Carl Weathers

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Chicago Fire

    Chicago Fire

  • Chicago P.D.

    Chicago P.D.

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Regular Show

    Regular Show

  • Predator

    Predator

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Psych

    Psych

  • The Mandalorian

    The Mandalorian

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Magnum P.I.

    Magnum P.I.

  • ER

    ER

  • The Shield

    The Shield

  • Star vs. the Forces of Evil

    Star vs. the Forces of Evil

  • Arrested Development

    Arrested Development

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • Tour of Duty

    Tour of Duty

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Rocky

    Rocky

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Toy Story 4

    Toy Story 4

  • Colony

    Colony

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • In the Heat of the Night

    In the Heat of the Night

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • Rocky III

    Rocky III

  • Little Nicky

    Little Nicky

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Rocky IV

    Rocky IV

  • Switch

    Switch

  • Happy Gilmore

    Happy Gilmore

  • Rocky II

    Rocky II

  • Friday Foster

    Friday Foster

  • Magnum Force

    Magnum Force

  • Death Hunt

    Death Hunt

  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

  • Hurricane Smith

    Hurricane Smith

  • American Warships

    American Warships

  • Eight Crazy Nights

    Eight Crazy Nights

  • Semi-Tough

    Semi-Tough

  • OP Center

    OP Center

  • Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

    Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

  • Bronk

    Bronk

  • The Comebacks

    The Comebacks

  • Chicago Justice

    Chicago Justice

  • S.W.A.T.

    S.W.A.T.

  • Fortune Dane

    Fortune Dane

  • Dangerous Passion

    Dangerous Passion

  • Alien Siege

    Alien Siege

  • Think Like a Man Too

    Think Like a Man Too

  • Balto III: Wings of Change

    Balto III: Wings of Change

  • Braker

    Braker

  • Assault on Devil's Island

    Assault on Devil's Island

  • Street Justice

    Street Justice

  • If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'

    If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'

  • Delvecchio

    Delvecchio

  • The Opponents

    The Opponents

  • 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

    40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

  • Assault on Death Mountain

    Assault on Death Mountain

  • The Sasquatch Gang

    The Sasquatch Gang

  • In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

    In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

  • Omar Sy, c'est ta chance

    Omar Sy, c'est ta chance

  • The Defiant Ones

    The Defiant Ones

  • Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

    Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

  • From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues

    From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues

  • In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?

    In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?

  • The Hostage Heart

    The Hostage Heart

  • The Four Deuces

    The Four Deuces

  • Action Jackson

    Action Jackson

  • The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

    The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

  • In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me

    In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • Force 10 from Navarone

    Force 10 from Navarone

  • In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

    In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

  • In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

    In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

  • Tribute To Burgess Meredith

    Tribute To Burgess Meredith

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Phoo Action

    Phoo Action

  • Bucktown

    Bucktown

  • Iron and Beyond

    Iron and Beyond

  • OP Center

    OP Center

  • Fortune Dane

    Fortune Dane

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • The Bermuda Depths

    The Bermuda Depths

  • John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

    John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

  • Toy Story of Terror!

    Toy Story of Terror!