Carl Weathers
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-01-14
Day of Death
2024-02-02 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Carl Weathers
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.
Acting
(2024)
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2023)
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2022)
(2021)
The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'
as Apollo Creed (archive footage)
(2020)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
Toy Story 4
as Combat Carl (voice)
(2018)
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
as Self
(2017)
(2015)
(2014)
Think Like a Man Too
as Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
(2013)
Toy Story of Terror!
as Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)
(2012)
American Warships
as General McKraken
(2011)
(2007)
The Comebacks
as Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
(2006)
The Sasquatch Gang
as Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
(2006)
The Opponents
as Self / Apollo Creed
(2006)
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
as Self (voice)
(2005)
Alien Siege
as General Skyler
(2004)
Balto III: Wings of Change
as Kirby (voice)
(2002)
Eight Crazy Nights
as GNC Guy (voice)
(2002)
Iron and Beyond
as Self - Co-star: Predator
(2000)
Little Nicky
as Chubbs (uncredited)
(1999)
Assault on Death Mountain
as Roy Brown
(1997)
Assault on Devil's Island
as Roy Brown
(1996)
Happy Gilmore
as Chubbs
(1995)
OP Center
as Gen. Mike Rodgers
(1995)
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
as Hampton Forbes
(1995)
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
as Hampton Forbes
(1994)
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
as Chief Hampton Forbes
(1994)
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
as Hampton Forbes
(1994)
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
as Hampton Forbes
(1992)
Hurricane Smith
as Billy 'Hurricane' Smith
(1990)
Dangerous Passion
as Kyle Western
(1988)
Action Jackson
as Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
(1987)
Predator
as Al Dillon
(1986)
The Defiant Ones
as Cullen Monroe
(1986)
Fortune Dane
as Fortune Dane
(1985)
Rocky IV
as Apollo Creed
(1985)
Braker
as Lieutenant Harry Braker
(1982)
Rocky III
as Apollo Creed
(1981)
Death Hunt
as George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
(1979)
Rocky II
as Apollo Creed
(1978)
Force 10 from Navarone
as Weaver
(1978)
The Bermuda Depths
as Eric
(1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Military Policeman
(1977)
Semi-Tough
as Dreamer Tatum
(1977)
The Hostage Heart
as Bateman Hooks
(1976)
Rocky
as Apollo Creed
(1975)
Friday Foster
as Yarbro
(1975)
Bucktown
as Hambone
(1975)
The Four Deuces
as Taxi cab driver
(1973)
Magnum Force
as Demonstrator