Khosrow Vaziri
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 15 March 1942 · Damghan, Semnan, Iran
- Died
- 6 June 2023
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
Acting 87
- 2026Mayday Z as Iron Sheik
- 2026RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide as Himself
- 2026YouShoot: The Iron Sheik as Himself
- 2024Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal as Self (Archival Footage)
- 2023Biography: Iron Sheik as Iron Sheik / Self
- 2018Andre the Giant as Self (archive footage)
- 2015NOWRUZ: Lost & Found as Self
- 2015The Old Boys as The Iron Sheik
- 2014Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
- 2014The Sheik as Self - The Iron Sheik
- 2014WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 as Colonel Mustafa
- 2013WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden as Iron Sheik
- 2011We Will Rock You as Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
- 2010WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time as The Iron Sheik
- 2010WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
- 2010Chris Benoit: The Aftermath as Himself
- 2009Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly as The Iron Sheik
- 2009WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event as Iron Sheik
- 2009WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams as Iron Sheik
- 2008Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik as The Iron Sheik
- 2006WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology as The Iron Sheik
- 2006WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship as Iron Sheik
- 2006Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1 as Iron Sheik
- 2006Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2 as Iron Sheik
- 2006Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1 as Iron Sheik
- 2005The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s as Self
- 2005WWE Hall of Fame 2005 as Iron Sheik
- 2002Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit as Himself
- 2002Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit as Iron Sheik
- 2001WWE WrestleMania X-Seven as The Iron Sheik
- 1999Heroes of Wrestling as The Iron Sheik
- 1997WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker as Manager
- 1997WWE WrestleMania 13 as Iron Sheik (Manager)
- 1996WWE Survivor Series 1996 as The Iron Sheik (Manager)
- 1994The Life And Times of Paul Boesch as The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
- 1993WWE Bashed in the USA as Col. Mustafa
- 1993Raw as The Iron Sheik · 1 episode
- 1992WWE World Tour 1992 as Col. Mustafa
- 1992WWF: Best of Hulkamania as Iron Sheik
- 1992WWE UK Rampage as Col. Mustafa
- 1992WWE UK Rampage '92 as Col. Mustafa
- 1992WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits as The Iron Sheik
- 1992WWE Royal Rumble 1992 as Col. Mustafa
- 1991Hulkamania 6 as Colonel Mustafa
- 1991WWE Survivor Series 1991 as Col. Mustafa
- 1991WWE SummerSlam 1991 as Col. Mustafa
- 1991WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91 as Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
- 1990WCW The Great American Bash 1990 as The Iron Sheik
- 1989WCW WrestleWar 1989 as The Iron Sheik
- 1989NWA WrestleWar 1989 as The Iron Sheik
- 1989NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun as The Iron Sheik
- 1988WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón as The Iron Sheik
- 1988The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World as The Iron Sheik
- 1987WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87 as The Iron Sheik
- 1987WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87 as The Iron Sheik
- 1987WWE WrestleMania III as The Iron Sheik
- 1987WrestleMania III (Duplicated) as The Iron Sheik
- 1987The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches as The Iron Sheik
- 1987WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 as The Iron Sheik
- 1987Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports as The Iron Sheik
- 1986WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86 as The Iron Sheik
- 1986WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86 as The Iron Sheik
- 1986The Best of the WWF: volume 9 as The Iron Sheik
- 1986The British Bulldogs as The Iron Sheik
- 1986The Best of the WWF: volume 7 as The Iron Sheik
- 1986Villains of the Squared Circle as The Iron Sheik
- 1986WWE Detroit Wrestling '86 as The Iron Sheik
- 1986WrestleMania II as The Iron Sheik
- 1986WrestleMania 2 (Duplicated) as The Iron Sheik
- 1986Tag Team Champions as The Iron Sheik
- 1985The WWF's Amazing Managers as The Iron Sheik
- 1985The Wrestling Classic as The Iron Sheik
- 1985WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85 as The Iron Sheik
- 1985Andre the Giant as The Iron Sheik (Archive footage)
- 1985WrestleMania as The Iron Sheik
- 1985WrestleMania as The Iron Sheik
- 1985Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams as The Iron Sheik
- 1985Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest! as The Iron Sheik
- 1985The Hulkster Hulk Hogan as The Iron Sheik
- 1985Most Unusual Matches as The Iron Sheik
- 1985WWF Hulkamania 1 as The Iron Sheik
- 1984WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84 as The Iron Sheik
- 1984WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84 as The Iron Sheik
- 1984WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84 as The Iron Sheik
- 1984WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84 as The Iron Sheik
- 1984WWE The Brawl to End it All as The Iron Sheik
- 1977Savage as The Iron Sheik