Khosrow Vaziri
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday15 March 1942
Died6 June 2023 (age 81)
Place of birthDamghan, Semnan, Iran
Known credits98
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 ind…
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
Andre the Giant
2018 · Self (archive footage)
NOWRUZ: Lost & Found
2015 · Self
The Old Boys
2015 · The Iron Sheik
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
2014
The Sheik
2014 · Self - The Iron Sheik
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014 · Colonel Mustafa
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013 · Iron Sheik
The Eric Andre Show
2012 · Self
We Will Rock You
2011 · Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010 · The Iron Sheik
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
2010
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010 · Himself
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
2009 · The Iron Sheik
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009 · Iron Sheik
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009 · Iron Sheik
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
2008 · The Iron Sheik
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006 · The Iron Sheik
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006 · Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
2006 · Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
2006 · Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
2006 · Iron Sheik
Naked News
2005
Hogan Knows Best
2005
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005 · Self
WWE Hall of Fame
2005 · Self
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
2005 · Iron Sheik
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
2002 · Himself
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
2002 · Iron Sheik
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001 · The Iron Sheik
Heroes of Wrestling
1999 · The Iron Sheik
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
1997 · Manager
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997 · Iron Sheik (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996 · The Iron Sheik (Manager)
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994 · The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993 · Col. Mustafa
Raw
1993 · The Iron Sheik
WWE World Tour 1992
1992 · Col. Mustafa
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
1992 · Iron Sheik
WWE UK Rampage
1992 · Col. Mustafa
WWE UK Rampage '92
1992 · Col. Mustafa
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
1992 · The Iron Sheik
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992 · Col. Mustafa
Hulkamania 6
1991 · Colonel Mustafa
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991 · Col. Mustafa
WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991 · Col. Mustafa
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
1991 · Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990 · The Iron Sheik
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