Sylvester Stallone
Known for Acting · 208 credits
- Born
- 1946-07-06 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Sly Stallone · Italian Stallion · Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone · Sylvester Enzio Stallone
Biography
Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA Awards. Stallone is one of only two actors in history (alongside Harrison Ford) to have starred in a box-office No. 1 film across six consecutive decades.
Struggling as an actor for a number of years upon moving to New York City in 1969, Stallone found gradual work in films such as The Lords of Flatbush (1974). He achieved his greatest critical and commercial success starting in 1976 with his iconic role as boxer Rocky Balboa in the first film of the successful Rocky franchise, which he also wrote. In 1977, he became the third actor in history to be nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor. He portrayed the PTSD-plagued soldier John Rambo in First Blood (1982), a role he would play across five Rambo films (1982–2019). He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1984. From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, Stallone would go on to become one of Hollywood's highest-paid actors, acting in action films such as Cobra (1986), Tango and Cash (1989), Cliffhanger (1993), Demolition Man (1993), and The Specialist (1994). At the height of his career, Stallone was known for his rivalry with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Stallone continued his established roles in Rocky Balboa (2006) and Rambo (2008) before launching The Expendables film franchise (2010–present), in which he starred as the mercenary Barney Ross. In 2013, he starred in the successful film Escape Plan and appeared in its sequels. In 2015, he returned to Rocky again with Creed, in which a retired Rocky mentors former rival Apollo Creed's son Donnie Creed. The film brought Stallone widespread praise and his first Golden Globe Award, as well as a third Academy Award nomination, having been first nominated for the same role 40 years prior. He also starred in the sequel Creed II (2018) and portrayed Stakar Ogord in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
Regarded as an icon of action cinema, Stallone is credited with helping redefine the Hollywood action hero. He has occasionally ventured from the action genre, with mixed results. He starred in the comedies Oscar (1991) and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992), both of which had modest success. He also starred in the 1997 drama Cop Land, for which he temporarily shed his sculpted physique and gained weight for his role as a powerless sheriff. In television, he has starred in the Paramount+ crime series Tulsa King (2022-present). In addition to his film work, Stallone is a noted art collector and painter and has written books on fitness.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TV Shows (60)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Tulsa King
2022
as Dwight 'The General' Manfredi
The View
1997
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
This Is Us
2016
as Sylvester Stallone
Las Vegas
2003
as Frank the Repairman
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
GMTV
1993
as Self
Beckmann
1999
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Taff
1997
as self
Kojak
1973
as Det. Rick Daly
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as Stakar Ogord (archive footage) (uncredited)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
Police Story
1973
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
The Muppet Show
1976
as Sylvester Stallone - Special Guest Star
30 for 30
2009
as Self / Self (archive footage)
HBO First Look
1992
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Stern TV
1990
as Self
Live from E!
2002
as Self - After Party Guest
Pet Star
2002
as Self - Judge
Liberty's Kids
2002
as Paul Revere (voice)
Auf los geht's los
1977
as Self
Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue
2022
as Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Early Show
1999
as Self
The Family Stallone
2023
as Self
Mr. McMahon
2024
as Rocky Balboa (archive footage)
Hogan Knows Best
2005
Arnold
2023
as Self
Hulk Hogan: Real American
2026
as Self (archive footage)
The Director's Chair
2014
as Self
The Contender
2005
as Self - Boxing Mentor
WWE Hall of Fame
2005
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Live from Studio Five
2009
as Self
Iconic America
2023
as Self
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Movies (148)
First Blood
1982
as John Rambo
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
as Stakar Ogord
The Suicide Squad
2021
as King Shark (voice)
The Expendables
2010
as Barney Ross
Men in Black
1997
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
as Stakar Ogord
Expend4bles
2023
as Barney Ross
Rocky
1976
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Rambo
2008
as John Rambo
Creed
2015
as Rocky Balboa
The Expendables 3
2014
as Barney Ross
Rambo: Last Blood
2019
as John Rambo
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985
as John J. Rambo
Creed II
2018
as Rocky Balboa
The Expendables 2
2012
as Barney Ross
Rambo III
1988
as John Rambo
Escape Plan 2: Hades
2018
as Ray Breslin
Demolition Man
1993
as John Spartan
Lock Up
1989
as Frank Leone
Samaritan
2022
as Joe Smith
Judge Dredd
1995
as Judge Joseph Dredd
Escape Plan
2013
as Ray Breslin
