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
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
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
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
as Self
Magnum P.I.
TVas Dan Sawyer• 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas SA Mark Jefferies• 1 eps
FBI
TVDirector
2017
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
as Omnitraxus Prime (voice)
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
Phoo Action
TVas Chief Benjamin Benson
2007
The Comebacks
as Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
2006
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)
Arrested Development
TVas Carl Weathers• 4 eps
Micro-Minis
TVDirector
2003
The Shield
TVas Joe Clark• 2 eps
2002
Iron and Beyond
as Self - Co-star: Predator
Eight Crazy Nights
as GNC Guy (voice)
2001
Strong Medicine
TVDirector• 1 eps
Sheena
TVDirector• 9 eps
2000
Little Nicky
as Chubbs (uncredited)
1999
Assault on Death Mountain
as Roy Brown
1997
Assault on Devil's Island
as Roy Brown
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
TVDirector
1996
Happy Gilmore
as Chubbs
1995
Tom Clancy's Op Center
as Gen. Mike Rodgers
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
as Hampton Forbes
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
as Hampton Forbes
OP Center
TVas Gen. Mike Rodgers
1994
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
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
Silk Stalkings
TVDirector
1990
Dangerous Passion
as Kyle Western
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
as Apollo Creed (archive footage)
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
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 Hostage Heart
as Bateman Hooks
The Streets of San Francisco
TVas Officer Hague• 1 eps
Delvecchio
TVas Sgt. Bell• 1 eps
1976
1975
Friday Foster
as Yarbro
The Four Deuces
as Taxi cab driver
Bucktown
as Hambone
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 - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1973
Magnum Force
as Demonstrator
1962
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self