Carl Weathers
Acting1948New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
Known For
Acting History
2022
2020
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
TVas Self - Greef Karga• 7 eps
2019
Toy Story 4
as Combat Carl (voice)
The Mandalorian
TVas Greef Karga• 10 eps
Hawaii Five-0
TVDirector• 1 eps
The Mandalorian
TVDirector
2018
Magnum P.I.
TVas Dan Sawyer• 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas SA Mark Jefferies• 1 eps
FBI
TVDirector
2017
Chicago Fire
TVas Mark Jefferies• 1 eps
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
TVas Omnitraxus Prime (voice)• 8 eps
Chicago Justice
TVas Mark Jefferies• 13 eps
2016
Colony
TVas Beau• 7 eps
Chicago P.D.
TVas Mark Jefferies• 1 eps
2015
Chicago Med
TVDirector
2014
Think Like a Man Too
as Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
2013
Toy Story of Terror!
as Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)
2012
American Warships
as General McKraken
2011
Regular Show
TVas God of Basketball voice)• 2 eps
2010
Psych
TVas Boone• 1 eps
2009
Brothers
TVas 'Coach' Trainor
2008
ER
TVas Louie Taylor• 1 eps
2007
The Comebacks
as Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
2006
The Sasquatch Gang
as Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
The Opponents
as Self / Apollo Creed
2005
Alien Siege
as General Skyler
2004
Balto III: Wings of Change
as Kirby (voice)
Arrested Development
TVas Carl Weathers• 4 eps
2003
The Shield
TVas Joe Clark• 2 eps
2002
Eight Crazy Nights
as GNC Guy (voice)
2001
Strong Medicine
TVDirector• 1 eps
Sheena
TVDirector• 9 eps
2000
Little Nicky
as Chubbs (uncredited)
1997
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
TVDirector
1996
Happy Gilmore
as Chubbs
Silk Stalkings
TVDirector• 7 eps
1995
Tom Clancy's Op Center
as Gen. Mike Rodgers
1993
In the Heat of the Night
TVas Hampton Forbes• 28 eps
1992
Hurricane Smith
as Billy 'Hurricane' Smith
1991
Street Justice
TVas Adam Beaudreaux
1990
Law & Order
TVDirector
1989
Tour of Duty
TVas Col. Carl Brewster• 9 eps
1988
Action Jackson
as Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
1987
Predator
as Al Dillon
1986
Fortune Dane
as Fortune Dane
The Defiant Ones
as Cullen Monroe
1982
Rocky III
as Apollo Creed
1981
Death Hunt
as George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
1979
Rocky II
as Apollo Creed
1978
The Bermuda Depths
as Eric
Force 10 from Navarone
as Weaver
1977
Semi-Tough
as Dreamer Tatum
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Military Policeman
The Streets of San Francisco
TVas Officer Hague• 1 eps
Delvecchio
TVas Sgt. Bell• 1 eps
1976
1975
Friday Foster
as Yarbro
Switch
TVas Lt. Gifford• 1 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
TVas Stolar• 1 eps
Kung Fu
TVas Bad Sam• 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
1973
Magnum Force
as Demonstrator
1962
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self