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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.
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney Carl Weathers’ cause of death has been revealed just days after the Rocky star’s passing. ... Weathers is survived by his ex-wife, Mary Ann Castle ...
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, an Emmy-nominated actor with a screen career stemming back to the mid-1970s, has died. ... Great athlete. So much fun to be around always,” he wrote, adding later, “My wife and ...
Carl Weathers. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney Carl Weathers, who is known for his roles in Rocky and Predator, died at age 76. “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of ...
He later starred in the Rocky films as a trainer to Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) and later Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone). He appeared in an episode of Gibbsville in 1976. Burton also appeared in The Shining, House Party 2, and Hook. [11] He had guest appearances in Kojak, The Rockford Files, CHiPs, Twin Peaks, and The A-Team. [11]
LOS ANGELES — Carl Weathers, the actor best known as Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies and more recently for his role in the hit "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian," died Thursday in his ...
Apollo Creed first appears in the 1976 Oscar-winning film Rocky as the charismatic, intelligent, and undefeated 33-year-old World Heavyweight Champion.A planned bicentennial fight against number-one contender Mac Lee Green was scheduled for January 1, 1976; however, Green hurt his left hand in training, and other top-ranked contenders were either busy or claimed they didn't have enough time to ...