Carl Weathers
Born: 1948-01-14 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died: 2024-02-02
Known For: Acting
Biography
Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor, director, as well as former professional football player in the United States and Canada. He was best known for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky series of films. He also played Dillon in the first Predator movie, Chubbs Peterson in Happy Gilmore and Little Nicky, Magistrate Greef Karga in The Mandalorian, and played a fictionalized version of himself in the television series Arrested Development.
Filmography
2022
- Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer as Self
2020
- Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Self - Greef Karga
- 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic as Self (archive footage)
2019
- The Mandalorian as Greef Karga
- Toy Story 4 as Combat Carl (voice)
2018
- FBI ... (Director)
- Magnum P.I. as Dan Sawyer
- Omar Sy, c'est ta chance as Self
2017
- Chicago Justice as Mark Jefferies
- John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs as Self
2016
- Colony as Beau
2015
- Chicago Med ... (Director)
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil as Omnitraxus Prime (voice)
- From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues as Self
2014
- Chicago P.D. as Mark Jefferies
- Think Like a Man Too as Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
2013
- Toy Story of Terror! as Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)
2012
- Chicago Fire as Mark Jefferies
- American Warships as General McKraken
2011
2010
- Regular Show as God of Basketball voice)
- Hawaii Five-0 ... (Director)
2009
- Brothers as 'Coach' Trainor
2008
- Phoo Action as Chief Benjamin Benson
2007
- The Comebacks as Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
2006
- Psych as Boone
- The Sasquatch Gang as Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
- The Opponents as Self / Apollo Creed
- Tribute To Burgess Meredith as Self (voice)
2005
- Alien Siege as General Skyler
2004
- Balto III: Wings of Change as Kirby (voice)
- Micro-Minis ... (Director)
2003
- Arrested Development as Carl Weathers
2002
- The Shield as Joe Clark
- Eight Crazy Nights as GNC Guy (voice)
- Iron and Beyond as Self - Co-star: Predator
2000
- Strong Medicine ... (Director)
- Little Nicky as Chubbs (uncredited)
- Sheena ... (Director)
- If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' as Self
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as SA Mark Jefferies
- Assault on Death Mountain as Roy Brown
1997
- Assault on Devil's Island as Roy Brown
- Pensacola: Wings of Gold ... (Director)
1996
- Happy Gilmore as Chubbs
- E! True Hollywood Story
1995
- OP Center as Gen. Mike Rodgers
- In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me as Hampton Forbes
- In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound as Hampton Forbes
- OP Center as Gen. Mike Rodgers
1994
- ER as Louie Taylor
- In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice as Hampton Forbes
- In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? as Hampton Forbes
- In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life as Chief Hampton Forbes
1992
- Hurricane Smith as Billy 'Hurricane' Smith
1991
- Silk Stalkings ... (Director)
- Street Justice as Adam Beaudreaux
1990
- Law & Order ... (Director)
- Dangerous Passion as Kyle Western
1988
- In the Heat of the Night as Hampton Forbes
- Action Jackson as Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
1987
- Predator as Al Dillon
- Tour of Duty as Col. Carl Brewster
1986
- The Defiant Ones as Cullen Monroe
- Fortune Dane as Fortune Dane
- Fortune Dane as Fortune Dane
1982
- Rocky III as Apollo Creed
1981
- Death Hunt as George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
1979
- Rocky II as Apollo Creed
1978
- Force 10 from Navarone as Weaver
- The Bermuda Depths as Eric
1977
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Military Policeman
- Semi-Tough as Dreamer Tatum
- The Hostage Heart as Bateman Hooks
1976
- Rocky as Apollo Creed
- Delvecchio as Sgt. Bell
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Starsky & Hutch as Mitzi Graham
- Friday Foster as Yarbro
- Switch as Lt. Gifford
- Bronk
- S.W.A.T.
- The Four Deuces as Taxi cab driver
- Bucktown as Hambone
1974
- The Six Million Dollar Man as Stolar
- Good Times
1973
- Barnaby Jones as Jack Hopper
- Magnum Force as Demonstrator
1972
- The Streets of San Francisco as Officer Hague
- Kung Fu as Bad Sam
1971
1970
1962
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self