Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 14, 1948
Place of Birth:
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2023 | Sly | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer | Self |
| 2021 | The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago' | Apollo Creed (archive footage) |
| 2020 | 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | Combat Carl (voice) |
| 2018 | Omar Sy, c'est ta chance | Self |
| 2017 | John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | Self |
| 2015 | From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues | Self |
| 2014 | Think Like a Man Too | Mr. Davenport (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Toy Story of Terror! | Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice) |
| 2012 | American Warships | General McKraken |
| 2011 | The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance | Self |
| 2007 | The Comebacks | Freddie Wiseman/Narrator |
| 2006 | Tribute To Burgess Meredith | Self (voice) |
| 2006 | The Opponents | Self / Apollo Creed |
| 2006 | The Sasquatch Gang | Dr. Artimus Snodgrass |
| 2005 | Alien Siege | General Skyler |
| 2004 | Balto III: Wings of Change | Kirby (voice) |
| 2002 | Iron and Beyond | Self - Co-star: Predator |
| 2002 | Eight Crazy Nights | GNC Guy (voice) |
| 2000 | Little Nicky | Chubbs (uncredited) |
| 1999 | Assault on Death Mountain | Roy Brown |
| 1997 | Assault on Devil's Island | Roy Brown |
| 1996 | Happy Gilmore | Chubbs |
| 1995 | OP Center | Gen. Mike Rodgers |
| 1995 | In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me | Hampton Forbes |
| 1995 | In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound | Hampton Forbes |
| 1994 | In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice | Hampton Forbes |
| 1994 | In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? | Hampton Forbes |
| 1994 | In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life | Chief Hampton Forbes |
| 1992 | Hurricane Smith | Billy 'Hurricane' Smith |
| 1990 | Dangerous Passion | Kyle Western |
| 1988 | Action Jackson | Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson |
| 1987 | Predator | Al Dillon |
| 1986 | The Defiant Ones | Cullen Monroe |
| 1986 | Fortune Dane | Fortune Dane |
| 1985 | Rocky IV | Apollo Creed |
| 1985 | Braker | Lieutenant Harry Braker |
| 1982 | Rocky III | Apollo Creed |
| 1981 | Death Hunt | George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown |
| 1979 | Rocky II | Apollo Creed |
| 1978 | Force 10 from Navarone | Weaver |
| 1978 | The Bermuda Depths | Eric |
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Military Policeman |
| 1977 | Semi-Tough | Dreamer Tatum |
| 1977 | The Hostage Heart | Bateman Hooks |
| 1976 | Rocky | Apollo Creed |
| 1975 | Friday Foster | Yarbro |
| 1975 | Bucktown | Hambone |
| 1975 | The Four Deuces | Taxi cab driver |
| 1973 | Magnum Force | Demonstrator |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian | Self - Greef Karga |
| 2019 | The Mandalorian | Greef Karga |
| 2018 | Magnum P.I. | Dan Sawyer |
| 2017 | Chicago Justice | Mark Jefferies |
| 2016 | Colony | Beau |
| 2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Omnitraxus Prime (voice) |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. | Mark Jefferies |
| 2012 | Chicago Fire | Mark Jefferies |
| 2010 | Regular Show | God of Basketball voice) |
| 2009 | Brothers | 'Coach' Trainor |
| 2008 | Phoo Action | Chief Benjamin Benson |
| 2006 | Psych | Boone |
| 2003 | Arrested Development | Carl Weathers |
| 2002 | The Shield | Joe Clark |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | SA Mark Jefferies |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1995 | OP Center | Gen. Mike Rodgers |
| 1994 | ER | Louie Taylor |
| 1991 | Street Justice | Adam Beaudreaux |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night | Hampton Forbes |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty | Col. Carl Brewster |
| 1986 | Fortune Dane | Fortune Dane |
| 1976 | Delvecchio | Sgt. Bell |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Mitzi Graham |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. | |
| 1975 | Bronk | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1975 | Switch | Lt. Gifford |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Good Times | |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Stolar |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Jack Hopper |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Bad Sam |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Officer Hague |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1970 | McCloud | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |