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Carl Weathers

Actor

Carl Weathers

Born January 14, 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USADied February 2, 202441 films

Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor, director, as well as former professional football player in the United States and Canada. He was best known for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky series of films. He also played Dillon in the first Predator movie, Chubbs Peterson in Happy Gilmore and Little Nicky, Magistrate Greef Karga in The Mandalorian, and played a fictionalized version of himself in the television series Arrested Development.

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Rocky posterFirst watchRocky19767.8as Apollo CreedRocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one…View film

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Predator poster7.6Predator1987Toy Story 4 poster7.5Toy Story 42019Close Encounters of the Third Kind poster7.4Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977Rocky II poster7.3Rocky II1979Rocky IV poster7.1Rocky IV1985Rocky III poster6.9Rocky III1982Happy Gilmore poster6.7Happy Gilmore1996Toy Story of Terror! poster7.3Toy Story of Terror!2013

Filmography

41 films as actor
  1. 2019Toy Story 4Combat Carl (voice)
  2. 2017Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for MewniOmnitraxus Prime (voice)
  3. 2014Think Like a Man TooMr. Davenport (uncredited)
  4. 2013Toy Story of Terror!Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)
  5. 2012American WarshipsGeneral McKraken
  6. 2007The ComebacksFreddie Wiseman/Narrator
  7. 2006The Sasquatch GangDr. Artimus Snodgrass
  8. 2005Alien SiegeGeneral Skyler
  9. 2004Balto III: Wings of ChangeKirby (voice)
  10. 2002Eight Crazy NightsGNC Guy (voice)
  11. 2000Little NickyChubbs (uncredited)
  12. 1999Assault on Death MountainRoy Brown
  13. 1997Assault on Devil's IslandRoy Brown
  14. 1996Happy GilmoreChubbs
  15. 1995In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with MeHampton Forbes
  16. 1995OP CenterGen. Mike Rodgers
  17. 1995In the Heat of the Night: By Duty BoundHampton Forbes
  18. 1994In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?Hampton Forbes
  19. 1994In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of JusticeHampton Forbes
  20. 1994In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your LifeChief Hampton Forbes
  21. 1992Hurricane SmithBilly 'Hurricane' Smith
  22. 1990Dangerous PassionKyle Western
  23. 1988Action JacksonSgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
  24. 1987PredatorAl Dillon
  25. 1986Fortune DaneFortune Dane
  26. 1986The Defiant OnesCullen Monroe
  27. 1985Rocky IVApollo Creed
  28. 1985BrakerLieutenant Harry Braker
  29. 1982Rocky IIIApollo Creed
  30. 1981Death HuntGeorge Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
  31. 1979Rocky IIApollo Creed
  32. 1978Force 10 from NavaroneWeaver
  33. 1978The Bermuda DepthsEric
  34. 1977Close Encounters of the Third KindMilitary Policeman
  35. 1977Semi-ToughDreamer Tatum
  36. 1977The Hostage HeartBateman Hooks
  37. 1976RockyApollo Creed
  38. 1975Friday FosterYarbro
  39. 1975The Four DeucesTaxi cab driver
  40. 1975BucktownHambone
  41. 1973Magnum ForceDemonstrator