
Carl Weathers
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1948-01-14
- Died
- 2024-02-02
- Place of birth
- New 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
TV Shows (37)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as SA Mark Jefferies

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Chicago Fire
2012
as Mark Jefferies

Chicago P.D.
2014
as Mark Jefferies

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Mandalorian
2019
as Greef Karga

Regular Show
2010
as God of Basketball (voice)

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

ER
1994
as Louie Taylor

Psych
2006
as Boone

The Shield
2002
as Joe Clark

Magnum P.I.
2018
as Dan Sawyer

Arrested Development
2003
as Carl Weathers

Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
as Omnitraxus Prime (voice)

Tour of Duty
1987
as Col. Carl Brewster

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Stolar

Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Mitzi Graham

Cannon
1971

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Jack Hopper

Colony
2016
as Beau

McCloud
1970

The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Officer Hague

In the Heat of the Night
1988
as Hampton Forbes

Switch
1975
as Lt. Gifford

Good Times
1974

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020
as Self - Greef Karga

Bronk
1975

Chicago Justice
2017
as Mark Jefferies

S.W.A.T.
1975

Street Justice
1991
as Adam Beaudreaux

Delvecchio
1976
as Sgt. Bell

Brothers
2009
as 'Coach' Trainor

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Phoo Action
2008
as Chief Benjamin Benson

OP Center
1995
as Gen. Mike Rodgers

Kung Fu
1972
as Bad Sam

Fortune Dane
1986
as Fortune Dane
Movies (53)

Toy Story 4
2019
as Combat Carl (voice)

Predator
1987
as Al Dillon

Rocky
1976
as Apollo Creed

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
as Military Policeman

Happy Gilmore 2
2025
as Chubbs (archive footage)

Rocky IV
1985
as Apollo Creed

Rocky III
1982
as Apollo Creed

Happy Gilmore
1996
as Chubbs Peterson

Rocky II
1979
as Apollo Creed

Little Nicky
2000
as Chubbs (uncredited)

Magnum Force
1973
as Demonstrator

Death Hunt
1981
as George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown

Think Like a Man Too
2014
as Mr. Davenport (uncredited)

Action Jackson
1988
as Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson

Semi-Tough
1977
as Dreamer Tatum

American Warships
2012
as General McKraken

The Comebacks
2007
as Freddie Wiseman/Narrator

Balto III: Wings of Change
2004
as Kirby (voice)

Force 10 from Navarone
1978
as Weaver

Eight Crazy Nights
2002
as GNC Guy (voice)

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
2022
as Self

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
as Self (archive footage)

Assault on Devil's Island
1997
as Roy Brown

The Sasquatch Gang
2006
as Dr. Artimus Snodgrass

Dangerous Passion
1990
as Kyle Western

The Bermuda Depths
1978
as Eric

Friday Foster
1975
as Yarbro

Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
2017
as Omnitraxus Prime (voice)

From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
2015
as Self

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
1994
as Chief Hampton Forbes

The Opponents
2006
as Self / Apollo Creed

Iron and Beyond
2002
as Self - Co-star: Predator

In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
1994
as Hampton Forbes

OP Center
1995
as Gen. Mike Rodgers

Bucktown
1975
as Hambone

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
1995
as Hampton Forbes

In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
1995
as Hampton Forbes

Assault on Death Mountain
1999
as Roy Brown

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
as Self

Alien Siege
2005
as General Skyler

Hurricane Smith
1992
as Billy 'Hurricane' Smith

The Defiant Ones
1986
as Cullen Monroe

The Four Deuces
1975
as Taxi cab driver

The Hostage Heart
1977
as Bateman Hooks

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
1994
as Hampton Forbes

The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
2011
as Self

Braker
1985
as Lieutenant Harry Braker

Fortune Dane
1986
as Fortune Dane

Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
2018
as Self
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
2006
as Self (voice)

Toy Story of Terror!
2013
as Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)

If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000
as Self

Rocky Special: Burning Youth
1990
as Apollo Creed (archive footage)
About Carl Weathers
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. With 90 credits spanning from 1961 to 2025, Carl Weathers has appeared in 53 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular Carl Weathers Movies
- Toy Story 4 (2019) — as Combat Carl (voice)
- Predator (1987) — as Al Dillon
- Rocky (1976) — as Apollo Creed
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — as Military Policeman
- Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) — as Chubbs (archive footage)
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