Born 1948 (age 76) · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Appears in 99 titles

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

Toy Story 4
7.5
Toy Story 4
2019
as Combat Carl (voice)
Predator
7.5
Predator
1987
as Al Dillon
Rocky
7.8
Rocky
1976
as Apollo Creed
Rocky IV
7.1
Rocky IV
1985
as Apollo Creed
Rocky II
7.3
Rocky II
1979
as Apollo Creed
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7.3
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
as Military Policeman
Rocky III
6.9
Rocky III
1982
as Apollo Creed
Happy Gilmore
6.7
Happy Gilmore
1996
as Chubbs
Little Nicky
5.8
Little Nicky
2000
as Chubbs (uncredited)
Magnum Force
7.1
Magnum Force
1973
as Demonstrator
Toy Story of Terror!
7.2
Toy Story of Terror!
2013
as Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)
Think Like a Man Too
6.4
Think Like a Man Too
2014
as Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
Eight Crazy Nights
5.2
Eight Crazy Nights
2002
as GNC Guy (voice)
Balto III: Wings of Change
6.7
Balto III: Wings of Change
2004
as Kirby (voice)
Force 10 from Navarone
6.2
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
as Weaver
Action Jackson
5.5
Action Jackson
1988
as Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
Death Hunt
6.6
Death Hunt
1981
as George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
The Comebacks
4.9
The Comebacks
2007
as Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
American Warships
3.6
American Warships
2012
as General McKraken
Semi-Tough
5.5
Semi-Tough
1977
as Dreamer Tatum