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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 .
Carl Weathers was a famous football player and a versatile actor who starred in Rocky, Predator, Happy Gilmore and The Mandalorian. He died in 2024 at the age of 76 and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy.
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- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- February 1, 2024
Feb 3, 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.
- mkennedy@ap.org
- Entertainment Writer, Editor And Critic
Feb 2, 2024 · Carl Weathers, who came to fame as Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies and proceeded to appear in dozens of movies and TV shows from “Predator” to “ The Mandalorian ,” has died, according to...
Feb 2, 2024 · Carl Weathers, the former NFL player who made his mark in Hollywood as the boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films and with appearances in such other projects as Predator, Happy...
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Feb 2, 2024 · 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 Mandalorian," died Thursday in his...
Feb 3, 2024 · The US actor, who played Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films, passed away in his sleep, according to his family. He also appeared in Predator, Happy Gilmore, The Mandalorian and many other films and TV shows.
