Carl Weathers

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Carl Weathers

Acting January 14, 1948

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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 kn…

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian

8.4 2019 TV Show
Toy Story 4

Toy Story 4

7.5 2019 Movie
Predator

Predator

7.6 1987 Movie
Rocky

Rocky

7.8 1976 Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.0 1999 TV Show
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.3 1990 TV Show
Rocky IV

Rocky IV

7.1 1985 Movie
Rocky II

Rocky II

7.3 1979 Movie
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

7.4 1977 Movie
Rocky III

Rocky III

6.9 1982 Movie
Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.

8.4 2014 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Untold Mr. T: I Pity the Fool

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2022
    Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

    Movie Self

  3. 2020
    40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2020
    Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

    TV show Self - Greef Karga

  5. 2019
    The Mandalorian

    TV show Greef Karga

  6. 2019
    Toy Story 4

    Movie Combat Carl (voice)

  7. 2018
    Omar Sy, c'est ta chance

    Movie Self

  8. 2018
    FBI

    TV show Director

  9. 2018
    Magnum P.I.

    TV show Dan Sawyer

  10. 2017
    John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

    Movie Self

  11. 2017
    Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni

    Movie Omnitraxus Prime (voice)

  12. 2017
    Chicago Justice

    TV show Mark Jefferies

  13. 2016
    Colony

    TV show Beau

  14. 2015
    From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues

    Movie Self

  15. 2015
    Chicago Med

    TV show Director

  16. 2015
    Star vs. the Forces of Evil

    TV show Omnitraxus Prime (voice)

More credits
  1. 2014
    Think Like a Man Too

    Movie Mr. Davenport (uncredited)

  2. 2014
    Chicago P.D.

    TV show Mark Jefferies

  3. 2013
    Toy Story of Terror!

    Movie Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)

  4. 2012
    Chicago Fire

    TV show Mark Jefferies

  5. 2012
    American Warships

    Movie General McKraken

  6. 2011
    The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

    Movie Self

  7. 2010
    Hawaii Five-0

    TV show Director

  8. 2010
    Regular Show

    TV show God of Basketball (voice)

  9. 2009
    Brothers

    TV show 'Coach' Trainor

  10. 2008
    Phoo Action

    TV show Chief Benjamin Benson

  11. 2007
    The Comebacks

    Movie Freddie Wiseman/Narrator

  12. 2006
    The Opponents

    Movie Self / Apollo Creed

  13. 2006
    Psych

    TV show Boone

  14. 2006
    The Sasquatch Gang

    Movie Dr. Artimus Snodgrass

  15. 2006
    Tribute To Burgess Meredith

    Movie Self (voice)

  16. 2005
    Alien Siege

    Movie General Skyler

  17. 2004
    Micro-Minis

    TV show Director

  18. 2004
    Balto III: Wings of Change

    Movie Kirby (voice)

  19. 2003
    Arrested Development

    TV show Carl Weathers

  20. 2002
    Eight Crazy Nights

    Movie GNC Guy (voice)

  21. 2002
    Iron and Beyond

    Movie Self - Co-star: Predator

  22. 2002
    For the People

    TV show Director

  23. 2002
    The Shield

    TV show Joe Clark

  24. 2001
    Predator: The Life Inside

    Movie Self