About

Known credits:
65
Birthday:
1947-10-14
Place of birth:
Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
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Josip Peruzović

Overview

Josip Hrvoje Peruzović better known by his ring name of Nikolai Volkoff, was a Croatian-American professional wrestler who was best known for his performances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Although the Volkoff character was often portrayed as a villainous Russian, Peruzović originated from Yugoslavia. In the 1970s, he was Bepo of the Mongols tag team, one of the masked Executioners and feuded with Bruno Sammartino over the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship as Volkoff. In the 1980s, he was known for teaming with The Iron Sheik, with whom he won the WWF Tag Team Championship at the inaugural WrestleMania event, and later with Boris Zhukov as The Bolsheviks. In 1990, he turned face and embraced America, briefly feuding with Zhukov and newly-turned Iraqi sympathizer Sgt. Slaughter. In 1994, after a hiatus, he returned as a destitute and desperate character, exploited by Ted DiBiase as the first member of his Million Dollar Corporation.

Known for

Acting
2021 Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse Actor Self (as Nikolai Volkoff) 58
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2019 350 Days Actor Self 58
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2018 WrestleMassacre Actor Randy's Father 58
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2017 Cool As Hell 2 Actor Nikolai 58
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2017 Sweet Daddy Siki Actor N/A
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2014 The Sheik Actor 59
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2014 WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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2009 WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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2009 WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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2008 Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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2007 Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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2007 Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb Actor Count Zarkoff N/A
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2006 Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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2006 Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1 Actor Nikoli Volkoff N/A
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2006 Legends Never Die Actor N/A
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2006 Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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2005 World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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2005 WWE Hall of Fame 2005 Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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2002 Wrestling Then and Now Actor Himself N/A
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2001 WWE WrestleMania X-Seven Actor Nikolai Volkoff 61
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1999 Heroes of Wrestling Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1992 WWE Royal Rumble 1992 Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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1990 WWE The Main Event IV Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1990 WWE Survivor Series 1990 Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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1990 WWE SummerSlam 1990 Actor Nikolai Volkoff 58
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1990 WWE SummerSlam Fever Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1990 WWE WrestleMania VI Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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1990 WWF SuperTape Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1989 WWE Demolition Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1988 WWE Survivor Series 1988 Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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1988 The Best of the WWF: volume 17 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1988 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1988 WWE SummerSlam 1988 Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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1988 WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1988 WWE WrestleFest Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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1988 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1988 WWE WrestleMania IV Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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1988 WWE Royal Rumble Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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1987 WWE Survivor Series 1987 Actor Volkoff 59
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1987 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1987 WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1987 WWE WrestleMania III Actor Nikolai Volkoff 60
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1987 The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1987 WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1987 Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1986 WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1986 WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1986 The Best of the WWF: volume 9 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1986 The British Bulldogs Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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1986 Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1986 WWE Villains of The Squared Circle Actor Nikolai Volkoff (Ringside) N/A
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1986 The Best of the WWF: volume 7 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1986 WWE Detroit Wrestling '86 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1986 WrestleMania II Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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1986 Tag Team Champions Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1985 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1985 The Wrestling Classic Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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1985 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1985 WrestleMania Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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1985 WWE War to Settle the Score Actor Nikolai Volkoff 59
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1985 WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1984 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1984 WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1984 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84 Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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1980 NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa Actor Nikolai Volkoff N/A
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