Carl Weathers

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Chicago P.D.

    Chicago P.D.

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Regular Show

    Regular Show

  • Psych

    Psych

  • The Mandalorian

    The Mandalorian

  • ER

    ER

  • Magnum P.I.

    Magnum P.I.

  • Arrested Development

    Arrested Development

  • Star vs. the Forces of Evil

    Star vs. the Forces of Evil

  • The Shield

    The Shield

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • Predator

    Predator

  • Colony

    Colony

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Rocky

    Rocky

  • Tour of Duty

    Tour of Duty

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Toy Story 4

    Toy Story 4

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • In the Heat of the Night

    In the Heat of the Night

  • Switch

    Switch

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • The Opponents

    The Opponents

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • Semi-Tough

    Semi-Tough

  • Death Hunt

    Death Hunt

  • Happy Gilmore

    Happy Gilmore

  • Rocky IV

    Rocky IV

  • Braker

    Braker

  • Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

    Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

  • Bronk

    Bronk

  • Rocky III

    Rocky III

  • Force 10 from Navarone

    Force 10 from Navarone

  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

  • Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

    Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

  • Rocky II

    Rocky II

  • Delvecchio

    Delvecchio

  • Chicago Justice

    Chicago Justice

  • Dangerous Passion

    Dangerous Passion

  • Street Justice

    Street Justice

  • S.W.A.T.

    S.W.A.T.

  • Think Like a Man Too

    Think Like a Man Too

  • Little Nicky

    Little Nicky

  • Alien Siege

    Alien Siege

  • The Sasquatch Gang

    The Sasquatch Gang

  • Magnum Force

    Magnum Force

  • Action Jackson

    Action Jackson

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • Eight Crazy Nights

    Eight Crazy Nights

  • Balto III: Wings of Change

    Balto III: Wings of Change

  • The Comebacks

    The Comebacks

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Phoo Action

    Phoo Action

  • OP Center

    OP Center

  • American Warships

    American Warships

  • Friday Foster

    Friday Foster

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • Assault on Devil's Island

    Assault on Devil's Island

  • John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

    John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

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

    In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

  • Bucktown

    Bucktown

  • OP Center

    OP Center

  • 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

    40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

  • Hurricane Smith

    Hurricane Smith

  • 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?

  • Rocky Special: Burning Youth

    Rocky Special: Burning Youth

  • Omar Sy, c'est ta chance

    Omar Sy, c'est ta chance

  • Iron and Beyond

    Iron and Beyond

  • Assault on Death Mountain

    Assault on Death Mountain

  • Fortune Dane

    Fortune Dane

  • The Bermuda Depths

    The Bermuda Depths

  • Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni

    Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni

  • 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

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

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

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

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

  • Fortune Dane

    Fortune Dane

  • The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

    The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

  • The Hostage Heart

    The Hostage Heart

  • The Four Deuces

    The Four Deuces

  • The Defiant Ones

    The Defiant Ones

  • Tribute To Burgess Meredith

    Tribute To Burgess Meredith

  • Toy Story of Terror!

    Toy Story of Terror!