In the late 1940s, Barichievich made a name for himself with demonstrations of strength, and in 1952 he pulled a 433-tonne train 19.8 meters, a feat featured in the Guinness Book of World Records.

In 1960, he appeared for the second time in Guinness Book of World Records by pulling four city buses loaded with passengers.

Until his death in 2003, Barichievich became a Montreal eccentric roaming the streets selling photomontage postcards of his past exploits.

[3][4] Despite his imposing stature, Barichievich is said to have sung with a soft, beautiful voice, and at one time wanted to tour with Tiny Tim.

[7][8] Barichievich appeared in several movies, including Quest for Fire (1982),[9] A 20th Century Chocolate Cake (1983),[10] and Abominable Snowman (1996).

[12] As Barichievich grew older, he became a noted eccentric figure in his adopted home town of Montreal.

[3] Destitute, he frequented doughnut shops in Rosemont as well as Berri-UQAM metro station, where he sold postcards of himself and brochures outlining his life story.

"[3] According to Elliott Augustine of Erudit, Barichievich started making photomontage of his past exploits to turned them into postcards in 1972.

[1] After his death, discovered among the clippings was a letter from the office of Bill Clinton, and old photos of Barichievich with people including Pierre Trudeau, Liza Minnelli, Lee Majors, Sophia Loren and Johnny Carson.

In 2015, a plaque and bench were dedicated to him in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal, where he had lived the last 20 years of his life in a small apartment.