Acting credits
79
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Khosrow Vaziri
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
Low visibility
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Movies: 62Series: 17
TMDB ID: 567585
IMDb ID: nm0891443
Known for: Acting
Born: March 15, 1942
Died: June 6, 2023
Age: 81
Place of birth: Damghan, Semnan, Iran
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 2021
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 7.13
Wikidata: Q289781
Also known as
The Iron Sheik • Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri • حسین خسرو علي وزیری • Col. Mustafa • Hussein Arab • Ali Vasari • Great Hossein Arab
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Khosrow Vaziri.
7.3
Andre the Giant
as Self (archive footage)
2018 Movie
The Old Boys
as The Iron Sheik
2015 Movie
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
2014 Movie
7.4
The Sheik
as Self - The Iron Sheik
2014 Movie
9.2
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Iron Sheik
2013 Movie
3.4
We Will Rock You
as Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
2011 Movie
8.3
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as The Iron Sheik
2010 Movie
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
2010 Movie
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
as Himself
2010 Movie
7.4
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
as The Iron Sheik
2009 Movie
10.0
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Iron Sheik
2009 Movie
7.1
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
as Iron Sheik
2009 Movie
7.9
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as The Iron Sheik
2006 Movie
10.0
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
as Iron Sheik
2006 Movie
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
as Iron Sheik
2006 Movie
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
as Iron Sheik
2006 Movie
8.0
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
as Self
2005 Movie
7.0
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
as Iron Sheik
2005 Movie
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
as Himself
2002 Movie
8.8
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as The Iron Sheik
2001 Movie
1.0
Heroes of Wrestling
as The Iron Sheik
1999 Movie
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
as Manager
1997 Movie
7.5
WWE WrestleMania 13
as Iron Sheik (Manager)
1997 Movie
7.3
WWE Survivor Series 1996
as The Iron Sheik (Manager)
1996 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Khosrow Vaziri.
6.8
Biography: WWE Legends
1 eps
2021 Series
7.9
The Eric Andre Show
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.0
Naked News
1 eps
2005 Series
5.2
Hogan Knows Best
1 eps
2005 Series
7.3
WWE Hall of Fame
as Self - Inductee (as The Iron Sheik) • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.8
Raw
as The Iron Sheik • 10 eps
1993 Series
Clash of the Champions
as The Iron Sheik • 1 eps
1988 Series
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as The Iron Sheik • 13 eps
1986 Series
NWA World Championship Wrestling
as The Iron Sheik • 1 eps
1985 Series
8.4
Saturday Night's Main Event
as The Iron Sheik • 10 eps
1985 Series
8.8
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
403 eps
1985 Series
10.0
Tuesday Night Titans
as The Iron Sheik • 16 eps
1984 Series
World Class Championship Wrestling
as The Iron Sheik • 3 eps
1982 Series
Mid-South Wrestling
as The Iron Sheik • 4 eps
1981 Series
6.0
WWF Championship Wrestling
as Great Hossein Arab • 1 eps
1980 Series
WWF All-Star Wrestling
as The Great Hussein Arab • 8 eps
1975 Series
WWE Old School
as The Iron Sheik • 15 eps
1973 Series