Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

84

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-10-14

Day of Death

2018-07-29 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia

Also Known As

Nikolai Volkoff

Boris Breznikoff

Bepo Mongol

Josip Peruzović

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

Acting

WrestleMania

1985

WrestleMania

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WrestleMania II

1986

WrestleMania II

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE WrestleMania III

1987

WWE WrestleMania III

as

Nikolai Volkoff

The British Bulldogs

1986

The British Bulldogs

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

1990

WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Demolition: Witness the Power

1989

Demolition: Witness the Power

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Villains of the Squared Circle

1986

Villains of the Squared Circle

as

Nikolai Volkoff (Ringside)

Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse

2021

Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse

as

Self (as Nikolai Volkoff)

The Wrestling Classic

1985

The Wrestling Classic

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE WrestleMania VI

1990

WWE WrestleMania VI

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Survivor Series 1990

1990

WWE Survivor Series 1990

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Survivor Series 1988

1988

WWE Survivor Series 1988

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE SummerSlam 1990

1990

WWE SummerSlam 1990

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE War to Settle the Score

1985

WWE War to Settle the Score

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

2007

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

as

Count Zarkoff

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1987

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

2001

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1

2006

Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1

as

Nikolai Volkoff

The Best of the WWF: volume 7

1986

The Best of the WWF: volume 7

as

Nikolai Volkoff

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

1986

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

as

Nikolai Volkoff

The Best of the WWF: volume 17

1988

The Best of the WWF: volume 17

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

2007

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

2008

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!

1985

Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Wrestling Then and Now

2002

Wrestling Then and Now

as

Himself

World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion

2005

World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE SummerSlam Fever

1990

WWE SummerSlam Fever

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Detroit Wrestling '86

1986

WWE Detroit Wrestling '86

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE The Main Event IV

1990

WWE The Main Event IV

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86

1986

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87

1987

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88

1988

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84

1984

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84

1984

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86

1986

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85

1985

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85

1985

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

1984

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

1987

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88

1988

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

1987

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

1988

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2

2006

Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1

2006

Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1

as

Nikoli Volkoff

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

2009

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1

2014

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

2009

WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Hall of Fame 2005

2005

WWE Hall of Fame 2005

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Sweet Daddy Siki

2017

Sweet Daddy Siki

as

The Sheik

2014

The Sheik

as

Self

350 Days

2019

350 Days

as

Self

Legends Never Die

2006

Legends Never Die

as

WrestleMassacre

2018

WrestleMassacre

as

Randy's Father

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

1987

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino

1986

Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Tag Team Champions

1986

Tag Team Champions

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Royal Rumble 1988

1988

WWE Royal Rumble 1988

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE WrestleMania IV

1988

WWE WrestleMania IV

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Cool As Hell 2

2017

Cool As Hell 2

as

Nikolai

WWE WrestleFest

1988

WWE WrestleFest

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE SummerSlam 1988

1988

WWE SummerSlam 1988

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Heroes of Wrestling

1999

Heroes of Wrestling

as

Nikolai Volkoff

NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

1980

NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Survivor Series 1987

1987

WWE Survivor Series 1987

as

Volkoff

WWE Royal Rumble 1992

1992

WWE Royal Rumble 1992

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WrestleMania 2 (Duplicated)

1986

WrestleMania 2 (Duplicated)

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WrestleMania III (Duplicated)

1987

WrestleMania III (Duplicated)

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WrestleMania IV (Duplicated)

1988

WrestleMania IV (Duplicated)

as

Nikolai Volkoff

The WWF's Amazing Managers

1985

The WWF's Amazing Managers

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Hulk Hogan: Real American

1989

Hulk Hogan: Real American

as

Nikolai Volkoff

The Brains Behind the Brawn

1989

The Brains Behind the Brawn

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Villains of the Squared Circle

1986

Villains of the Squared Circle

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Wrestling Tough Guys

1990

Wrestling Tough Guys

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

1987

Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Raw

Raw

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWF Wrestling Challenge

WWF Wrestling Challenge

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Saturday Night's Main Event

Saturday Night's Main Event

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWF All-Star Wrestling

WWF All-Star Wrestling

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Old School

WWE Old School

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Mid-South Wrestling

Mid-South Wrestling

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWF Prime Time Wrestling

WWF Prime Time Wrestling

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Tuesday Night Titans

Tuesday Night Titans

as

Nikolai Volkoff

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

as

Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Hall of Fame

WWE Hall of Fame

as

Self - Inductee (as Nikolai Volkoff)

Production

Crew

Directing