Khosrow Vaziri
Known for Acting · 98 credits
- Born
- 1942-03-15
- Died
- 2023-06-06
- Place of birth
- Damghan, Semnan, Iran
- Also known as
- The Iron Sheik · Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri · حسین خسرو علي وزیری · Col. Mustafa · Hussein Arab · Ali Vasari
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.
Known For
TV Shows (19)
Raw
1993
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as The Iron Sheik / Colonel Mustafa
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as The Iron Sheik
WWF Superstars
1986
as The Iron Sheik
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Pay Per View
1985
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
as The Iron Sheik
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
WWE Old School
1973
as The Iron Sheik / Colonel Mustafa
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
as The Great Hussein Arab / The Iron Sheik
Clash of the Champions
1988
as The Iron Sheik
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
as The Iron Sheik
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
1985
as The Iron Sheik
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
as The Iron Sheik
Naked News
2005
Hogan Knows Best
2005
WWE Hall of Fame
2005
as Self
WWF Championship Wrestling
1980
as Great Hossein Arab
Movies (79)
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
as The Iron Sheik
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
as The Iron Sheik
WrestleMania II
1986
as The Iron Sheik
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
as Colonel Mustafa
Andre the Giant
2018
as Self (archive footage)
WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991
as Col. Mustafa
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
as Iron Sheik
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
as The Iron Sheik
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
as Iron Sheik (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
as The Iron Sheik
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
as Iron Sheik
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
as Self
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
as Iron Sheik
WrestleMania
1985
as The Iron Sheik
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
1997
as Manager
The Sheik
2014
as Self - The Iron Sheik
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
as Iron Sheik
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
as The Iron Sheik (Manager)
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
1986
as The Iron Sheik
Hulkamania 6
1991
as Colonel Mustafa
WWE UK Rampage '92
1992
as Col. Mustafa
WCW WrestleWar 1989
1989
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
as Col. Mustafa
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
as The Iron Sheik
Andre the Giant
1985
as The Iron Sheik (Archive footage)
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987
as The Iron Sheik
The British Bulldogs
1986
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993
as Col. Mustafa
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
as The Iron Sheik
WWE The Brawl to End it All
1984
as The Iron Sheik
Mayday Z
as Iron Sheik
WWE World Tour 1992
1992
as Col. Mustafa
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
2014
The Wrestling Classic
1985
as The Iron Sheik
Heroes of Wrestling
1999
as The Iron Sheik
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
as The Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
1986
as The Iron Sheik
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
1991
as Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
We Will Rock You
2011
as Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
Most Unusual Matches
1985
as The Iron Sheik
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010
as Himself
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
2005
as Iron Sheik
NWA WrestleWar 1989
1989
as The Iron Sheik
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
as Col. Mustafa
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988
as The Iron Sheik
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
as The Iron Sheik
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
2002
as Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986
as The Iron Sheik
The Old Boys
2015
as The Iron Sheik
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
1986
as The Iron Sheik
Savage
1977
as The Iron Sheik
WWE UK Rampage
1992
as Col. Mustafa
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
as The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
1984
as The Iron Sheik
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
as The Iron Sheik
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
2009
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
1985
as The Iron Sheik
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989
as The Iron Sheik
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
1985
as The Iron Sheik
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
2008
as The Iron Sheik
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
1984
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
1984
as The Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
2006
as Iron Sheik
Tag Team Champions
1986
as The Iron Sheik
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
2010
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
1988
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986
as The Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
2006
as Iron Sheik
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide
as Himself
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
1992
as Iron Sheik
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
1987
as The Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
2006
as Iron Sheik
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
2002
as Himself
WWF Hulkamania 1
1985
as The Iron Sheik
YouShoot: The Iron Sheik
as Himself
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
1987
as The Iron Sheik
About Khosrow Vaziri
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 th… With 98 credits spanning from 1973 to 2021, Khosrow Vaziri has appeared in 79 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Khosrow Vaziri Movies
- WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (2006) — as The Iron Sheik
- WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (2010) — as The Iron Sheik
- WrestleMania II (1986) — as The Iron Sheik
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 (2014) — as Colonel Mustafa
- Andre the Giant (2018) — as Self (archive footage)
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