Carl Weathers

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Carl Weathers was an American actor and former professional football player best known for his role as Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" film series and as Dillon in "Predator."

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instanceOf American actor
film actor
human
professional American football player
television actor
voice actor
activeYearsInActing 1970s–2020s
activeYearsInSports 1970–1974
characterRole Apollo Creed
Chubbs Peterson
Dillon
Greef Karga
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1948-01-14
dateOfDeath 2024-02-01
directedEpisodesOf The Mandalorian
educatedAt Long Beach City College
San Diego State University
San Francisco State University
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Weathers
genre action film
science fiction film
sports film
givenName Carl
languageSpoken English
league Canadian Football League
National Football League
name Carl Weathers self-link
notableWork Action Jackson
Arrested Development
Happy Gilmore
Predator
Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky IV
The Mandalorian
occupation American football player
actor
film actor
television actor
voice actor
placeOfBirth New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
playedFor BC Lions
Las Vegas Raiders
surface form: Oakland Raiders
positionPlayed linebacker
sexOrGender male

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Carl Weathers name Carl Weathers self-link
Apollo Creed portrayedBy Carl Weathers
Action Jackson starring Carl Weathers
Force 10 from Navarone starring Carl Weathers
Happy Gilmore starring Carl Weathers
Rocky starring Carl Weathers
Rocky II starring Carl Weathers
Rocky III starring Carl Weathers
Rocky IV starring Carl Weathers
Toy Story 4 voiceCast Carl Weathers