Cast & creator
Khosrow Vaziri
Best known for Raw, WWF Superstars, WWF Superstars
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.
Also known as: The Iron Sheik, Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, حسین خسرو علي وزیری, Col. Mustafa, Hussein Arab
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film credits
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television credits
103
1973–2021 · acting roles
7.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (103)
Showing 103 of 103 credits
Raw
The Iron Sheik
1993
WWF Superstars
The Iron Sheik
1986WWF Superstars
Wrestler (Colonel Mustafa)
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
The Iron Sheik
1986
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
The Iron Sheik
1985WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Colonel Mustafa
1985
NWA World Championship Wrestling
The Iron Sheik
1985
The Eric Andre Show
Self
2012
Mid-South Wrestling
The Iron Sheik
1981
WWF All-Star Wrestling
The Great Hussein Arab
1975WWF All-Star Wrestling
The Iron Sheik
1975
World Class Championship Wrestling
The Iron Sheik
1982
WWE Old School
The Iron Sheik
1973WWE Old School
Iron Sheik
1973WWE Old School
Colonel Mustafa
1973
Clash of the Champions
The Iron Sheik
1988
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
Tuesday Night Titans
The Iron Sheik
1984
WWF Championship Wrestling
Great Hossein Arab
1980
Naked News
2005
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
The Iron Sheik
1985
WWE Hall of Fame
Self
2005
Hogan Knows Best
2005
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Iron Sheik
2013
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Self
2005
Andre the Giant
Self (archive footage)
2018
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
The Iron Sheik
1990
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
Iron Sheik
2006
WWE WrestleMania III
The Iron Sheik
1987
The Sheik
Self - The Iron Sheik
2014
WWE UK Rampage '92
Col. Mustafa
1992
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Col. Mustafa
1992
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Col. Mustafa
1991
WWE Bashed in the USA
Col. Mustafa
1993
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
The Iron Sheik
2001
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
The Iron Sheik
2010
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
The Iron Sheik
1985
WrestleMania II
The Iron Sheik
1986
WWE Survivor Series 1996
The Iron Sheik (Manager)
1996
WWE World Tour 1992
Col. Mustafa
1992
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
The Iron Sheik
1985
Villains of the Squared Circle
The Iron Sheik
1986
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
1994
WrestleMania
The Iron Sheik
1985
WWE SummerSlam 1991
Col. Mustafa
1991
WWE The Brawl to End it All
The Iron Sheik
1984
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
The Iron Sheik
2006
Most Unusual Matches
The Iron Sheik
1985
WCW WrestleWar 1989
The Iron Sheik
1989
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
Manager
1997WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Colonel Mustafa
2014
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
The Iron Sheik
1992
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
The Iron Sheik
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
The Iron Sheik
1986
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
The Iron Sheik
1985
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Iron Sheik
2009WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
1991
WWE WrestleMania 13
Iron Sheik (Manager)
1997WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
The Iron Sheik
1986
The WWF's Amazing Managers
The Iron Sheik
1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
The Iron Sheik
1988WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
The Iron Sheik
1984
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
The Iron Sheik
1987
WWE UK Rampage
Col. Mustafa
1992
The Wrestling Classic
The Iron Sheik
1985Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
The Iron Sheik
2008
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
Himself
2010WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
The Iron Sheik
1984
Andre the Giant
The Iron Sheik (Archive footage)
1985
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Iron Sheik
2009
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
The Iron Sheik
1986
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
Iron Sheik
2006
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
The Iron Sheik
1989
Hulkamania 1
The Iron Sheik
1985
Mayday Z
Iron Sheik
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
The Iron Sheik
1985WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
The Iron Sheik
1984WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
The Iron Sheik
1984Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
Iron Sheik
2006
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
Iron Sheik
2005WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
The Iron Sheik
1987
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
Iron Sheik
1992
We Will Rock You
Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
2011WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
The Iron Sheik
1986WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
The Iron Sheik
1988
Tag Team Champions
The Iron Sheik
1986WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
The Iron Sheik
1986
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
2014Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
Iron Sheik
2002
Heroes of Wrestling
The Iron Sheik
1999
Savage
The Iron Sheik
1977WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
The Iron Sheik
1987WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
The Iron Sheik
1987
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
The Iron Sheik
2009
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide
Himself
YouShoot: The Iron Sheik
Himself
The Old Boys
The Iron Sheik
2015
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
Himself
2002
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
Iron Sheik
2006
Hulkamania 6
Colonel Mustafa
1991
The British Bulldogs
The Iron Sheik
1986
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
2010
NOWRUZ: Lost & Found
Self
2015