Birthday:
Jan 14, 1948
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Carl Weathers
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Predator | Al Dillon | 1987 |
| Rocky | Apollo Creed | 1976 |
| Rocky II | Apollo Creed | 1979 |
| Rocky III | Apollo Creed | 1982 |
| Rocky IV | Apollo Creed | 1985 |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Military Policeman | 1977 |
| Action Jackson | Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson | 1988 |
| The Comebacks | Freddie Wiseman/Narrator | 2007 |
| Semi-Tough | Dreamer Tatum | 1977 |
| Alien Siege | General Skyler | 2005 |
| Think Like a Man Too | Mr. Davenport (uncredited) | 2014 |
| Death Hunt | George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown | 1981 |
| The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago' | Apollo Creed (archive footage) | 2021 |
| Happy Gilmore | Chubbs | 1996 |
| OP Center | Gen. Mike Rodgers | 1995 |
| Assault on Death Mountain | Roy Brown | 1999 |
| Force 10 from Navarone | Weaver | 1978 |
| The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance | Self | 2011 |
| Iron and Beyond | Self - Co-star: Predator | 2002 |
| Assault on Devil's Island | Roy Brown | 1997 |
| Friday Foster | Yarbro | 1975 |
| The Bermuda Depths | Eric | 1978 |
| American Warships | General McKraken | 2012 |
| Bucktown | Hambone | 1975 |
| The Hostage Heart | Bateman Hooks | 1977 |
| Hurricane Smith | Billy 'Hurricane' Smith | 1992 |
| 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic | Self (archive footage) | 2020 |
| From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues | Self | 2015 |
| Toy Story of Terror! | Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice) | 2013 |
| Omar Sy, c'est ta chance | Self | 2018 |
| Magnum Force | Demonstrator | 1973 |
| The Defiant Ones | Cullen Monroe | 1986 |
| Balto III: Wings of Change | Kirby (voice) | 2004 |
| Sly | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023 |
| In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice | Chief Hampton Forbes | 1994 |
| In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? | Chief Hampton Forbes | 1994 |
| In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life | Chief Hampton Forbes | 1994 |
| Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer | Self | 2022 |
| In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me | Chief Hampton Forbes | 1995 |
| Eight Crazy Nights | GNC Guy (voice) | 2002 |
| Fortune Dane | Fortune Dane | 1986 |
| John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | Self | 2017 |
| Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2024 |
| Tribute To Burgess Meredith | Self (voice) | 2006 |
| Dangerous Passion | Kyle Western | 1990 |
| Little Nicky | Chubbs (uncredited) | 2000 |
| Toy Story 4 | Combat Carl (voice) | 2019 |
| The Opponents | Self / Apollo Creed | 2006 |
| The Sasquatch Gang | Dr. Artimus Snodgrass | 2006 |
| Braker | Lieutenant Harry Braker | 1985 |
| In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound | Chief Hampton Forbes | 1995 |
| The Four Deuces | Taxi cab driver | 1975 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Good Times | 1974 | |
| Kung Fu | Bad Sam | 1972 |
| Starsky & Hutch | Mitzi Graham | 1975 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 1996 | |
| Cannon | 1971 | |
| Phoo Action | Chief Benjamin Benson | 2008 |
| Arrested Development | Carl Weathers | 2003 |
| ER | Louie Taylor | 1994 |
| Tour of Duty | Col. Carl Brewster | 1987 |
| S.W.A.T. | 1975 | |
| McCloud | 1970 | |
| Fortune Dane | Fortune Dane | 1986 |
| Brothers | 'Coach' Trainor | 2009 |
| Street Justice | Adam Beaudreaux | 1991 |
| Bronk | 1975 | |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975 |
| Psych | Boone | 2006 |
| Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Omnitraxus Prime (voice) | 2015 |
| Chicago Justice | Mark Jefferies | 2017 |
| OP Center | Gen. Mike Rodgers | 1995 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Stolar | 1974 |
| Chicago Fire | Mark Jefferies | 2012 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 1962 |
| The Shield | Joe Clark | 2002 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | SA Mark Jefferies | 1999 |
| Chicago P.D. | Mark Jefferies | 2014 |
| Magnum P.I. | Dan Sawyer | 2018 |
| Delvecchio | Sgt. Bell | 1976 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Officer Hague | 1972 |
| Barnaby Jones | Jack Hopper | 1973 |
| Switch | Lt. Gifford | 1975 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 1961 |
| Colony | Beau | 2016 |
| Regular Show | God of Basketball voice) | 2010 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | 1975 |
| In the Heat of the Night | Hampton Forbes | 1988 |
| Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian | Self - Greef Karga | 2020 |
| The Mandalorian | Greef Karga | 2019 |
