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Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 1, 2024) was an American actor, director and a linebacker in the NFL and CFL. His roles included boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films (1976–1985), Colonel Al Dillon in Predator (1987), Chubbs Peterson in Happy Gilmore (1996), and Combat Carl in the Toy Story franchise .
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Carl Weathers is best known for his role as Apollo Creed in the Rocky franchise. He also starred in Predator, Happy Gilmore, and The Mandalorian, among other films and TV shows.
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Feb 3, 2024 · Updated 5:10 PM PDT, February 2, 2024. NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” has died. He was 76.
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Feb 2, 2024 · The US actor, who also starred in Predator and The Mandalorian, passed away in his sleep, according to his family. He was a former NFL linebacker and a versatile performer in action and comedy films and TV shows.
Feb 2, 2024 · By Diana Dasrath and Antonio Planas. LOS ANGELES — Carl Weathers, the actor best known as Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies and more recently for his role in the hit "Star Wars" series "The ...
Feb 2, 2024 · Feb. 2, 2024. Carl Weathers, who went from doling out bone-crunching hits as a linebacker for the Oakland Raiders to delivering knockout punches on the big screen as Apollo Creed, the nemesis of ...
Feb 2, 2024 · Carl Weathers, an Emmy-nominated actor with a screen career stemming back to the mid-1970s, has died. He was 76.
