Carl Weathers

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Chicago Fire

    Chicago Fire

  • Chicago P.D.

    Chicago P.D.

  • Regular Show

    Regular Show

  • Magnum P.I.

    Magnum P.I.

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Psych

    Psych

  • The Shield

    The Shield

  • ER

    ER

  • Arrested Development

    Arrested Development

  • The Mandalorian

    The Mandalorian

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • Star vs. the Forces of Evil

    Star vs. the Forces of Evil

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Tour of Duty

    Tour of Duty

  • Predator

    Predator

  • In the Heat of the Night

    In the Heat of the Night

  • Rocky

    Rocky

  • Colony

    Colony

  • Switch

    Switch

  • Toy Story 4

    Toy Story 4

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

    Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

  • Happy Gilmore

    Happy Gilmore

  • Rocky IV

    Rocky IV

  • Rocky II

    Rocky II

  • Think Like a Man Too

    Think Like a Man Too

  • 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

    40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

  • Little Nicky

    Little Nicky

  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

  • Rocky III

    Rocky III

  • Bronk

    Bronk

  • Magnum Force

    Magnum Force

  • Balto III: Wings of Change

    Balto III: Wings of Change

  • S.W.A.T.

    S.W.A.T.

  • Death Hunt

    Death Hunt

  • Action Jackson

    Action Jackson

  • Chicago Justice

    Chicago Justice

  • Delvecchio

    Delvecchio

  • Eight Crazy Nights

    Eight Crazy Nights

  • Assault on Death Mountain

    Assault on Death Mountain

  • Street Justice

    Street Justice

  • Hurricane Smith

    Hurricane Smith

  • The Comebacks

    The Comebacks

  • 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: A Matter of Justice

    In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

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

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

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • American Warships

    American Warships

  • Assault on Devil's Island

    Assault on Devil's Island

  • Semi-Tough

    Semi-Tough

  • Friday Foster

    Friday Foster

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

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

  • From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues

    From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues

  • Force 10 from Navarone

    Force 10 from Navarone

  • The Defiant Ones

    The Defiant Ones

  • Braker

    Braker

  • OP Center

    OP Center

  • Dangerous Passion

    Dangerous Passion

  • Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

    Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

  • The Sasquatch Gang

    The Sasquatch Gang

  • The Hostage Heart

    The Hostage Heart

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Tribute To Burgess Meredith

    Tribute To Burgess Meredith

  • Fortune Dane

    Fortune Dane

  • John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

    John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

  • Phoo Action

    Phoo Action

  • Alien Siege

    Alien Siege

  • OP Center

    OP Center

  • The Four Deuces

    The Four Deuces

  • The Opponents

    The Opponents

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • Fortune Dane

    Fortune Dane

  • Omar Sy, c'est ta chance

    Omar Sy, c'est ta chance

  • The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

    The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

  • In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

    In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

  • Iron and Beyond

    Iron and Beyond

  • Bucktown

    Bucktown

  • The Bermuda Depths

    The Bermuda Depths

  • Toy Story of Terror!

    Toy Story of Terror!