Khosrow Vaziri
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-03-15 (81 years old)
Deathday
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
Great Hossein Arab
Khosrow Vaziri
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...
Acting
1985
as The Iron Sheik
1986
as The Iron Sheik
1987
as The Iron Sheik
2009
as The Iron Sheik
1986
as The Iron Sheik
1985
as The Iron Sheik
1986
as The Iron Sheik
1977
as The Iron Sheik
1997
as Iron Sheik (Manager)
2010
as Himself
2023
as Iron Sheik / Self
1985
as The Iron Sheik
2002
as Iron Sheik
1991
as Col. Mustafa
2001
as The Iron Sheik
1990
as The Iron Sheik
-
as Iron Sheik
1987
as The Iron Sheik
2014
as Self - The Iron Sheik
1987
as The Iron Sheik
2006
as Iron Sheik
2013
as Iron Sheik
2006
as The Iron Sheik
1985
as The Iron Sheik
2010
as The Iron Sheik
1986
as The Iron Sheik
1986
as The Iron Sheik
1988
as The Iron Sheik
1985
as The Iron Sheik
2015
as The Iron Sheik
1985
as The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
1985
as The Iron Sheik
1985
as The Iron Sheik
1994
as The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
2024
as Self (Archival Footage)
1986
as The Iron Sheik
1986
as The Iron Sheik
1984
as The Iron Sheik
1984
as The Iron Sheik
1986
as The Iron Sheik
1985
as The Iron Sheik
1984
as The Iron Sheik
1984
as The Iron Sheik
1987
as The Iron Sheik
1996
as The Iron Sheik (Manager)
2006
as Iron Sheik
2018
as Self (archive footage)
2008
as The Iron Sheik
-
as Himself
-
2006
as Iron Sheik
2006
as Iron Sheik
1992
as Iron Sheik
2011
as Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
2009
as Iron Sheik
2014
as Colonel Mustafa
2009
as Iron Sheik
2005
as Iron Sheik
1987
as The Iron Sheik
1986
as The Iron Sheik
2002
1987
as The Iron Sheik
1999
as The Iron Sheik
1988
as The Iron Sheik
1989
as The Iron Sheik
1984
as The Iron Sheik
1989
as The Iron Sheik
1991
as Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
1991
as Col. Mustafa
1992
as Col. Mustafa
1992
as Col. Mustafa
1992
as Col. Mustafa
1997
1985
as The Iron Sheik
1986
as The Iron Sheik
1987
as The Iron Sheik
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