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Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor, director and a linebacker in the NFL and CFL. His roles included boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films (1976–1985), Colonel Al Dillon in Predator (1987), Chubbs Peterson in Happy Gilmore (1996), and Combat Carl in the Toy Story franchise.He also portrayed Det. Beaudreaux in the television series Street ...
Carl Weathers. Actor: Predator. Carl Weathers was born on January 14, 1948, in New Orleans, Louisiana. A famous and successful football star at San Diego State, he played with the Oakland Raiders and retired from the sport in 1974, in order to give full attention to his goal: to be a real actor. Weathers first played small parts in two blaxploitation flicks, Friday Foster (1975) (in which he ...
Feb 10, 2024 · Weathers was best known for his role as Apollo Creed. Getty Images “Carl was an exceptional human being who lived an extraordinary life,” Weathers’ family said in a statement.
Feb 2, 2024 · Carl Weathers, a former linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star — playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in ...
Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star has died at 76. Weathers played nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, faced off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and taught golf in “Happy Gilmore.”
Feb 2, 2024 · Carl Weathers, former NFL player turned Hollywood actor who starred in the Rocky movies, dies aged 76
Feb 2, 2024 · Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four “Rocky” films opposite Sylvester Stallone, died Thursday, his manager Matt Luber confirmed to Variety.He was 76. Weathers also ...
Feb 2, 2024 · Carl Weathers, Apollo Creed in the Rocky Films, Dies at 76. After playing pro football, he moved into acting and also went on to roles in ‘Predator,’ ‘Happy Gilmore’ and ‘The Mandalorian.’
Feb 2, 2024 · US actor Carl Weathers has died at the age of 76, according to his family. Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films, "died peacefully in his sleep", according to a ...
Feb 2, 2024 · Carl Weathers, the beloved actor who played Apollo Creed and starred in The Mandalorian, passed away peacefully at 76. Read his family's tribute and his legacy.
