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