Predator
1987
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Feb 2, 2024 · By Ethan Shanfeld. Getty Images. Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four “Rocky” films opposite Sylvester Stallone, died Thursday, his manager Matt Luber confirmed to...
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 · 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...
Feb 4, 2024 · In John McTiernan’s Predator, he plays Dillon, a former field agent-turned-suit who recruits old friend Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) on a rescue mission to South America. We see him during the...
Carl Weathers, who had been memorable as boxer Apollo Creed in the Rocky films, was their first choice to play Dillon while professional wrestler and former Navy SEAL Jesse Ventura was hired for his formidable physique as Blain, co-starring with Schwarzenegger the same year in The Running Man.
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...
Feb 4, 2024 · - The Washington Post. Style. Carl Weathers was so much more than a sidekick. A beloved supporting actor in ‘Rocky’ and ‘Predator,’ he had serious leading-man chops. One very strange film...
