Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 1, 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
Rocky
(1976)
Apollo Creed
Predator
(1987)
Al Dillon
Toy Story 4
(2019)
Combat Carl (voice)
Rocky IV
(1985)
Apollo Creed
Rocky III
(1982)
Apollo Creed
Happy Gilmore
(1996)
Chubbs
Rocky II
(1979)
Apollo Creed
Little Nicky
(2000)
Chubbs (uncredited)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(1977)
Military Policeman
Magnum Force
(1973)
Demonstrator
Sly
(2023)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Death Hunt
(1981)
George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
The Comebacks
(2007)
Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
Action Jackson
(1988)
Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
(2024)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Force 10 from Navarone
(1978)
Weaver
Full Filmography
Acting
Magnum Force
(1973)
Demonstrator
Bucktown
(1975)
Hambone
Friday Foster
(1975)
Yarbro
Rocky
(1976)
Apollo Creed
The Four Deuces
(1976)
Taxi cab driver
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(1977)
Military Policeman
Semi-Tough
(1977)
Dreamer Tatum
The Hostage Heart
(1977)
Bateman Hooks
Force 10 from Navarone
(1978)
Weaver
The Bermuda Depths
(1978)
Eric
Rocky II
(1979)
Apollo Creed
Death Hunt
(1981)
George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
Rocky III
(1982)
Apollo Creed
Rocky IV
(1985)
Apollo Creed
Braker
(1985)
Lieutenant Harry Braker
The Defiant Ones
(1986)
Cullen Monroe
Fortune Dane
(1986)
Fortune Dane
Predator
(1987)
Al Dillon
Action Jackson
(1988)
Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
Dangerous Passion
(1990)
Kyle Western
Hurricane Smith
(1992)
Billy 'Hurricane' Smith
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
(1994)
Chief Hampton Forbes
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
(1994)
Chief Hampton Forbes
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
(1994)
Chief Hampton Forbes
OP Center
(1995)
Gen. Mike Rodgers
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
(1995)
Chief Hampton Forbes
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
(1995)
Sheriff William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
Happy Gilmore
(1996)
Chubbs
Assault on Devil's Island
(1997)
Roy Brown
Assault on Death Mountain
(1999)
Roy Brown
Little Nicky
(2000)
Chubbs (uncredited)
Iron and Beyond
(2002)
Self - Co-star: Predator
Eight Crazy Nights
(2002)
GNC Guy (voice)
Balto III: Wings of Change
(2004)
Kirby (voice)
Alien Siege
(2005)
General Skyler
The Opponents
(2006)
Self / Apollo Creed
The Sasquatch Gang
(2006)
Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
The Comebacks
(2007)
Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
(2011)
Self
American Warships
(2012)
General McKraken
Toy Story of Terror!
(2013)
Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)
Think Like a Man Too
(2014)
Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
(2015)
Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
(2017)
Self
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
(2018)
Self
Toy Story 4
(2019)
Combat Carl (voice)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'
(2021)
Apollo Creed (archive footage)
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
(2022)
Self
Sly
(2023)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
(2024)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)