Josip Peruzović
Acting
- Born:
- 1947-10-14
- Died:
- 2018-07-29
- Place of birth:
- Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Biography
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
Filmography
Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse
350 Days
WrestleMassacre
Cool As Hell 2
Sweet Daddy Siki
The Sheik
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
Legends Never Die
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion
WWE Hall of Fame
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
Wrestling Then and Now
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Heroes of Wrestling
Raw
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
WWF The Main Event IV
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Wrestling Tough Guys
WWE SummerSlam 1990
WWE SummerSlam Fever
WWE WrestleMania VI
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Demolition: Witness the Power
The Brains Behind the Brawn
Hulk Hogan: Real American
WWE Survivor Series 1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
WWE SummerSlam 1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
WWE WrestleFest
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88
WWE WrestleMania IV
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
WWE Survivor Series 1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87
WWE WrestleMania III
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
The British Bulldogs
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWF Superstars
Villains of the Squared Circle
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino