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.

Birthday

Jan 14, 1948

Place of birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Deathday

Feb 2, 2024

Also known as

کارل ویترز

Credited in

As cast

Predator
As Al Dillon
Rocky
As Apollo Creed
Rocky II
As Apollo Creed
Rocky III
As Apollo Creed
Rocky IV
As Apollo Creed
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
As Military Policeman
Action Jackson
As Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
The Comebacks
As Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
Semi-Tough
As Dreamer Tatum
Alien Siege
As General Skyler
Think Like a Man Too
As Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
Death Hunt
As George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'
As Apollo Creed (archive footage)
Happy Gilmore
As Chubbs
OP Center
As Gen. Mike Rodgers
Assault on Death Mountain
As Roy Brown
Force 10 from Navarone
As Weaver
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
As Self
Iron and Beyond
As Self - Co-star: Predator
Assault on Devil's Island
As Roy Brown
Friday Foster
As Yarbro
The Bermuda Depths
As Eric
American Warships
As General McKraken
Bucktown
As Hambone
The Hostage Heart
As Bateman Hooks
Hurricane Smith
As Billy 'Hurricane' Smith
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
As Self (archive footage)
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
As Self
Toy Story of Terror!
As Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
As Self
Magnum Force
As Demonstrator
The Defiant Ones
As Cullen Monroe
Balto III: Wings of Change
As Kirby (voice)
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
As Hampton Forbes
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
As Hampton Forbes
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
As Chief Hampton Forbes
Werner Herzog - Radikaler Träumer
As Self
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
As Hampton Forbes
Eight Crazy Nights
As GNC Guy (voice)
Fortune Dane
As Fortune Dane
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
As Self
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
No picture available
As Self (voice)
Dangerous Passion
As Kyle Western
Little Nicky
As Chubbs (uncredited)
Toy Story 4
As Combat Carl (voice)
The Opponents
As Self / Apollo Creed
The Sasquatch Gang
As Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
Braker
As Lieutenant Harry Braker
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
As Hampton Forbes
The Four Deuces
As Taxi cab driver