Carl Weathers

Acting · Born 1948-01-14 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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.

Filmography

• Predator as Al Dillon
• Rocky as Apollo Creed
• Rocky II as Apollo Creed
• Rocky III as Apollo Creed
• Rocky IV as Apollo Creed
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Military Policeman
• Action Jackson as Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
• The Comebacks as Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
• Semi-Tough as Dreamer Tatum
• Alien Siege as General Skyler