Carl Weathers
Biography
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.
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Acting History
2022
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer as Self
202040 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic as Self (archive footage)
2020Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Self - Greef Karga
2019The Mandalorian as Greef Karga
2019Toy Story 4 as Combat Carl (voice)
2018Omar Sy, c'est ta chance as Self
2018Magnum P.I. as Dan Sawyer
2017John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs as Self
2017Chicago Justice as Mark Jefferies
2016Colony as Beau
2015From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues as Self
2015Star vs. the Forces of Evil as Omnitraxus Prime (voice)
2014Think Like a Man Too as Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
2014Chicago P.D. as Mark Jefferies
2013Toy Story of Terror! as Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)
2012Chicago Fire as Mark Jefferies
2012American Warships as General McKraken
2011The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance as Self
2010Regular Show as God of Basketball voice)
2009Brothers as 'Coach' Trainor
2008Phoo Action as Chief Benjamin Benson
2007The Comebacks as Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
2006The Opponents as Self / Apollo Creed
2006Psych as Boone
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)
2003Arrested Development as Carl Weathers
2002Eight Crazy Nights as GNC Guy (voice)
2002Iron and Beyond as Self - Co-star: Predator
2002The Shield as Joe Clark
2000If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' as Self
2000Little Nicky as Chubbs (uncredited)
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as SA Mark Jefferies
1999Assault on Death Mountain as Roy Brown
1997Assault on Devil's Island as Roy Brown
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1996Happy Gilmore as Chubbs
1995In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me as Hampton Forbes
1995OP Center as Gen. Mike Rodgers
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
1994ER as Louie Taylor
1994In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life as Chief Hampton Forbes
1992Hurricane Smith as Billy 'Hurricane' Smith
1991Street Justice as Adam Beaudreaux
1990Dangerous Passion as Kyle Western
1988In the Heat of the Night as Hampton Forbes
1988Action Jackson as Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
1987Tour of Duty as Col. Carl Brewster
1987Predator as Al Dillon
1986Fortune Dane as Fortune Dane
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
1976Delvecchio as Sgt. Bell
1975Friday Foster as Yarbro
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Starsky & Hutch as Mitzi Graham
1975Switch as Lt. Gifford
1975The Four Deuces as Taxi cab driver
1975Bucktown as Hambone
1975Bronk
1975S.W.A.T.
1974Good Times
1974The Six Million Dollar Man as Stolar
1973Magnum Force as Demonstrator
1973Barnaby Jones as Jack Hopper
1972Kung Fu as Bad Sam
1972The Streets of San Francisco as Officer Hague
1971Cannon
1970McCloud
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self