Carl Weathers
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1948-01-14
- Died
- 2024-02-02
- Place of birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
Known For
TV Shows (37)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as SA Mark Jefferies
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Chicago Fire
2012
as Mark Jefferies
Chicago P.D.
2014
as Mark Jefferies
The Mandalorian
2019
as Greef Karga
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Regular Show
2010
as God of Basketball (voice)
ER
1994
as Louie Taylor
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Psych
2006
as Boone
The Shield
2002
as Joe Clark
Arrested Development
2003
as Carl Weathers
Magnum P.I.
2018
as Dan Sawyer
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
as Omnitraxus Prime (voice)
Tour of Duty
1987
as Col. Carl Brewster
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Stolar
Cannon
1971
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Mitzi Graham
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Jack Hopper
Colony
2016
as Beau
In the Heat of the Night
1988
as Hampton Forbes
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Officer Hague
McCloud
1970
Switch
1975
as Lt. Gifford
Good Times
1974
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020
as Self - Greef Karga
Bronk
1975
S.W.A.T.
1975
Chicago Justice
2017
as Mark Jefferies
Street Justice
1991
as Adam Beaudreaux
Delvecchio
1976
as Sgt. Bell
Brothers
2009
as 'Coach' Trainor
Phoo Action
2008
as Chief Benjamin Benson
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
OP Center
1995
as Gen. Mike Rodgers
Kung Fu
1972
as Bad Sam
Fortune Dane
1986
as Fortune Dane
Movies (53)
Toy Story 4
2019
as Combat Carl (voice)
Predator
1987
as Al Dillon
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
as Military Policeman
Rocky
1976
as Apollo Creed
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
as Chubbs (archive footage)
Rocky IV
1985
as Apollo Creed
Rocky III
1982
as Apollo Creed
Rocky II
1979
as Apollo Creed
Happy Gilmore
1996
as Chubbs Peterson
Little Nicky
2000
as Chubbs (uncredited)
Magnum Force
1973
as Demonstrator
Think Like a Man Too
2014
as Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
Death Hunt
1981
as George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
Action Jackson
1988
as Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
Eight Crazy Nights
2002
as GNC Guy (voice)
Semi-Tough
1977
as Dreamer Tatum
The Comebacks
2007
as Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
as Weaver
American Warships
2012
as General McKraken
Balto III: Wings of Change
2004
as Kirby (voice)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Sasquatch Gang
2006
as Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
Friday Foster
1975
as Yarbro
Assault on Devil's Island
1997
as Roy Brown
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
2017
as Omnitraxus Prime (voice)
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
2022
as Self
Dangerous Passion
1990
as Kyle Western
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
1995
as Hampton Forbes
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
1994
as Hampton Forbes
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
2015
as Self
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
1994
as Chief Hampton Forbes
Iron and Beyond
2002
as Self - Co-star: Predator
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
1995
as Hampton Forbes
The Bermuda Depths
1978
as Eric
Assault on Death Mountain
1999
as Roy Brown
Alien Siege
2005
as General Skyler
Bucktown
1975
as Hambone
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
2011
as Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
as Self
The Defiant Ones
1986
as Cullen Monroe
The Four Deuces
1975
as Taxi cab driver
The Opponents
2006
as Self / Apollo Creed
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
1994
as Hampton Forbes
Hurricane Smith
1992
as Billy 'Hurricane' Smith
The Hostage Heart
1977
as Bateman Hooks
OP Center
1995
as Gen. Mike Rodgers
Braker
1985
as Lieutenant Harry Braker
Fortune Dane
1986
as Fortune Dane
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
2018
as Self
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
2006
as Self (voice)
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
1990
as Apollo Creed (archive footage)
Toy Story of Terror!
2013
as Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000
as Self
About Carl Weathers
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. With 90 credits spanning from 1961 to 2025, Carl Weathers has appeared in 53 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular Carl Weathers Movies
- Toy Story 4 (2019) — as Combat Carl (voice)
- Predator (1987) — as Al Dillon
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — as Military Policeman
- Rocky (1976) — as Apollo Creed
- Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) — as Chubbs (archive footage)
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