Carl Weathers

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Chicago Fire

Toy Story 4

Chicago P.D.

Regular Show

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

All Movies (57)

• Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer2022 · as Self
• 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Toy Story 42019 · as Combat Carl (voice)
• Omar Sy, c'est ta chance2018 · as Self
• John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs2017 · as Self
• Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni2017 · as Omnitraxus Prime (voice)
• From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues2015 · as Self
• Think Like a Man Too2014 · as Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
• Toy Story of Terror!2013 · as Combat Carl / Combat Carl Jr. (Voice)
• American Warships2012 · as General McKraken
• The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance2011 · as Self
• The Comebacks2007 · as Freddie Wiseman/Narrator
• The Opponents2006 · as Self / Apollo Creed
• The Sasquatch Gang2006 · as Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
• Tribute To Burgess Meredith2006 · as Self (voice)
• Alien Siege2005 · as General Skyler
• Balto III: Wings of Change2004 · as Kirby (voice)
• Eight Crazy Nights2002 · as GNC Guy (voice)
• Iron and Beyond2002 · as Self - Co-star: Predator
• Predator: Classified Action2001 · as Self
• Predator: Old Painless2001 · as Self
• Predator: The Life Inside2001 · as Self
• If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'2000 · as Self
• Little Nicky2000 · as Chubbs (uncredited)
• Assault on Death Mountain1999 · as Roy Brown
• Assault on Devil's Island1997 · as Roy Brown
• Happy Gilmore1996 · as Chubbs Peterson
• In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me1995 · as Hampton Forbes
• OP Center1995 · as Gen. Mike Rodgers
• In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound1995 · as Hampton Forbes
• In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?1994 · as Hampton Forbes
• In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice1994 · as Hampton Forbes
• In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life1994 · as Chief Hampton Forbes
• Hurricane Smith1992 · as Billy 'Hurricane' Smith
• Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years1990 · as Self
• Dangerous Passion1990 · as Kyle Western
• Rocky Special: Burning Youth1990 · as Apollo Creed (archive footage)
• Action Jackson1988 · as Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
• Predator1987 · as Al Dillon
• Fortune Dane1986 · as Fortune Dane
• The Defiant Ones1986 · as Cullen Monroe
• Rocky IV1985 · as Apollo Creed
• Braker1985 · as Lieutenant Harry Braker
• Rocky III1982 · as Apollo Creed
• Death Hunt1981 · as George Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
• Rocky II1979 · as Apollo Creed
• Force 10 from Navarone1978 · as Weaver
• The Bermuda Depths1978 · as Eric
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977 · as Military Policeman
• Semi-Tough1977 · as Dreamer Tatum
• The Hostage Heart1977 · as Bateman Hooks
• Rocky1976 · as Apollo Creed
• Friday Foster1975 · as Yarbro
• The Four Deuces1975 · as Taxi cab driver
• Bucktown1975 · as Hambone
• Magnum Force1973 · as Demonstrator
• Predator: The Unseen Arnold— · as Self

All TV Shows (38)

• Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian2020 · as Self - Greef Karga
• The Mandalorian2019 · as Greef Karga
• Magnum P.I.2018 · as Dan Sawyer
• Chicago Justice2017 · as Mark Jefferies
• Colony2016 · as Beau
• Star vs. the Forces of Evil2015 · as Omnitraxus Prime (voice)
• Chicago P.D.2014 · as Mark Jefferies
• Chicago Fire2012 · as Mark Jefferies
• Regular Show2010 · as God of Basketball (voice)
• Brothers2009 · as 'Coach' Trainor
• Phoo Action2008 · as Chief Benjamin Benson
• Psych2006 · as Boone
• Arrested Development2003 · as Carl Weathers
• The Shield2002 · as Joe Clark
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as SA Mark Jefferies
• E! True Hollywood Story1996
• OP Center1995 · as Gen. Mike Rodgers
• ER1994 · as Louie Taylor
• Street Justice1991 · as Adam Beaudreaux
• In the Heat of the Night1988 · as Hampton Forbes
• Tour of Duty1987 · as Col. Carl Brewster
• Fortune Dane1986 · as Fortune Dane
• Delvecchio1976 · as Sgt. Bell
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (uncredited)
• Starsky & Hutch1975 · as Mitzi Graham
• Switch1975 · as Lt. Gifford
• Bronk1975
• S.W.A.T.1975
• Good Times1974
• The Six Million Dollar Man1974 · as Stolar
• Barnaby Jones1973 · as Jack Hopper
• Kung Fu1972 · as Bad Sam
• The Streets of San Francisco1972 · as Officer Hague
• Cannon1971
• McCloud1970
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self