Carl Weathers
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 14 January 1948 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Died
- 2 February 2024
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
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- 2026Predator: The Unseen Arnold as Self
- 2026Untold Mr. T: I Pity the Fool as Self (archive footage)
- 2025Happy Gilmore 2 as Chubbs (archive footage)
- 2024Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer as Self
- 2021The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago' as Apollo Creed (archive footage)
- 202040 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic as Self (archive footage)
- 2019Toy Story 4 as Combat Carl (voice)
- 2018Omar Sy, c'est ta chance as Self
- 2017John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs as Self
- 2017Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni as Omnitraxus Prime (voice)
- 2015From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues as Self
- 2014Think Like a Man Too as Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
- 2013Toy Story of Terror! as Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)
- 2012American Warships as General McKraken
- 2011The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance as Self
- 2007The Comebacks as Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
- 2006The Opponents as Self / Apollo Creed
- 2006The Sasquatch Gang as Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
- 2006Tribute To Burgess Meredith as Self (voice)
- 2005Alien Siege as General Skyler
- 2004Balto III: Wings of Change as Kirby (voice)
- 2002Eight Crazy Nights as GNC Guy (voice)
- 2002Iron and Beyond as Self - Co-star: Predator
- 2001Predator: The Life Inside as Self
- 2001Predator: Classified Action as Self
- 2001Predator: Old Painless as Self
- 2000If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' as Self
- 2000Little Nicky as Chubbs (uncredited)
- 1999Assault on Death Mountain as Roy Brown
- 1997Assault on Devil's Island as Roy Brown
- 1996Happy Gilmore as Chubbs
- 1995In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me as Hampton Forbes
- 1995OP Center as Gen. Mike Rodgers
- 1995In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound as Hampton Forbes
- 1994In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? as Hampton Forbes
- 1994In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice as Hampton Forbes
- 1994In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life as Chief Hampton Forbes
- 1992Hurricane Smith as Billy 'Hurricane' Smith
- 1990Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years as Self
- 1990Dangerous Passion as Kyle Western
- 1990Rocky Special: Burning Youth as Apollo Creed (archive footage)
- 1988Action Jackson as Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
- 1987Predator as Al Dillon
- 1986Fortune Dane as Fortune Dane
- 1986The Defiant Ones as Cullen Monroe
- 1985Rocky IV as Apollo Creed
- 1985Braker as Lieutenant Harry Braker
- 1982Rocky III as Apollo Creed
- 1981Death Hunt as George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
- 1979Rocky II as Apollo Creed
- 1978Force 10 from Navarone as Weaver
- 1978The Bermuda Depths as Eric
- 1977Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Military Policeman
- 1977Semi-Tough as Dreamer Tatum
- 1977The Hostage Heart as Bateman Hooks
- 1976Rocky as Apollo Creed
- 1975Friday Foster as Yarbro
- 1975The Four Deuces as Taxi cab driver
- 1975Bucktown as Hambone
- 1973Magnum Force as Demonstrator