Cliffhanger
1993
as Gabe Walker
Rocky IV
1985
as Robert "Rocky" Balboa
Antz
1998
as Weaver (voice)
Alarum
2025
as Chester
Rocky Balboa
2006
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Cobra
1986
as Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti
Rocky III
1982
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
as Toymaker
Rocky II
1979
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Rocky V
1990
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Driven
2001
as Joe Tanto
Over the Top
1987
as Lincoln Hawk
The Specialist
1994
as Ray Quick
Tango & Cash
1989
as Raymond 'Ray' Tango
Cop Land
1997
as Sheriff Freddy Heflin
Assassins
1995
as Robert Rath
Sly
2023
as Self
Zookeeper
2011
as Joe the Lion (voice)
Daylight
1996
as Kit Latura
Taxi 3
2003
as L'espion (caméo non crédité)
M*A*S*H
1970
as Soldier (uncredited)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
The Party at Kitty and Stud's
1970
as Stud
Shade
2003
as Dean 'The Dean' Stevens
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992
as Sgt. Joseph Andrew 'Joe' Bomowski
Armor
2024
as Rook
Oscar
1991
as Angelo "Snaps" Provolone
D-Tox
2002
as Jake Malloy
Escape Plan: The Extractors
2019
as Ray Breslin
Bullet to the Head
2012
as James Bonomo
Backtrace
2018
as Sykes
Grudge Match
2013
as Henry 'Razor' Sharp
Mandingo
1975
as Lynching Witness (uncredited)
Bananas
1971
as Subway Thug #1 (uncredited)
Capone
1975
as Frank Nitti
Nighthawks
1981
as Deke DaSilva
Escape to Victory
1981
as Captain Robert Hatch
Get Carter
2000
as Jack Carter
Ratchet & Clank
2016
as Victor Von Ion (voice)
Death Race 2000
1975
as Machine Gun Joe Viterbo
Breakdown: 1975
2025
as Self/Rocky/Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
as Self - 'Stakar Ogord'
Farewell, My Lovely
1975
as Jonnie
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
as Sylvester Stallone
Animal Crackers
2018
as Bullet-Man (voice)
Rhinestone
1984
as Nick
Staying Alive
1983
as Man on Street (uncredited)
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998
as Self - Jackie's Pal
Reach Me
2014
as Gerald
Cannonball
1976
as Mafioso
Klute
1971
as Club Patron (uncredited)
F.I.S.T.
1978
as John D. 'Johnny' Kovak
Paradise Alley
1978
as Cosmo Carboni
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010
as Self
What's Up, Doc?
1972
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975
as Youth in Park
Kambakkht Ishq
2009
as Sylvester Stallone
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
as Self
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Downhill Racer
1969
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Lords of Flatbush
1974
as Stanley Rosiello
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Avenging Angelo
2002
as Frankie Delano
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
2021
as Self (archive footage)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
as Narrator/Self (archive footage)
CyberWorld
2000
as Weaver (voice)
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Milius
2013
as Self
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970
as Groomsman (uncredited)
Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Your Studio and You
1995
as Sylvester Stallone
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
2013
as Self
Junket Whore
1998
as Self
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
2015
as Self
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021
as Self
Taming The Beast
2026
as Self
The Making of The Expendables 3
2014
as Self
Chuck Zito: An American Story
2024
as Self
A Century of Science Fiction
1996
as Self
The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'
2021
as Self
One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz
2019
as Self
Dolph: Unbreakable
2025
as Self
Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes
2012
as Self
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
1991
as Self - Guest
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
2002
as Self
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
1999
as Self - Special Guest Star
Iron and Beyond
2002
as Self - Actor & Director
The Real Rocky
2011
as Self
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
1999
as Self
Bigger Stronger Faster*
2008
as Self (archive footage)
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
as Self
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
2024
as Self
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
2011
as Self
Rambo: To Hell and Back - Director's Production Diary
2010
as Self
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
1970
as Party Guest
About Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA Awards. Stallone is one of only two actors in history (alongside Harrison Ford) to have starred in a box-office No. 1 film across six consecutive decades. Struggling as an actor for a number of years upon moving to New York City in 1969, Stallone foun… With 208 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Sylvester Stallone has appeared in 148 films and 60 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sylvester Stallone Movies
- First Blood (1982) — as John Rambo
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) — as Stakar Ogord
- The Suicide Squad (2021) — as King Shark (voice)
- The Expendables (2010) — as Barney Ross
- Men in Black (1997) — as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
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