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Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor, director and a former football player. His prominent 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 .
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 13: Carl Weathers arrives at the premiere of Lucasfilm’s first-ever, live-action series, “The Mandalorian,” at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Calif ...
Carl Weathers played one year in the NFL, for John Madden's 1970 Oakland Raiders, where he was listed as a 6-foot, 2-inch, 200-pound linebacker. He played in seven games in 1970 and one game in 1971.
Carl Weathers, the versatile actor who is best remembered as Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" franchise, has died. He was 76. Weathers died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, Feb. 1, his family ...
Carl Weathers, the Rocky franchise’s Apollo Creed and star of films including Predator and Happy Gilmore, has died aged 76. He died in his sleep at his Los Angeles home on Thursday (1 February ...
High Magistrate Greef Karga is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise who appears in the Disney+ television series The Mandalorian.A former leader of the Bounty Hunters' Guild, he provides the show's title character with the bounty that leads him to meet Grogu, an alien infant also known as "The Child" and “Baby Yoda” by fans.
Weathers was perhaps most closely associated with playing Apollo Creed, who made his first appearance as an undisputed heavyweight world […] The post Carl Weathers, actor in ‘Rocky ...
(Reuters) -Actor Carl Weathers, a former professional American football player who shot to stardom by playing the brash and charismatic boxer Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" movies, died on Thursday ...