Carl Weathers

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 14, 1948

died

February 2, 2024

place of birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Toy Story 4
7.5

Toy Story 4

2019as Combat Carl (voice)
Predator
7.6

Predator

1987as Al Dillon
Rocky
7.8

Rocky

1976as Apollo Creed
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7.4

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977as Military Policeman
Rocky III
6.9

Rocky III

1982as Apollo Creed
Rocky IV
7.1

Rocky IV

1985as Apollo Creed
Rocky II
7.3

Rocky II

1979as Apollo Creed
Happy Gilmore
6.7

Happy Gilmore

1996as Chubbs Peterson
Magnum Force
7.1

Magnum Force

1973as Demonstrator
Little Nicky
5.9

Little Nicky

2000as Chubbs (uncredited)
The Bermuda Depths
5.5

The Bermuda Depths

1978as Eric
Death Hunt
6.6

Death Hunt

1981as George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
Think Like a Man Too
6.4

Think Like a Man Too

2014as Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
Action Jackson
5.5

Action Jackson

1988as Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
Force 10 from Navarone
6.2

Force 10 from Navarone

1978as Weaver
The Comebacks
4.9

The Comebacks

2007as Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
Eight Crazy Nights
5.2

Eight Crazy Nights

2002as GNC Guy (voice)
Balto III: Wings of Change
6.7

Balto III: Wings of Change

2004as Kirby (voice)
Semi-Tough
5.5

Semi-Tough

1977as Dreamer Tatum
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
7.9

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

2022as Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
6.7

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

2017as Self
OP Center
6.1

OP Center

1995as Gen. Mike Rodgers
Friday Foster
6.0

Friday Foster

1975as Yarbro
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
7.5

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

2020as Self (archive footage)
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
10.0

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

1994as Chief Hampton Forbes
Assault on Devil's Island
4.3

Assault on Devil's Island

1997as Roy Brown
The Sasquatch Gang
5.9

The Sasquatch Gang

2006as Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
American Warships
3.6

American Warships

2012as General McKraken
Alien Siege
4.8

Alien Siege

2005as General Skyler
Toy Story of Terror!
7.2

Toy Story of Terror!

2013as Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
7.0

From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues

2015as Self
Dangerous Passion
5.0

Dangerous Passion

1990as Kyle Western
Bucktown
5.8

Bucktown

1975as Hambone
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni

Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni

2017as Omnitraxus Prime (voice)
Hurricane Smith
4.5

Hurricane Smith

1992as Billy 'Hurricane' Smith
Braker
5.0

Braker

1985as Lieutenant Harry Braker
The Four Deuces
6.0

The Four Deuces

1975as Taxi cab driver
The Defiant Ones
5.1

The Defiant Ones

1986as Cullen Monroe
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
6.2

The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

2011as Self
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
9.5

In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?

1994as Hampton Forbes
Iron and Beyond
6.5

Iron and Beyond

2002as Self - Co-star: Predator
Assault on Death Mountain
4.4

Assault on Death Mountain

1999as Roy Brown
The Hostage Heart
8.0

The Hostage Heart

1977as Bateman Hooks
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
10.0

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

1994as Hampton Forbes
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
9.0

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

1995as Hampton Forbes
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
6.0

Omar Sy, c'est ta chance

2018as Self
The Opponents

The Opponents

2006as Self / Apollo Creed
Fortune Dane

Fortune Dane

1986as Fortune Dane
Rocky Special: Burning Youth

Rocky Special: Burning Youth

1990as Apollo Creed (archive footage)
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
10.0

In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me

1995as Hampton Forbes