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.
Known For
| Birth Location | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948-01-14 |
| Died | 2024-02-01 |
Movies
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
as Self
2022
The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'
as Apollo Creed (archive footage)
2021
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Toy Story 4
as Combat Carl (voice)
2019
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
as Self
2018
2017
2015
Think Like a Man Too
as Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
2014
Toy Story of Terror!
as Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)
2013
American Warships
as General McKraken
2012
2011
The Comebacks
as Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
2007
The Opponents
as Self / Apollo Creed
2006
The Sasquatch Gang
as Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
2006
Alien Siege
as General Skyler
2005
Balto III: Wings of Change
as Kirby (voice)
2004
Eight Crazy Nights
as GNC Guy (voice)
2002
Iron and Beyond
as Self - Co-star: Predator
2002
Little Nicky
as Chubbs (uncredited)
2000
Assault on Death Mountain
as Roy Brown
1999
Assault on Devil's Island
as Roy Brown
1997
Happy Gilmore
as Chubbs
1996
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
as Sheriff William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
1995
OP Center
as Gen. Mike Rodgers
1995
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
as Chief Hampton Forbes
1995
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
as Chief Hampton Forbes
1994
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
as Chief Hampton Forbes
1994
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
as Chief Hampton Forbes
1994
Hurricane Smith
as Billy 'Hurricane' Smith
1992
Dangerous Passion
as Kyle Western
1990
Action Jackson
as Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
1988
Predator
as Al Dillon
1987
Fortune Dane
as Fortune Dane
1986
The Defiant Ones
as Cullen Monroe
1986
Rocky IV
as Apollo Creed
1985
Braker
as Lieutenant Harry Braker
1985
Rocky III
as Apollo Creed
1982
Death Hunt
as George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
1981
Rocky II
as Apollo Creed
1979
Force 10 from Navarone
as Weaver
1978
The Bermuda Depths
as Eric
1978
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Military Policeman
1977
Semi-Tough
as Dreamer Tatum
1977
The Hostage Heart
as Bateman Hooks
1977
The Four Deuces
as Taxi cab driver
1976
Rocky
as Apollo Creed
1976
Friday Foster
as Yarbro
1975
Bucktown
as Hambone
1975
Magnum Force
as Demonstrator
1973
