Carl Weathers
Acting
Born: January 14, 1948 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died: February 2, 2024 (aged 76)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Mandalorian
2019
Toy Story 4
2019
Predator
1987
Rocky
1976
Rocky IV
1985
Rocky II
1979
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Rocky III
1982
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Happy Gilmore
1996
Chicago P.D.
2014
Chicago Fire
2012
Photos (5)
Movies (41)
Toy Story 4
Combat Carl (voice)
Predator
Al Dillon
Rocky
Apollo Creed
Rocky II
Apollo Creed
Rocky IV
Apollo Creed
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Military Policeman
Rocky III
Apollo Creed
Happy Gilmore
Chubbs Peterson
Magnum Force
Demonstrator
Little Nicky
Chubbs (uncredited)
Action Jackson
Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
Force 10 from Navarone
Weaver
Think Like a Man Too
Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
Death Hunt
George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
Balto III: Wings of Change
Kirby (voice)
The Comebacks
Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
Eight Crazy Nights
GNC Guy (voice)
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
Omnitraxus Prime (voice)
Semi-Tough
Dreamer Tatum
Dangerous Passion
Kyle Western
American Warships
General McKraken
Assault on Devil's Island
Roy Brown
The Sasquatch Gang
Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
Friday Foster
Yarbro
Assault on Death Mountain
Roy Brown
The Bermuda Depths
Eric
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
Hampton Forbes
The Defiant Ones
Cullen Monroe
Bucktown
Hambone
OP Center
Gen. Mike Rodgers
The Four Deuces
Taxi cab driver
The Hostage Heart
Bateman Hooks
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
Hampton Forbes
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
Chief Hampton Forbes
Braker
Lieutenant Harry Braker
Alien Siege
General Skyler
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
Hampton Forbes
Hurricane Smith
Billy 'Hurricane' Smith
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
Apollo Creed (archive footage)
Fortune Dane
Fortune Dane
Toy Story of Terror!
Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)
TV Shows (33)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
SA Mark Jefferies · 1 eps
Regular Show
God of Basketball (voice) · 2 eps
Chicago Fire
Mark Jefferies · 1 eps
Chicago P.D.
Mark Jefferies · 1 eps
Psych
Boone · 1 eps
ER
Louie Taylor · 1 eps
The Shield
Joe Clark · 2 eps
Arrested Development
Carl Weathers · 4 eps
Magnum P.I.
Dan Sawyer · 1 eps
The Mandalorian
Greef Karga · 10 eps
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Omnitraxus Prime (voice) · 8 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
Stolar · 1 eps
Cannon
1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
Officer Hague · 1 eps
Starsky & Hutch
Mitzi Graham · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Jack Hopper · 1 eps
In the Heat of the Night
Hampton Forbes · 28 eps
Tour of Duty
Col. Carl Brewster · 9 eps
Colony
Beau · 7 eps
McCloud
Delaney · 1 eps
Switch
Lt. Gifford · 1 eps
Good Times
1 eps
Chicago Justice
Mark Jefferies · 13 eps
Bronk
1 eps
S.W.A.T.
1 eps
Street Justice
Adam Beaudreaux · 44 eps
Delvecchio
Sgt. Bell · 1 eps
Brothers
'Coach' Trainor · 13 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
OP Center
Gen. Mike Rodgers · 2 eps
Fortune Dane
Fortune Dane · 6 eps
Phoo Action
Chief Benjamin Benson · 1 eps
Kung Fu
Bad Sam · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (18)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 5 eps
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Self - Greef Karga · 7 eps
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
Self
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Self (archive footage)
Iron and Beyond
Self - Co-star: Predator
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
Self
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
Self
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
Predator: Old Painless
Self
Predator: The Life Inside
Self
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
Self
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
Self
The Opponents
Self / Apollo Creed
Predator: Classified Action
Self
Upcoming (1)
Directing (9)
Law & Order
Director
Hawaii Five-0
Director
FBI
Director
Chicago Med
Director
The Mandalorian
Director
Strong Medicine
Director
Silk Stalkings
Director
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Director
Sheena
Director