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Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor, director and gridiron football linebacker. 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.
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.
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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 2, 2024 · CNN — 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,...
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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 · Benjamin Lee. Fri 2 Feb 2024 14.58 EST. Carl Weathers, the actor whose credits include Rocky and Predator, has died at 76. His family released a statement through his agent to announce that he...
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...
