Khosrow Vaziri
Acting
Born March 15, 1942 · 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.
Films (76)
Andre the Giant
2018
The Old Boys
2015
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
2014
The Sheik
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
We Will Rock You
2011
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
2010
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
2009
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
2008
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
2006
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
2006
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
2006
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
2005
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
2005
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
2002
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
2002
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
Heroes of Wrestling
1999
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
1997
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993
WWE World Tour 1992
1992
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
1992
WWE UK Rampage
1992
WWE UK Rampage '92
1992
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
Hulkamania 6
1991
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
1991
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990
WCW WrestleWar 1989
1989
NWA WrestleWar 1989
1989
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
1987
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
1987
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
1986
The British Bulldogs
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
1986
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
1986
WrestleMania II
1986
Tag Team Champions
1986
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
The Wrestling Classic
1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
1985
Andre the Giant
1985
WrestleMania
1985
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
1985
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
Most Unusual Matches
1985
WWF Hulkamania 1
1985
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
1984
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
1984
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
1984
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984
WWE The Brawl to End it All
1984
Savage
1977