Carl Weathers
Born January 14, 1948 (Age: 78)
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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Project Hail Mary
2026
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as Apollo Creed (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 78
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
2022
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as Self
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Age: 74
Toy Story 4
2019
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as Combat Carl (voice)
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Age: 71
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
2017
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as Omnitraxus Prime (voice)
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Age: 69
Think Like a Man Too
2014
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as Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
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Age: 66
American Warships
2012
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as General McKraken
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Age: 64
The Comebacks
2007
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as Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
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Age: 59
The Opponents
2006
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as Self / Apollo Creed
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Age: 58
The Sasquatch Gang
2006
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as Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
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Age: 58
No Image
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
2006
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as Self (voice)
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Age: 57
Eight Crazy Nights
2002
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as GNC Guy (voice)
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Age: 54
Iron and Beyond
2002
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as Self - Co-star: Predator
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Age: 54
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000
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as Self
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Age: 52
Little Nicky
2000
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as Chubbs (uncredited)
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Age: 52
Assault on Devil's Island
1997
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as Roy Brown
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Age: 49
Happy Gilmore
1996
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as Chubbs
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Age: 48
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
1994
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as Hampton Forbes
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Age: 46
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
1994
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as Hampton Forbes
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Age: 46
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
1994
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as Chief Hampton Forbes
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Age: 46
Hurricane Smith
1992
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as Billy 'Hurricane' Smith
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Age: 44
Dangerous Passion
1990
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as Kyle Western
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Age: 42
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
1990
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as Apollo Creed (archive footage)
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Age: 41
Action Jackson
1988
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as Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
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Age: 40
Predator
1987
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as Al Dillon
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Age: 39
Fortune Dane
1986
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as Fortune Dane
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Age: 38
Rocky IV
1985
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as Apollo Creed
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Age: 37
Braker
1985
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as Lieutenant Harry Braker
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Age: 37
Rocky III
1982
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as Apollo Creed
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Age: 34
Death Hunt
1981
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as George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
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Age: 33
Rocky II
1979
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as Apollo Creed
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Age: 31
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
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as Weaver
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Age: 30
The Bermuda Depths
1978
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as Eric
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Age: 30
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
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as Military Policeman
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Age: 29
The Hostage Heart
1977
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as Bateman Hooks
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Age: 29
Rocky
1976
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as Apollo Creed
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Age: 28
Magnum Force
1973
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as Demonstrator
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Age: 25