About
Carl Weathers
Overview
Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 1, 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
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| 2024 | Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Sly | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 2022 | Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago - The Ultimate Director's Cut | Actor | Apollo Creed | 59 Average |
| 2021 | The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago' | Actor | Apollo Creed (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian: Making of Season 2 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2020 | 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 60 Fair |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | Actor | Combat Carl (voice) | 74 Good |
| 2018 | Omar Sy, c'est ta chance | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2017 | John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Chicago Justice | Actor | Mark Jefferies | 67 Fair |
| 2015 | From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Think Like a Man Too | Actor | Mr. Davenport (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 2013 | Toy Story of Terror! | Actor | Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2012 | American Warships | Actor | General McKraken | 56 Average |
| 2011 | The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Brothers | Actor | 'Coach' Trainor | 70 Good |
| 2008 | Phoo Action | Actor | Chief Benjamin Benson | 69 Fair |
| 2007 | The Comebacks | Actor | Freddie Wiseman/Narrator | 56 Average |
| 2006 | The Opponents | Actor | Self / Apollo Creed | N/A N/A |
| 2006 | The Sasquatch Gang | Actor | Dr. Artimus Snodgrass | 58 Average |
| 2006 | Tribute To Burgess Meredith | Actor | Self (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Alien Siege | Actor | General Skyler | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Balto III: Wings of Change | Actor | Kirby (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2002 | Eight Crazy Nights | Actor | GNC Guy (voice) | 56 Average |
| 2002 | Iron and Beyond | Actor | Self - Co-star: Predator | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Little Nicky | Actor | Chubbs (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Assault on Death Mountain | Actor | Roy Brown | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Assault on Devil's Island | Actor | Roy Brown | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Happy Gilmore | Actor | Chubbs | 64 Fair |
| 1995 | In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me | Actor | Chief Hampton Forbes | N/A N/A |
| 1995 | OP Center | Actor | Gen. Mike Rodgers | 58 Average |
| 1995 | OP Center | Actor | Gen. Mike Rodgers | 69 Fair |
| 1995 | In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound | Actor | Chief Hampton Forbes | N/A N/A |
| 1994 | In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? | Actor | Chief Hampton Forbes | N/A N/A |
| 1994 | In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice | Actor | Chief Hampton Forbes | N/A N/A |
| 1994 | In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life | Actor | Chief Hampton Forbes | N/A N/A |
| 1992 | Hurricane Smith | Actor | Billy 'Hurricane' Smith | 58 Average |
| 1991 | Street Justice | Actor | Adam Beaudreaux | 69 Fair |
| 1990 | Dangerous Passion | Actor | Kyle Western | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Liberian Girl | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night | Actor | Hampton Forbes | 72 Good |
| 1988 | Action Jackson | Actor | Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson | 57 Average |
| 1987 | Predator | Actor | Al Dillon | 74 Good |
| 1986 | Fortune Dane | Actor | Fortune Dane | N/A N/A |
| 1986 | Fortune Dane | Actor | Fortune Dane | 69 Fair |
| 1986 | The Defiant Ones | Actor | Cullen Monroe | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Rocky IV | Actor | Apollo Creed | 69 Fair |
| 1985 | Braker | Actor | Lieutenant Harry Braker | N/A N/A |
| 1982 | Rocky III | Actor | Apollo Creed | 67 Fair |
| 1981 | Death Hunt | Actor | George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown | 60 Fair |
| 1979 | Rocky II | Actor | Apollo Creed | 71 Good |
| 1978 | Force 10 from Navarone | Actor | Weaver | 60 Fair |
| 1978 | The Bermuda Depths | Actor | Eric | 58 Average |
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Actor | Military Policeman | 72 Good |
| 1977 | Semi-Tough | Actor | Dreamer Tatum | 58 Average |
| 1977 | The Hostage Heart | Actor | Bateman Hooks | N/A N/A |
| 1976 | Rocky | Actor | Apollo Creed | 76 Good |
| 1975 | Friday Foster | Actor | Yarbro | 59 Average |
| 1975 | The Four Deuces | Actor | Taxi cab driver | 58 Average |
| 1975 | Bucktown | Actor | Hambone | 59 Average |
| 1973 | Magnum Force | Actor | Demonstrator | 67 Fair |