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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 · 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 2, 2024 · Carl Weathers, an Emmy-nominated actor with a screen career stemming back to the mid-1970s, has died. He was 76.
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Feb 2, 2024 · Weathers died 'peacefully in his sleep' on Thursday, according to manager and family. Actor and former Oakland Raiders player Carl Weathers stands on the Las Vegas Raiders sideline before the team ...
Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 1, 2024) was an American actor, director and as 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 .
Feb 2, 2024 · Carl Weathers, ‘Rocky’s’ Apollo Creed and ‘Mandalorian’ Actor, Dies at 76. Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four “Rocky” films opposite Sylvester Stallone ...
Feb 2, 2024 · NFL linebacker-turned-action icon Carl Weathers died Thursday. He was 76. Weathers, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Apollo Creed in the Rocky franchise, died "peacefully" in his sleep ...
