Josip Peruzović

Acting

01947-10-14† 2018-07-29 (age 70)Split, PR Croatia, FPR YugoslaviaMale

IMDbaka Nikolai Volkoff, Boris Breznikoff

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, …