Carl Weathers

Acting·Jan 14, 1948·New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer2022 · Self	Self
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic2020 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Toy Story 42019 · Combat Carl (voice)	Combat Carl (voice)
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance2018 · Self	Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs2017 · Self	Self
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni2017 · Omnitraxus Prime (voice)	Omnitraxus Prime (voice)
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues2015 · Self	Self
Think Like a Man Too2014 · Mr. Davenport (uncredited)	Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
Toy Story of Terror!2013 · Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)	Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)
American Warships2012 · General McKraken	General McKraken
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance2011 · Self	Self
The Comebacks2007 · Freddie Wiseman/Narrator	Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
The Opponents2006 · Self / Apollo Creed	Self / Apollo Creed
The Sasquatch Gang2006 · Dr. Artimus Snodgrass	Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
TTribute To Burgess Meredith2006 · Self (voice)	Self (voice)
Alien Siege2005 · General Skyler	General Skyler
Balto III: Wings of Change2004 · Kirby (voice)	Kirby (voice)
Eight Crazy Nights2002 · GNC Guy (voice)	GNC Guy (voice)
Iron and Beyond2002 · Self - Co-star: Predator	Self - Co-star: Predator
Predator: Classified Action2001 · Self	Self
Predator: Old Painless2001 · Self	Self
Predator: The Life Inside2001 · Self	Self
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'2000 · Self	Self
Little Nicky2000 · Chubbs (uncredited)	Chubbs (uncredited)
Assault on Death Mountain1999 · Roy Brown	Roy Brown
Assault on Devil's Island1997 · Roy Brown	Roy Brown
Happy Gilmore1996 · Chubbs Peterson	Chubbs Peterson
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me1995 · Hampton Forbes	Hampton Forbes
OP Center1995 · Gen. Mike Rodgers	Gen. Mike Rodgers
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound1995 · Hampton Forbes	Hampton Forbes
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?1994 · Hampton Forbes	Hampton Forbes
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice1994 · Hampton Forbes	Hampton Forbes
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life1994 · Chief Hampton Forbes	Chief Hampton Forbes
Hurricane Smith1992 · Billy 'Hurricane' Smith	Billy 'Hurricane' Smith
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years1990 · Self	Self
Dangerous Passion1990 · Kyle Western	Kyle Western
Rocky Special: Burning Youth1990 · Apollo Creed (archive footage)	Apollo Creed (archive footage)
Action Jackson1988 · Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson	Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
Predator1987 · Al Dillon	Al Dillon
Fortune Dane1986 · Fortune Dane	Fortune Dane
The Defiant Ones1986 · Cullen Monroe	Cullen Monroe
Rocky IV1985 · Apollo Creed	Apollo Creed
Braker1985 · Lieutenant Harry Braker	Lieutenant Harry Braker
Rocky III1982 · Apollo Creed	Apollo Creed
Death Hunt1981 · George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown	George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
Rocky II1979 · Apollo Creed	Apollo Creed
Force 10 from Navarone1978 · Weaver	Weaver
The Bermuda Depths1978 · Eric	Eric