Sheik
WWE Survivor Series 1996
Movie • 1996
The Iron Sheik (Manager)
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
Movie • 2006
Iron Sheik
Andre the Giant
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
Movie • 2008
The Iron Sheik
YouShoot: The Iron Sheik
Movie
Himself
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide
Movie
Himself
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
Movie • 2006
Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
Movie • 2006
Iron Sheik
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
Movie • 2010
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
Movie • 1992
Iron Sheik
We Will Rock You
Movie • 2011
Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Movie • 2009
Iron Sheik
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Movie • 2014
Colonel Mustafa
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Movie • 2009
Iron Sheik
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
Movie • 2005
Iron Sheik
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Movie • 1987
The Iron Sheik
Tag Team Champions
Movie • 1986
The Iron Sheik
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
Movie • 2002
Himself
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
Movie • 1987
The Iron Sheik
Heroes of Wrestling
Movie • 1999
The Iron Sheik
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
Movie • 1989
The Iron Sheik
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
Movie • 1988
The Iron Sheik
WWE The Brawl to End it All
Movie • 1984
The Iron Sheik
WCW WrestleWar 1989
Movie • 1989
The Iron Sheik
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
Movie • 1991
Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Movie • 1991
Col. Mustafa
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Movie • 1992
Col. Mustafa
WWE UK Rampage
Movie • 1992
Col. Mustafa
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
Movie • 1997
Manager
WWE UK Rampage '92
Movie • 1992
Col. Mustafa
NWA WrestleWar 1989
Movie • 1989
The Iron Sheik
WWE Bashed in the USA
Movie • 1993
Col. Mustafa
The WWF's Amazing Managers
Movie • 1985
The Iron Sheik
Hulkamania 6
Movie • 1991
Colonel Mustafa
WWE World Tour 1992
Movie • 1992
Col. Mustafa
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
Movie • 2005
Self
Hogan Knows Best
TV • 2005
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
TV • 1985
The Eric Andre Show
TV • 2012
Self
Naked News
TV • 2005
Raw
TV • 1993
The Iron Sheik
WWF Wrestling Challenge
TV • 1986
The Iron Sheik
Biography: WWE Legends
TV • 2021
Saturday Night's Main Event
TV • 1985
The Iron Sheik
WWF All-Star Wrestling
TV • 1975
The Great Hussein Arab
World Class Championship Wrestling
TV • 1982
The Iron Sheik
WWE Old School
TV • 1973
The Iron Sheik
WWE Old School
TV • 1973
Iron Sheik
WWE Old School
TV • 1973
Colonel Mustafa
Mid-South Wrestling
TV • 1981
The Iron Sheik
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
TV • 1985
The Iron Sheik
Saturday Night's Main Event
TV • 1985
Colonel Mustafa
Tuesday Night Titans
TV • 1984
The Iron Sheik
WWF Championship Wrestling
TV • 1980
Great Hossein Arab
NWA World Championship Wrestling
TV • 1985
The Iron Sheik
WWE Hall of Fame
TV • 2005
Self - Inductee (as The Iron Sheik)
WWF All-Star Wrestling
TV • 1975
The Iron Sheik
Clash of the Champions
TV • 1988
The Iron Sheik